Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-06-22

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 22
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
36 head
11 vs last sale 47 8 vs year ago 28 · +28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
3 vs last sale 2 2 vs year ago 7 · 28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
2 vs last sale 3 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Reporter was absent last two weeks so no cattle to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.26/cwt on 9 head, down $45.68 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 35.60 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.
Average price
$338.26
45.68 vs prior sale
9 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
52.15
vs NC average
77.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553338.261,8709thin
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 sale9 hd
338.26
NC average9 barns · 446 hd
390.41
−52.15
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−77.57
This barn, trailing median4 sales
373.86
−35.60
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
BullsAverage1,470187.502,7562thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,089128.331,3973thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)685$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)798$2,2252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)565$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1450–500475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4731
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9441
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520390.00/cwt375.00–405.002,0282
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571333.04/cwt320.00–345.001,9025
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423388.43/cwt370.00–405.001,6432
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530344.79/cwt330.00–355.001,8274
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-26851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsSmall 2300–350325242.62/cwt235.00–250.007892
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-25651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425456.71/cwt435.00–480.001,9412
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
Bulls1,730200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,4601
CowsLean 85-90%1,100115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2651
CowsLean 85-90%1,083135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4622
Bulls1,210175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1181

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.