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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 12

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 48▲ 230 vs year ago 27 · +851.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.54/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −10.93 against this barn's trailing median of $355.48.

Average price

$344.54

6 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$55.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.19

vs NC average

−127.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	371.59	2,002	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	320.00	1,744	1thin
Medium 1	550	316.25	1,739	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.34/cwt here — about $262 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 sale6 hd

344.54

—

NC average8 barns · 147 hd

384.74

−40.19

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−127.44

This barn, trailing median3 sales

355.48

−10.93

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $388.06, low $346.82, median $355.48 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,743	182.29	3,177	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,047	169.37	1,773	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	160.00	2,160	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	770	125.00	963	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	628	$1,523	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,051	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	755	$850	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	458.72/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,674	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	388	372.45/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,445	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	404.77/cwt	370.00–442.50	1,728	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	445	336.25/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,496	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	368.63/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,946	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,114	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	575	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,739	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	336.76/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,105	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	333.08/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,262	4
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	827	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,890	129
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	992	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	318	401.32/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,276	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,295	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	381.01/cwt	367.50–405.00	1,402	3
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	361.25/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,517	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	347.18/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,649	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	348.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,761	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	328.94/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,730	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,918	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,925	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	323	478.60/cwt	475.00–482.50	1,546	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	373	438.17/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,634	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	415.84/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,734	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	364.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,671	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	408.14/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,906	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	342.21/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,779	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	182.29/cwt	172.50–189.50	3,177	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	184.05/cwt	172.50–195.00	2,071	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	588	1,245.74/head	900.00–1,550.00	1,246	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	755	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,051.28/head	210.00–2,050.00	1,051	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 48Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	475.00–482.50	478.60
3	350–400	373	420.00–470.00	438.17
3	400–450	417	415.00–417.50	415.84
3	450–500	467	395.00–415.00	408.14
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	458	350.00–375.00	364.95
2	500–550	520	332.50–352.50	342.21
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	394.92
3	350–400	368	367.50–405.00	381.01
2	400–450	420	357.50–365.00	361.25
2	450–500	475	337.50–357.50	347.18
4	500–550	526	320.00–337.50	328.94
1	550–600	560	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	630	305.50	305.50
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	815	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–402.50	401.32
2	500–550	505	347.50–350.00	348.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	457.50–460.00	458.72
1	400–450	435	445.00	445.00
129	800–850	827	349.50	349.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	388	365.00–380.00	372.45
2	400–450	445	322.50–350.00	336.25
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	427	370.00–442.50	404.77
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	365.00–372.50	368.63
1	550–600	560	377.50	377.50
3	600–650	625	327.50–342.50	336.76
4	650–700	679	322.50–340.00	333.08

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	668	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	588	900.00–1,550.00	1,245.74

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	2	—	935	210.00–2,050.00	1,051.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	132.50	132.50

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	—	935	2,925.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	172.50–195.00	184.05
1	—	890	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	172.50–189.50	182.29

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.