Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-05-11

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 11
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
75 vs last sale 92 102 vs year ago 119 · 85.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
2 vs last sale 1 3 vs year ago 6 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
9 vs last sale 11 3 vs year ago 5 · 60.0%
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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 average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $400.00/cwt on 1 head, up $11.94 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +28.23 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.
Average price
$400.00
11.94 vs prior sale
1 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
35.99
vs NC average
73.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550400.002,2001thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
400.00
NC average8 barns · 220 hd
435.99
−35.99
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−73.70
This barn, trailing median2 sales
371.77
+28.23
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
BullsAverage1,180180.002,1241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480142.502,1091thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,095100.001,0951thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)845$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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 2500–550505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Bulls1,180180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420461.51/cwt455.00–465.001,9383
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3464
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9822
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1701
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0051
CowsLean 85-90%1,095100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,1091

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.