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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 28

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 57▲ 23 vs year ago 27 · +85.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 5 · +160.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher, while steers and bulls were mixed. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle moderate. Cattle quality was plain to 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 $310.05/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −13.97 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$310.05

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$531

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$112.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.67

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	332.57	1,763	4thin
Large 3	560	220.00	1,232	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.57/cwt here — about $531 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale5 hd

310.05

—

NC average9 barns · 253 hd

331.72

−21.67

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−13.97

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	1,790	169.00	3,025	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	130.00	1,989	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	128.76	1,694	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	112.91	1,232	6thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,908	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	370	348.72/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,290	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1Value Added	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Value Added	538	320.02/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,722	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,073	7
Steers	550–600	Small 1Value Added	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,375	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Value Added	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	996	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	438.16/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,196	3
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	288	293.43/cwt	257.50–330.00	845	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	362.35/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,388	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	343.42/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,775	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	121.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,302	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	103.94/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,159	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	125.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,606	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,877	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,989	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,908.41/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,908	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 57Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	572	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00–355.00	352.47
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	452.50	452.50
3	250–300	273	430.00–442.50	438.16
2	350–400	383	355.00–370.00	362.35
2	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	517	330.00–350.00	343.42
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	257.50–330.00	293.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	568	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	538	315.00–330.00	320.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	347.50–350.00	348.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,908.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	100.00–112.50	103.94
3	—	1,068	120.00–125.00	121.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,278	120.00–131.00	125.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	169.00	169.00

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.