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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 5

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 50▼ 26 vs year ago 71 · −36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were 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 $305.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −19.02 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$305.00

3 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.08

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	335.00	1,893	1thin
Medium 1	553	290.00	1,602	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $291 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

305.00

—

NC average9 barns · 212 hd

330.08

−25.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−19.02

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	1,408	163.96	2,309	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	131.69	1,492	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	98.33	944	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Steers	500–550	Large 3	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,038	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	368.41/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,013	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	354.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,349	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,466	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	402.37/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,509	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	341.98/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,621	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,916	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	163.96/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,309	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,153	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	131.69/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,492	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	930	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 50Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	613	330.00–335.00	332.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	375	400.00–405.00	402.37
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
7	450–500	474	335.00–365.00	341.98
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	618	305.00–315.00	309.98
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	355.00–380.00	368.41
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	380	350.00–360.00	354.93
4	400–450	416	350.00–355.00	352.46
2	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	161.00–168.00	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	129.00–135.00	131.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,025	105.00–120.00	112.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.