Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
39 vs last sale 30 21 vs year ago 48 · +43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 2 vs year ago 6 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
9 vs last sale 1 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparison available for slaughter cattle. Feeder cattle sold weak on a light comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.33/cwt on 5 head, down $14.51 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +16.47 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.
Average price
$390.33
14.51 vs prior sale
5 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.01
vs NC average
30.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522390.332,0385thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
419395372348median 373.8602/1603/2304/2707/2707/27
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 sale5 hd
390.33
NC average9 barns · 268 hd
383.32
+7.01
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−30.63
This barn, trailing median4 sales
373.86
+16.47
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,812185.293,3573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170147.501,7261thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)775$2,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)765$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)830$1,2242thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium 1-27752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,7261
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4051
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3851
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6561
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405428.75/cwt422.50–435.001,7362
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0171
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600556410.20/cwt409.00–415.002,2815
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273484.77/cwt455.00–510.001,3232
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,6581
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522390.33/cwt330.00–415.002,0385
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515439.03/cwt400.00–455.002,2614
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9252
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470385.53/cwt352.50–420.001,8122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478444.87/cwt440.00–450.002,1262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390423.67/cwt417.50–430.001,6522
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-27651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsSmall 1-28301,224.25/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2242
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720329.50/cwt329.00–330.002,3722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28752,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bulls1,812185.29/cwt172.50–192.503,3573

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.