Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week because of the 4th. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.15/cwt on 7 head, down $46.80 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −36.71 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$337.15

▼ 46.80 vs prior sale

7 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$90.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.68

vs NC average

−78.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	350.01	1,911	6thin
Small 1	585	260.00	1,521	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.01/cwt here — about $390 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 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 sale7 hd

337.15

—

NC average3 barns · 69 hd

373.83

−36.68

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−78.96

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−36.71

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	—	Low	1,490	172.89	2,576	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	710	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	188.09/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	453.26/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	492.90/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	401.43/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	385.12/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	451.06/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	251.26/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	352.57/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	344.45/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	710	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	497.86/cwt	492.50–505.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	361.12/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,871	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	550–600	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	200–250	228	240.33/cwt	230.00–250.00	548	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 36Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 11

No sale last week because of the 4th. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	142.50	142.50
2	—	1,635	185.00–190.00	188.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	470.00–510.00	492.90
4	250–300	276	492.50–505.00	497.86
3	300–350	315	430.00–480.00	451.06
1	350–400	360	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	545	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	618	350.00–355.00	352.57
2	700–750	718	250.00–252.50	251.26
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	500	435.00–440.00	437.50
1	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	465	450.00–460.00	453.26
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	563	350.00–420.00	401.43
1	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	845	252.50	252.50
2	850–900	873	250.00–252.50	251.25
1	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	300	442.50	442.50
4	450–500	471	370.00–400.00	385.12
2	500–550	518	352.50–370.00	361.12
4	550–600	560	320.00–352.50	344.45
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	693	250.00–252.50	251.25
1	700–750	700	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	230.00–250.00	240.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	2,700.00	2,700.00

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

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