Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 4
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
17 vs last sale 109 61 vs year ago 31 · +196.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1 head
5 vs last sale 6 2 vs year ago 3 · 66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
1 vs last sale 10 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, not enough to trend for slaughter cattle. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.28/cwt on 4 head, down $86.66 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 76.58 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.
Average price
$297.28
86.66 vs prior sale
4 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$502
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$70.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
65.39
vs NC average
130.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570350.001,9951thin
Small 1534279.711,4933thin
One grade step is worth $70.29/cwt here — about $502 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale4 hd
297.28
NC average9 barns · 353 hd
362.68
−65.39
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−130.62
This barn, trailing median4 sales
373.86
−76.58
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
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,070140.001,4981thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$2,2882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)943$3,1752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)775$1,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,070140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4981
BullsMedium 2850–900865182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5791
BullsMedium 2600–650600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
BullsMedium 2250–300280445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4652,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2201
SteersMedium 1400–450420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
HeifersMedium 1300–350320422.50/cwt420.00–425.001,3522
HeifersMedium 1400–450430432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,8601
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332514.55/cwt502.50–527.501,7086
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450409450.63/cwt450.00–452.501,8434
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620323.23/cwt320.00–330.002,0043
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372519.37/cwt517.50–522.501,9324
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6512
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28903,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
HeifersSmall 1550–600555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
BullsSmall 1500–550535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5521
SteersSmall 1700–750715222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5911
HeifersSmall 1500–550523269.57/cwt240.00–300.001,4102
HeifersSmall 1200–250225395.00/cwt395.00–395.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
BullsSmall 2450–500475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Stock CowsSmall 1-28401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsSmall 1-27151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsSmall 1-28451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Stock CowsSmall 1-27601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415456.23/cwt452.50–465.001,8934
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474429.68/cwt400.00–452.502,0374
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500480452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,1721
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800781329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,57313
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4981
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850819332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,72312
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2662

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.