Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 13
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
34 head
51 vs last sale 85 19 vs year ago 15 · +126.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
3 vs last sale 5 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
1 vs last sale 2 11 vs year ago 14 · 78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $401.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$401.67
3 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+44.71
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558401.672,2433thin
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 sale3 hd
401.67
NC average8 barns · 125 hd
356.96
+44.71
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,015180.001,8271thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430170.002,4311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042139.611,4554thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)623$1,0752thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4311
CowsLean 85-90%1,078144.48/cwt135.00–150.001,5573
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565400.00/cwt380.00–420.002,2602
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1581
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Stock CowsSmall 1-27801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock CowsSmall 2465850.00/head850.00–850.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562303.26/cwt300.00–310.001,7043
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550538322.19/cwt300.00–345.001,7332
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2071
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
Bulls1,015180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472379.79/cwt350.00–410.001,7933
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635356.31/cwt335.00–385.002,2633
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3901
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670326.77/cwt320.00–340.002,1893
CowsLean 85-90%935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691

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.