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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 27

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 80▲ 135 vs year ago 12 · +1,125.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 49▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply lower, with the exception of value-added cattle. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.48/cwt on 13 head, down $32.58 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $355.48.

Average price

$355.48

▼ 32.58 vs prior sale

13 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$81.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.98

vs NC average

−43.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	361.77	1,978	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.77/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale13 hd

355.48

—

NC average9 barns · 129 hd

390.46

−34.98

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−43.81

This barn, trailing median3 sales

355.48

+0.00

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $388.06, low $346.82, median $355.48 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	1,170	177.50	2,077	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	152.00	1,813	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	141.81	1,466	4thin

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)	1,165	$3,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	380.87/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,760	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,562	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	499	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,046	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,897	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	361.24/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,005	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	345.48/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,118	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,395	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,436	26
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	780	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,814	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	432.42/cwt	425.00–440.00	964	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,888	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	343.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,631	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	312.68/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,604	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,105	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,395	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	994	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,077	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	141.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,466	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,738	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	710	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 80Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 49Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	425.00–440.00	432.42
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	474	320.00–350.00	343.99
2	500–550	513	305.00–320.00	312.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	554	380.00	380.00
12	650–700	668	358.50	358.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
8	450–500	462	380.00–381.00	380.87
3	500–550	522	360.00–365.00	363.35
9	550–600	555	350.00–363.00	361.24
2	600–650	613	340.00–351.00	345.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	780	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	410.00	410.00
10	600–650	615	389.50	389.50
26	700–750	745	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	485.00	485.00
1	250–300	260	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	710	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	1,165	3,225.00	3,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	135.00–145.00	141.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,060	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	177.50	177.50

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.