Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

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 interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$323.33

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$749

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$140.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−81.15

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	380.00	2,033	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	350.00	1,995	1thin
Small 2	535	240.00	1,284	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.00/cwt here — about $749 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale3 hd

323.33

—

NC average9 barns · 302 hd

404.48

−81.15

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,213	169.51	2,057	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	165.00	1,716	1thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	643	$1,305	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	683	$1,210	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	359.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,112	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	174.27/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	683	1,209.89/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,210	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	643	1,305.06/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	845	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	359.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	548.47/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,739	3

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Mon Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 26Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year 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	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	538	350.00–370.00	359.86
2	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	359.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	870	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	317	540.00–555.00	548.47
1	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	685	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,160	170.00–177.50	174.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	643	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,305.06
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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