Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were lightly tested. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.61/cwt on 4 head, down $62.51 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −74.26 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$299.61

▼ 62.51 vs prior sale

4 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$45.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.44

vs NC average

−51.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	322.50	1,717	2thin
Medium and Large 2	525	276.71	1,453	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.79/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.84, low $362.11, median $373.86 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

299.61

—

NC average10 barns · 370 hd

344.05

−44.44

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−51.57

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−74.26

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	1,340	180.00	2,412	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,663	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1Value Added	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	419.77/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	317.35/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	357.65/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	313.71/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	276.71/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	397.96/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	376.81/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,432	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	359.81/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,412	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 80Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 15Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 44Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	395.00–405.00	400.00
2	450–500	473	355.00–365.00	359.81
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	375.00–420.00	397.96
2	350–400	380	360.00–395.00	376.81
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	525	250.00–305.00	276.71
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	320	405.00–435.00	419.77
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	565	300.00–335.00	317.35
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	350.00–365.00	357.65
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	365.00–370.00	367.49
3	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	355.07
2	600–650	623	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	708	310.00–317.50	313.71
1	750–800	765	317.50	317.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	980	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	180.00	180.00

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.

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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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