Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 9
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 69▲ 48 vs year ago 36 · +133.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were not enough slaughter cattle to trend. Feeder cattle were sharply lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −11.52 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$312.50
2 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−75.44
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543312.501,6952thin
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 sale2 hd
312.50
—
NC average9 barns · 252 hd
387.94
−75.44
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−11.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,168171.882,0082thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,320130.001,7161thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89796.408653thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)735$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)682$1,5273thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)845$2,5502thin

Every lot

44 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520312.02/cwt300.00–325.001,6232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325333.08/cwt325.00–350.001,0833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423319.79/cwt315.00–325.001,3532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462335.02/cwt300.00–400.001,5483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513329.85/cwt320.00–340.001,6922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium 2250310.00/cwt300.00–320.007752
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Bulls250–300Medium 1278326.13/cwt300.00–350.009072
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1287356.72/cwt350.00–375.001,0246
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319368.76/cwt355.00–375.001,1764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338318.03/cwt300.00–345.001,0753
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350330.00/cwt320.00–340.001,1552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370362.69/cwt350.00–380.001,3425
Bulls350–400Medium 2380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Bulls350–400Medium 1390325.98/cwt300.00–347.501,2714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Bulls400–450Medium 1428309.82/cwt300.00–320.001,3262
Bulls450–500Medium 1450305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457369.17/cwt325.00–380.001,6875
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Bulls650–700Medium 2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Bulls850–900Medium 2860190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,168171.88/cwt165.00–177.502,0082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73560.00/cwt60.00–60.004411
Cows—Lean 85-90%978114.60/cwt110.00–120.001,1212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-26431,314.79/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3152
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502

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.