Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-03-30

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 30
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
190 vs last sale 228 9 vs year ago 47 · 19.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
8 vs last sale 13 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
4 vs last sale 7 2 vs year ago 5 · 40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.61/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$339.61
3 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
56.55
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515339.611,7493thin
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 sale3 hd
339.61
NC average9 barns · 240 hd
396.16
−56.55
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
BullsLow1,140140.211,5983thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average995122.501,2192thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$2,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$1,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0321
HeifersMedium 1200–250235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
HeifersMedium 1250–300263402.38/cwt400.00–405.001,0582
Bulls1,140140.21/cwt122.50–152.501,5983
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515339.61/cwt320.00–350.001,7493
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550536365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9563
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478412.23/cwt405.00–420.001,9702
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285500.35/cwt490.00–520.001,4263
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318480.12/cwt475.00–485.001,5272
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9441
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9601
BullsSmall 1400–450435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
SteersSmall 3850–900870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
SteersSmall 3700–750705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
BullsSmall 2200–250215255.00/cwt255.00–255.005481
BullsSmall 2150–200170320.00/cwt320.00–320.005441
Stock CowsSmall 1-27601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsSmall 1250–300255340.00/cwt340.00–340.008671
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27102,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
CowsLean 85-90%1,070145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5521
CowsLean 85-90%920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201

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.