Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.54/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −27.22 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.

Average price

$344.54

6 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$55.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.19

vs NC average

−127.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	371.59	2,002	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	320.00	1,744	1thin
Medium 1	550	316.25	1,739	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.34/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

344.54

—

NC average8 barns · 147 hd

384.74

−40.19

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−127.44

This barn, trailing median2 sales

371.77

−27.22

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	1,743	182.29	3,177	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,047	169.37	1,773	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	160.00	2,160	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	770	125.00	963	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	628	$1,523	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,051	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	755	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	415.84/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,051.28/head	210.00–2,050.00	1,051	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	478.60/cwt	475.00–482.50	1,546	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	1,245.74/head	900.00–1,550.00	1,246	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	755	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	184.05/cwt	172.50–195.00	2,071	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	445	336.25/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	388	372.45/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	182.29/cwt	172.50–189.50	3,177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,739	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	458.72/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	364.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,671	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	318	401.32/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	438.17/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	827	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,890	129
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	348.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	336.76/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	408.14/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	328.94/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	368.63/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	404.77/cwt	370.00–442.50	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	333.08/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	381.01/cwt	367.50–405.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	342.21/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	347.18/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	361.25/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 48Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	475.00–482.50	478.60
3	350–400	373	420.00–470.00	438.17
3	400–450	417	415.00–417.50	415.84
3	450–500	467	395.00–415.00	408.14
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	458	350.00–375.00	364.95
2	500–550	520	332.50–352.50	342.21
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	394.92
3	350–400	368	367.50–405.00	381.01
2	400–450	420	357.50–365.00	361.25
2	450–500	475	337.50–357.50	347.18
4	500–550	526	320.00–337.50	328.94
1	550–600	560	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	630	305.50	305.50
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–402.50	401.32
2	500–550	505	347.50–350.00	348.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	457.50–460.00	458.72
1	400–450	435	445.00	445.00
129	800–850	827	349.50	349.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	388	365.00–380.00	372.45
2	400–450	445	322.50–350.00	336.25
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	427	370.00–442.50	404.77
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	365.00–372.50	368.63
1	550–600	560	377.50	377.50
3	600–650	625	327.50–342.50	336.76
4	650–700	679	322.50–340.00	333.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	668	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	588	900.00–1,550.00	1,245.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	210.00–2,050.00	1,051.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,275.00	2,275.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	132.50	132.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,925.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	172.50–195.00	184.05
1	—	890	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	172.50–189.50	182.29

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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Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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