Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 10
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 88▼ 17 vs year ago 97 · −17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 12 vs year ago 3 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 4▲ 32 vs year ago 12 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mixed. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. 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 $346.71/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +22.69 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$346.71
3 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−12.75
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512346.711,7753thin
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
346.71
—
NC average9 barns · 183 hd
359.46
−12.75
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
+22.69
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—High1,489205.743,0634thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,098164.281,8044thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average935138.751,2983thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,6282thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)887$2,4013thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$2,3843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$2,1283thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,1022thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)825$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,3504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)952$3,4389
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)862$3,2003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)886$2,9705
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$1,6752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)745$1,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)970$1,4001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,6811
Steers400–450Medium 1440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9483
Steers500–550Medium 1500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518375.07/cwt370.00–380.001,9432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638346.21/cwt342.50–350.002,2092
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2961
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326428.52/cwt405.00–485.001,3974
Heifers350–400Medium 1385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580331.35/cwt320.00–350.001,9223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2681
Bulls250–300Small 1285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Bulls250–300Small 2290275.00/cwt275.00–275.007981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330427.11/cwt405.00–455.001,4095
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5911
Bulls350–400Medium 1390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415400.98/cwt400.00–405.001,6645
Bulls400–450Medium 1435373.30/cwt370.00–375.001,6243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473362.28/cwt350.00–370.001,7144
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512346.71/cwt340.00–350.001,7753
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8981
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390216.31/cwt210.00–225.003,0072
Bulls——1,588195.17/cwt188.00–201.003,0992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918144.13/cwt139.00–150.001,3232
Cows—Lean 85-90%970128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098164.28/cwt157.50–175.001,8044
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27982,849.84/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28153,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28623,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0023,415.89/head3,200.00–3,600.003,4163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0183,745.70/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-27451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock Cows—Small 1-27601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28882,176.06/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,292.20/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,601.33/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,627.99/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,101.55/head1,875.00–2,300.002,1022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504

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.