Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $343.00/cwt on 5 head, down $38.16 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −39.01 against this barn's trailing median of $382.01.

Average price

$343.00

▼ 38.16 vs prior sale

5 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.89

vs NC average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	350.00	1,575	3thin
Medium and Large 2	420	345.00	1,449	1thin
Medium 1	465	320.00	1,488	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $87 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 400–500 lb

4 sales

Bulls 400–500 lb: high $441.60, low $344.14, median $382.01 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

343.00

—

NC average9 barns · 189 hd

349.89

−6.89

This barn, trailing median4 sales

382.01

−39.01

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	1,330	164.81	2,192	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	955	155.00	1,480	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	115.00	1,047	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,859	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,555	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,265	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,004	$1,851	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	803	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	868	$1,925	3thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	703	$1,318	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,554.58/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,555	6
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	703	1,317.62/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,192	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,264.75/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	615	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,076.35/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,859.40/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,859	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	396.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	339.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,641	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,275.05/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,274.94/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 59Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 9Year ago 14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,163	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,554.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,264.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,076.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,180	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,859.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,275.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,317.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,650.00	2,650.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	780	1,850.00	1,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	383	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	390.00–400.00	396.45
2	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	390.00–395.00	392.50
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	483	330.00–350.00	339.76
2	500–550	508	320.00–330.00	324.98
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	160.00–170.00	164.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	115.00	115.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 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