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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

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

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Jan 12Jan 19Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 257▼ 22 vs year ago 45 · −48.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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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 were active. Offerings of cattle were light. 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 $380.95/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +56.92 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$380.95

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$21.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.30

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	386.26	2,248	3thin
Medium 1	535	365.00	1,953	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about $295 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 sale4 hd

380.95

—

NC average9 barns · 240 hd

365.65

+15.30

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

+56.92

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	—	Low	1,045	155.00	1,620	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	172.50	2,122	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	790	115.00	909	1thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$2,126	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	640	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	180	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	675	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	555	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,873	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,268	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,583	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	430	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,731	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	386.26/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,248	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,045	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,122	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	935	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	640	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	2,125.72/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,126	2

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 257Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	535	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	487.50	487.50
1	300–350	315	502.50	502.50
3	550–600	582	355.00–405.00	386.26
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	970	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	172.50	172.50

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.