Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 6
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
26 head
26 vs last sale 0 25 vs year ago 51 · 49.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 7 · 14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.00/cwt on 1 head, down $23.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 33.86 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.
Average price
$340.00
23.78 vs prior sale
1 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
37.80
vs NC average
88.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2500340.001,7001thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
419395372348median 373.8602/1603/2304/2707/2707/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.84, low $362.11, median $373.86 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
340.00
NC average8 barns · 213 hd
377.80
−37.80
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−88.36
This barn, trailing median4 sales
373.86
−33.86
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
BullsHigh1,625194.463,1594thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,315143.731,8902thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)600$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)510$1,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)685$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)630$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsSmall 1-25101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bulls970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2801
Bulls2,270187.67/cwt185.00–190.004,2602
CowsLean 85-90%1,315143.73/cwt142.50–145.001,8902
SteersSmall 2600–650610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3121
Stock CowsSmall 26851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
HeifersSmall 1450–500460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
HeifersSmall 1400–450435305.57/cwt280.00–330.001,3292
HeifersSmall 1Fleshy450–500465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6652
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370454.86/cwt450.00–460.001,6832
Stock CowsSmall 26301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4913
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3401
Bulls989167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6571

How this sale compares

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.