Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

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 $270.00/cwt on 1 head, down $92.11 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −103.86 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$270.00

▼ 92.11 vs prior sale

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.39

vs NC average

−67.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	555	270.00	1,499	1thin

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

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 sale1 hd

270.00

—

NC average7 barns · 116 hd

302.39

−32.39

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−67.79

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−103.86

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	1,215	185.00	2,248	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	125.00	1,181	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,376	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	575	$2,025	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	354.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,375.94/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,449.89/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	369.84/cwt	355.00–385.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	366.75/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	356.70/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	352.30/cwt	335.00–370.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	164	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	812	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	575	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	351.79/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	164	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 52Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 14

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	—	1,040	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	575	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,449.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,050.00	2,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	164	495.00	495.00
2	200–250	238	355.00–385.00	369.84
6	250–300	272	335.00–370.00	352.30
3	300–350	323	355.00–360.00	356.70
3	350–400	373	345.00–355.00	351.79
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	755	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	164	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	323	350.00–360.00	354.81
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	338	360.00–375.00	366.75
2	350–400	378	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle