Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.84/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +30.98 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$404.84

19 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$68.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.36

vs NC average

−24.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	408.44	2,160	18thin
Medium and Large 2	580	340.00	1,972	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.44/cwt here — about $188 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 sale19 hd

404.84

—

NC average9 barns · 302 hd

375.48

+29.36

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−24.33

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

+30.98

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	158.73	1,933	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	126.21	1,344	4thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	450–500	490	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	137.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	158.73/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,933	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	115.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,140	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	465	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	470.21/cwt	440.00–502.50	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	393.23/cwt	350.00–440.00	2,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	377.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	482.02/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	409.92/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	328.86/cwt	302.50–342.50	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	412.32/cwt	380.00–419.00	2,156	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,032	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	411.09/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,718	2

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 50Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	422.50	422.50
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	465	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	469	440.00–502.50	470.21
2	550–600	573	350.00–440.00	393.23
3	650–700	675	302.50–342.50	328.86
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	418	402.50–420.00	411.09
4	450–500	486	380.00–420.00	409.92
16	500–550	523	380.00–419.00	412.32
2	550–600	575	375.00–380.00	377.43
1	600–650	630	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	892	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	480.00–482.50	482.02
7	550–600	584	460.00	460.00
5	650–700	682	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	960	270.00	270.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	130.00–145.00	137.24
2	—	990	110.00–120.00	115.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	157.50–160.00	158.73

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