Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

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 plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.00/cwt on 3 head, down $48.95 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −38.86 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$335.00

▼ 48.95 vs prior sale

3 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.87

vs NC average

−69.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	355.00	1,906	2thin
Medium and Large 2	500	295.00	1,475	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $431 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale3 hd

335.00

—

NC average8 barns · 204 hd

368.87

−33.87

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−69.76

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−38.86

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	960	185.00	1,776	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	160.00	1,320	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	Small 1	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Bulls	—	—	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	458	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	290	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,022	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 65Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	458	375.00–380.00	377.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	970	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	537	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	350.00–355.00	352.50
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	665	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle