Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

N0 sale for the last two weeks, due to snow to make a trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.75/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −3.12 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$370.75

7 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$62.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs NC average

−53.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	379.62	2,054	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	317.50	1,715	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.12/cwt here — about $339 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.84, low $362.11, median $373.86 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

370.75

—

NC average6 barns · 85 hd

375.86

−5.12

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−53.20

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−3.12

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	1,180	188.51	2,224	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	925	170.00	1,573	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	140.67	1,500	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	188.51/cwt	182.50–196.00	2,224	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	136.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,481	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	238	397.11/cwt	385.00–410.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	382.50/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	376.74/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	376.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	396.19/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 23Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 6

N0 sale for the last two weeks, due to snow to make a trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	595	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	635	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	850–900	890	227.50	227.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	385.00–410.00	397.11
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
1	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	402.50	402.50
5	350–400	361	375.00–402.50	396.19
3	400–450	418	370.00–385.00	376.47
3	500–550	510	375.00–397.50	382.50
3	550–600	572	367.50–390.00	376.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	180.00	180.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	187.50	187.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	165.00	165.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,089	130.00–145.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	182.50–196.00	188.51

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle