Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-09-14

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 14
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 59▼ 23 vs year ago 60 · −38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 9▲ 27 vs year ago 14 · +192.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb bulls averaged $343.00/cwt on 5 head, down $38.16 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −38.16 against this barn's trailing median of $381.16.
Average price
$343.00
▼ 38.16 vs prior sale
5 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$30.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450350.001,5753thin
Medium and Large 2420345.001,4491thin
Medium 1465320.001,4881thin
One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
343.00
—
NC average9 barns · 189 hd
349.89
−6.89
This barn, trailing median3 sales
381.16
−38.16
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 400–500 lb

3 sales
397375352330median 381.1603/0903/0903/2308/1008/10
Bulls 400–500 lb: high $382.86, low $344.14, median $381.16 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,330164.812,1922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average955155.001,4801thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low910115.001,0471thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,8599
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,5556
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$2,2752thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$2,2652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,1382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,004$1,8513thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)803$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)868$1,9253thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)780$1,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)703$1,3182thin

Every lot

41 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220392.50/cwt390.00–395.008642
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Steers450–500Medium 1470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483339.76/cwt330.00–350.001,6413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508324.98/cwt320.00–330.001,6512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225375.00/cwt375.00–375.008441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4321
Heifers450–500Small 1465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230396.45/cwt390.00–400.009123
Bulls300–350Medium 2340310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0541
Bulls350–400Medium 1355365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5622
Bulls450–500Medium 1465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,330164.81/cwt160.00–170.002,1922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0471
Cows—Boner 80-85%955155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28651,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Small 1-28751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,274.94/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,076.35/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1282,264.75/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,275.05/head1,900.00–2,600.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,554.58/head2,300.00–3,000.002,5556
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,859.40/head2,650.00–3,300.002,8599
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-27031,317.62/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3182
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.