Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

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 heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.95/cwt on 12 head, up $20.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +10.09 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$383.95

▲ 20.17 vs prior sale

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$91.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.59

vs NC average

−40.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	391.58	2,127	11thin
Medium and Large 2	585	300.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.58/cwt here — about $372 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

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 sale12 hd

383.95

—

NC average8 barns · 308 hd

359.35

+24.59

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−40.12

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

+10.09

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	—	Average	1,355	202.50	2,744	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	159.78	2,114	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	118.75	1,110	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	903	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$2,454	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Small 1	350–400	360	367.01/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,321	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	159.78/cwt	152.50–170.00	2,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	433.40/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	403.33/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,464	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	2,012.50/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	339.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,181	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	406.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	463.18/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	424.50/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	365.35/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	380.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	388.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	388.09/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	365.22/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,680	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	783	2,453.67/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,454	2

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 28Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00–385.00	367.01
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	405.00–465.00	433.40
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–350.00	339.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	310	545.00	545.00
15	400–450	402	542.50	542.50
5	500–550	527	400.00–430.00	406.85
3	550–600	577	370.00–400.00	388.87
3	600–650	617	350.00–385.00	365.35
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	400.00–405.00	403.33
1	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	450.00–465.00	463.18
3	400–450	418	400.00–455.00	424.50
2	450–500	475	400.00–410.00	404.95
4	500–550	530	350.00–400.00	388.09
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
6	550–600	551	392.50	392.50
10	600–650	630	370.00–385.00	380.59
3	650–700	695	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	345.00–385.00	365.22
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,012.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	783	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,453.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	137.50	137.50
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	152.50–170.00	159.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	202.50	202.50

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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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle