Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to holidays no sale to trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $247.50/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$247.50

3 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$740

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−103.95

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	300.00	1,680	1thin
Medium and Large 2	575	260.00	1,495	1thin
Small 2	515	182.50	940	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $740 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

247.50

—

NC average5 barns · 125 hd

351.45

−103.95

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

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	1,592	167.66	2,670	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	152.74	2,154	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	130.00	1,671	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	112.50	1,316	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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$2,086	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	680	$1,875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$1,173	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	166.82/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	308.38/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	369.17/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	265	308.96/cwt	305.00–312.50	819	2
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	1,172.86/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,173	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	680	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	663	2,003.96/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,004	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	152.74/cwt	152.50–153.00	2,154	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,671	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	445	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	185	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	515	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	940	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 30Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 5

Due to holidays no sale to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	622	305.00–310.00	308.38
1	800–850	840	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	850	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	305.00–312.50	308.96
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	415.00	415.00
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	445	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	915	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	182.50	182.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	402.50	402.50
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	372	345.00–385.00	369.17
2	400–450	425	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	160.00–173.00	166.82
1	—	1,450	171.00	171.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	152.50–153.00	152.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	112.50	112.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,172.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	663	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,003.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.

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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle