Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply lower, with the exception of value-added cattle. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.48/cwt on 13 head, down $32.58 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −16.29 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.

Average price

$355.48

▼ 32.58 vs prior sale

13 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$81.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.98

vs NC average

−43.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	361.77	1,978	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.77/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale13 hd

355.48

—

NC average9 barns · 129 hd

390.46

−34.98

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−43.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

371.77

−16.29

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	1,170	177.50	2,077	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	152.00	1,813	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	141.81	1,466	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	432.42/cwt	425.00–440.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	343.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	380.87/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	994	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	141.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,466	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	780	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	345.48/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	312.68/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,436	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,395	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	361.24/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	499	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,888	5

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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 80Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 49Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	425.00–440.00	432.42
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	474	320.00–350.00	343.99
2	500–550	513	305.00–320.00	312.68
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	554	380.00	380.00
12	650–700	668	358.50	358.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
8	450–500	462	380.00–381.00	380.87
3	500–550	522	360.00–365.00	363.35
9	550–600	555	350.00–363.00	361.24
2	600–650	613	340.00–351.00	345.48
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	780	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	410.00	410.00
10	600–650	615	389.50	389.50
26	700–750	745	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	485.00	485.00
1	250–300	260	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	3,225.00	3,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	135.00–145.00	141.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,060	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	177.50	177.50

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle