Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-08-31

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 31
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 34▼ 47 vs year ago 99 · −47.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were no test. Feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.04/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$310.04
4 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.91
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553310.041,7134thin
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 sale4 hd
310.04
—
NC average9 barns · 210 hd
311.95
−1.91
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
Bulls—Average1,035184.001,9041thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,415151.452,1433thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$1,9673thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,415151.45/cwt140.00–160.002,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0591
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550545313.39/cwt300.00–320.001,7083
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—8001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock CowsSmall 3—8802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5402
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7371
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318354.92/cwt350.00–360.001,1293
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8081
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4621
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7442
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520317.47/cwt300.00–350.001,6513
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623269.64/cwt260.00–280.001,6802
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7882
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4561
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485325.52/cwt300.00–350.001,5792
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550539350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8876
Bulls——1,035184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,9041
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—890145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2911
Bred CowsMedium 3—1,1502,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
BullsMedium 1450–500455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581

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.