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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 15

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 70▼ 139 vs year ago 169 · −82.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were slightly higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −107.61 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$256.17

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$66.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.73

vs NC average

−133.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	505	296.00	1,495	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	242.50	1,322	1thin
Medium 2	590	230.00	1,357	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.00/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

256.17

—

NC average8 barns · 305 hd

323.89

−67.73

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−133.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−107.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $383.95, low $362.11, median $363.78 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,415	167.50	2,370	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	143.00	2,345	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	133.68	1,675	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	92.50	754	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$1,136	2thin

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,124	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	401.67/cwt	352.50–490.00	1,305	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,322	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	328.15/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,388	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	505	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,495	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,322	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	924	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	370	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,212	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,340	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	342.50/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,524	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,370	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	754	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,675	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,345	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	763	1,136.48/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Mon Dec 15, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 70Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
2	450–500	465	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	445	332.50–352.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	325	352.50–490.00	401.67
1	350–400	375	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	423	317.50–340.00	328.15
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	337.50	337.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,645	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	130.00–137.50	133.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.