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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 30

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 228▼ 9 vs year ago 47 · −19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 13▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $339.61/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +15.59 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$339.61

3 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−56.55

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	339.61	1,749	3thin

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 sale3 hd

339.61

—

NC average9 barns · 240 hd

396.16

−56.55

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

+15.59

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	1,140	140.21	1,598	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	122.50	1,219	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	710	$2,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Small 3	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Steers	850–900	Small 3	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	263	402.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,058	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	412.23/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,970	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,956	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Small 2	170	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	544	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 2	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	500.35/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,426	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	480.12/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,527	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	339.61/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,749	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	140.21/cwt	122.50–152.50	1,598	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,552	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	760	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	710	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 228Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	478	405.00–420.00	412.23
3	500–550	536	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	263	400.00–405.00	402.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	490.00–520.00	500.35
2	300–350	318	475.00–485.00	480.12
1	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	515	320.00–350.00	339.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	320.00	320.00
1	200–250	215	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	122.50–152.50	140.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	145.00	145.00
1	—	920	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	2,175.00	2,175.00

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.