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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 2

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 30▲ 21 vs year ago 48 · +43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparison available for slaughter cattle. Feeder cattle sold weak on a light comparison. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.33/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +26.55 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$390.33

5 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.01

vs NC average

−30.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	390.33	2,038	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

390.33

—

NC average9 barns · 268 hd

383.32

+7.01

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−30.63

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

+26.55

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $383.95, low $362.11, median $363.78 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	1,812	185.29	3,357	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	147.50	1,726	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$1,224	2thin

Every lot

33 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	444.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,126	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	439.03/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,261	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	410.20/cwt	409.00–415.00	2,281	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	329.50/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,372	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,017	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	423.67/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,652	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	385.53/cwt	352.50–420.00	1,812	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	390.33/cwt	330.00–415.00	2,038	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	484.77/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,323	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,658	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	428.75/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,736	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,812	185.29/cwt	172.50–192.50	3,357	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,726	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	775	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	830	1,224.25/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,224	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 30Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 8

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,224.25

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	172.50–192.50	185.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	390	417.50–430.00	423.67
2	450–500	470	352.50–420.00	385.53
5	500–550	522	330.00–415.00	390.33
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	273	455.00–510.00	484.77
1	300–350	330	502.50	502.50
2	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	405	422.50–435.00	428.75
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	440.00–450.00	444.87
4	500–550	515	400.00–455.00	439.03
5	550–600	556	409.00–415.00	410.20
2	700–750	720	329.00–330.00	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00

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.