Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-07-20

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 20
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
46 vs last sale 34 56 vs year ago 136 · 41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
7 vs last sale 8 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
46 vs last sale 3 41 vs year ago 8 · +512.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $371.00/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$371.00
9 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.86
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554371.002,0549thin
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 sale9 hd
371.00
NC average9 barns · 176 hd
354.14
+16.86
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,798197.513,5515thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,067155.171,6565thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,047140.851,4753thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$3,2122thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$3,0824thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$2,9785
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$2,7772thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$2,4503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)715$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)693$1,5882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$3,63213
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$3,2266
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)789$1,5723thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$1,4503thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,047140.85/cwt140.00–142.501,4753
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28753,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28353,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsSmall 1-28951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock CowsSmall 37851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsSmall 1-27151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred HeifersSmall 1-26551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsSmall 1-27481,582.78/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Stock CowsMedium 1-28701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bulls1,841194.39/cwt188.00–202.503,5794
Bulls1,625210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,4131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,067155.17/cwt150.00–162.501,6565
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0484,223.45/head3,850.00–4,500.004,2233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29903,212.12/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28782,776.78/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7772
SteersMedium 2700–750745262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9561
SteersMedium 2Thin Fleshed450–500495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550503337.54/cwt330.00–345.001,6982
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473359.74/cwt350.00–370.001,7022
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518314.93/cwt310.00–320.001,6312
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1212,977.74/head2,400.00–3,500.002,9785
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0833,082.16/head2,500.00–3,450.003,0824
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325420.08/cwt385.00–460.001,3655
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450445465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0691
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4581
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3241
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5591
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373453.49/cwt425.00–470.001,6924
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678314.92/cwt292.50–337.502,1352
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0931
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562339.90/cwt332.50–345.001,9103
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4761
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28133,427.23/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526396.94/cwt377.50–415.002,0885
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630338.47/cwt315.00–365.002,1324
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600588338.58/cwt310.00–362.501,9914
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8051
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470404.84/cwt390.00–420.001,9032
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8911
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Stock CowsSmall 1-28151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27553,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0513,325.33/head3,000.00–3,700.003,3254
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0903,636.47/head3,600.00–3,675.003,6362
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29203,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27953,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.