Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mixed. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. 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 $314.22/cwt on 7 head, down $47.90 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −59.64 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$314.22

▼ 47.90 vs prior sale

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$47.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.93

vs NC average

−59.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	327.90	1,821	5thin
Medium 2	565	280.00	1,582	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	280.00	1,442	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.90/cwt here — about $379 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

314.22

—

NC average9 barns · 192 hd

333.15

−18.93

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−59.81

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−59.64

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	1,775	187.50	3,328	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	120.00	1,386	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,425	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
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	421.03/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	428.36/cwt	405.00–445.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	397.47/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	398.95/cwt	380.00–405.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	417.15/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	326.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	402.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	401.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	338.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	393.80/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	400.00/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 147Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	380.00–405.00	398.95
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	315	400.00–405.00	401.69
5	350–400	371	390.00–405.00	400.00
7	400–450	421	360.00–405.00	393.80
6	450–500	480	320.00–350.00	338.69
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	569	315.00–335.00	326.13
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	405.00–445.00	428.36
4	250–300	274	410.00–425.00	421.03
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	373	400.00–405.00	402.58
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	500	360.00–370.00	365.00
2	550–600	575	300.00–320.00	309.91
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	410.00–425.00	417.15
2	450–500	480	395.00–400.00	397.47
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	187.50	187.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	120.00	120.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle