Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 20
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
28 head
16 vs last sale 44 10 vs year ago 38 · 26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
2 vs last sale 4 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
1 vs last sale 6 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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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 interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb heifers averaged $401.30/cwt on 2 head, down $7.15 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +34.64 against this barn's trailing median of $366.66.
Average price
$401.30
7.15 vs prior sale
2 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
23.72
vs NC average
65.05 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475401.301,9062thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

3 sales
422394366337median 366.6603/2303/2307/2708/0308/03
Heifers 400–500 lb: high $408.45, low $351.48, median $366.66 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
401.30
NC average9 barns · 430 hd
425.02
−23.72
National average168 barns · 10,623 hd
466.35
−65.05
This barn, trailing median3 sales
366.66
+34.64
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
BullsLow1,095152.501,6701thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255152.501,9141thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low933122.281,1413thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)985$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)885$1,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,9751thin

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
HeifersMedium 1250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Bulls1,095152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,9141
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29852,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium 1600–650625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
BullsMedium 1550–600570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
BullsMedium 1500–550535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7164
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500495450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2281
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475401.30/cwt400.00–402.501,9062
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7821
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Bred CowsSmall 1-28002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsSmall 1-28851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5521
CowsLean 85-90%933122.28/cwt120.00–127.501,1413

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.