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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 21

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 37▼ 1 vs year ago 58 · −1.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 41▼ 12 vs year ago 14 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady. 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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.47/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −56.56 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$267.47

4 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$565

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.25

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	300.00	1,665	1thin
Medium and Large 2	513	284.93	1,462	2thin
Small 1	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $565 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

267.47

—

NC average9 barns · 215 hd

320.72

−53.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−56.56

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	1,254	188.03	2,357	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	133.39	1,547	2thin

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)	1,000	$1,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	370.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,585	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	379.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,102	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	331.47/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,270	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,690	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	316.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,788	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	289.83/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,951	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	195	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	897	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	425	332.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,411	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	468	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,473	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 3	710	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,260	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	718	207.60/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,491	2
Bulls	750–800	Large 3	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	200.98/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,879	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,717	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,547	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,612.75/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 37Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 41Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	935	197.00–205.00	200.98
1	950–1000	990	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	280.00–290.00	284.93
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	320.00–345.00	332.06
2	450–500	468	310.00–320.00	314.81
2	700–750	718	180.00–235.00	207.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	710	175.00–180.00	177.46
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	360.00–380.00	370.29
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	375.00–385.00	379.91
2	350–400	383	320.00–342.50	331.47
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	528	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	565	310.00–320.00	316.49
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	673	270.00–300.00	289.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	130.00–137.00	133.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	180.00–187.00	183.56
1	—	1,150	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,705	218.00	218.00

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.