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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

514 head

▲ 469 vs last sale 45▲ 486 vs year ago 28 · +1,735.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 14 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were no test. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.52/cwt on 2 head, up $10.70 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +2.04 against this barn's trailing median of $355.48.

Average price

$357.52

▲ 10.70 vs prior sale

2 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.79

vs NC average

−74.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	357.52	1,805	2thin

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 sale2 hd

357.52

—

NC average7 barns · 120 hd

340.73

+16.79

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−74.77

This barn, trailing median3 sales

355.48

+2.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $388.06, low $346.82, median $355.48 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,890	150.00	2,835	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	115.00	978	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$2,816	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	745	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	765	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,805	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,336	50
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,585	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	845	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,493	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,076	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,208	76
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	749	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,734	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,835	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	745	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	765	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	750	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	2,815.65/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,816	2

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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 45Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,815.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
9	600–650	618	336.00	336.00
76	650–700	669	330.00	330.00
10	700–750	749	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	505	355.00–360.00	357.52
50	600–650	649	360.00	360.00
64	750–800	758	341.00	341.00
12	800–850	845	295.00	295.00

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.