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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 26

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 72▲ 5 vs year ago 54 · +9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.75/cwt on 4 head, down $63.36 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −65.03 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$298.75

▼ 63.36 vs prior sale

4 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.50

vs NC average

−76.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	320.00	1,744	2thin
Medium 1	545	277.50	1,512	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

298.75

—

NC average8 barns · 270 hd

305.25

−6.50

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−76.68

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−65.03

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $383.95, low $362.11, median $363.78 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	1,195	146.00	1,745	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,035	142.50	1,475	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	110.00	1,161	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)	840	$1,538	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	373.75/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,570	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	467	316.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,479	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	347.46/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,762	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	321.68/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,872	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	425.42/cwt	370.00–485.00	885	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,051	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	353.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,122	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	338.60/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,287	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	325.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,548	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,232	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	403.67/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,312	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	363.47/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,530	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	485	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,540	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,036	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,745	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,475	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	780	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	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 Oct 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 72Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 11

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	750	230.00	230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	370.00–485.00	425.42
1	250–300	290	362.50	362.50
3	300–350	317	345.00–365.00	353.89
2	350–400	380	335.00–342.50	338.60
4	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	475	320.00–350.00	325.81
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	485	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	295	417.50	417.50
2	300–350	325	402.50–405.00	403.67
4	400–450	421	350.00–390.00	363.47
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	665	292.50	292.50
1	850–900	895	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	300.00–330.00	316.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	420	352.50–395.00	373.75
3	500–550	507	342.50–350.00	347.46
3	550–600	582	320.00–322.50	321.68
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	146.00	146.00

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.