Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 13
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 85▲ 19 vs year ago 15 · +126.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 11 vs year ago 14 · −78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $401.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +77.65 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$401.67
3 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+44.71
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558401.672,2433thin
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
401.67
—
NC average8 barns · 125 hd
356.96
+44.71
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
+77.65
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—Average1,015180.001,8271thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430170.002,4311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042139.611,4554thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)623$1,0752thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1581
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538322.19/cwt300.00–345.001,7332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562303.26/cwt300.00–310.001,7043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472379.79/cwt350.00–410.001,7933
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565400.00/cwt380.00–420.002,2602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635356.31/cwt335.00–385.002,2633
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670326.77/cwt320.00–340.002,1893
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,015180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078144.48/cwt135.00–150.001,5573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2465850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Stock Cows—Small 1-27801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.