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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 442 vs last sale 514▼ 25 vs year ago 97 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 16 vs year ago 29 · −55.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $324.02/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$324.02

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	328.83	1,792	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	300.00	1,560	1thin
Medium 1	505	300.00	1,515	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $277 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 sale12 hd

324.02

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

329.80

−5.78

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

+0.00

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	1,687	145.09	2,448	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	111.90	1,195	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,538	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	350–400	Medium 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	340.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,303	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,460	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	330.07/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,558	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,879	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,177	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	388	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,358	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	360.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,469	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	361.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,709	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	337.93/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,747	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	319.72/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,832	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	286.78/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,735	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	289.77/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,907	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,828	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	117.85/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,314	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	690	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	770	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	930	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	680	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 514Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	408	350.00–370.00	360.06
4	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	361.31
5	500–550	517	320.00–350.00	337.93
5	550–600	573	300.00–350.00	319.72
3	600–650	605	275.00–300.00	286.78
2	650–700	658	270.00–310.00	289.77
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	388	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	383	330.00–350.00	340.33
2	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	345.09
3	450–500	472	320.00–350.00	330.07
2	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	578	320.00–330.00	325.11
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	675	320.00–325.00	322.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,040	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,265	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,115	110.00–130.00	117.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	150.00–155.00	152.64
1	—	1,355	130.00	130.00

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.