Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were not enough slaughter cattle to trend. Feeder cattle were sharply lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$312.50

2 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−75.44

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	312.50	1,695	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

312.50

—

NC average9 barns · 252 hd

387.94

−75.44

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	1,168	171.88	2,008	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	130.00	1,716	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	897	96.40	865	3thin

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)	955	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	682	$1,527	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	500–550	520	312.02/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	318.03/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,155	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	643	1,314.79/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	114.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,121	2
Bulls	—	—	1,168	171.88/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	428	309.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	250	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	335.02/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	319.79/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	368.76/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	333.08/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	329.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	362.69/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	369.17/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	356.72/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,024	6
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	390	325.98/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	278	326.13/cwt	300.00–350.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 69Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	520	300.00–325.00	312.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	350.00–375.00	356.72
4	300–350	319	355.00–375.00	368.76
5	350–400	370	350.00–380.00	362.69
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	457	325.00–380.00	369.17
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	338	300.00–345.00	318.03
2	350–400	350	320.00–340.00	330.00
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–350.00	326.13
4	350–400	390	300.00–347.50	325.98
2	400–450	428	300.00–320.00	309.82
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	860	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	325.00–350.00	333.08
2	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	319.79
3	450–500	462	300.00–400.00	335.02
2	500–550	513	320.00–340.00	329.85
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	643	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,314.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	60.00	60.00
2	—	978	110.00–120.00	114.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	165.00–177.50	171.88

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle