Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $392.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +25.84 against this barn's trailing median of $366.66.

Average price

$392.50

2 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.05

vs NC average

−69.45 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	400.00	1,880	1thin
Medium and Large 2	405	385.00	1,559	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $321 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.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

3 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $408.45, low $351.48, median $366.66 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

392.50

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

410.55

−18.05

National average166 barns · 7,046 hd

461.95

−69.45

This barn, trailing median3 sales

366.66

+25.84

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	1,330	157.50	2,095	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	159.22	2,003	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	459.46/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	518	334.86/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	484.06/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	417.28/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	159.22/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,003	2
Bulls	—	—	980	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,470	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 84Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	390	400.00–435.00	417.28
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	320	470.00–500.00	484.06
2	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	459.46
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	325.00–345.00	334.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	165.00	165.00
1	—	980	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	150.00–170.00	159.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle