Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.47/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$267.47

4 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$565

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.25

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	300.00	1,665	1thin
Medium and Large 2	513	284.93	1,462	2thin
Small 1	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $565 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

267.47

—

NC average9 barns · 215 hd

320.72

−53.25

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	—	High	1,254	188.03	2,357	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	133.39	1,547	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Large 3	700–750	710	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Large 3	750–800	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,982	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	718	207.60/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	468	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	425	332.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	370.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	200.98/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,612.75/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	289.83/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	316.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	331.47/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	379.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 37Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 41Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	710	175.00–180.00	177.46
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	320.00–345.00	332.06
2	450–500	468	310.00–320.00	314.81
2	700–750	718	180.00–235.00	207.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	935	197.00–205.00	200.98
1	950–1000	990	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	280.00–290.00	284.93
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	375.00–385.00	379.91
2	350–400	383	320.00–342.50	331.47
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	528	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	565	310.00–320.00	316.49
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	673	270.00–300.00	289.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	360.00–380.00	370.29
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	218.00	218.00
1	—	1,150	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,080	180.00–187.00	183.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	130.00–137.00	133.39

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612.75

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle