Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-05-18

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 18
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
14 vs last sale 17 6 vs year ago 37 · 16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
0 vs last sale 3 1 vs year ago 4 · 25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
3 vs last sale 2 3 vs year ago 8 · 37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Feeder cattle were lightly tested. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.17/cwt on 3 head, down $14.78 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits 4.69 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.
Average price
$369.17
14.78 vs prior sale
3 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.92
vs NC average
49.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548369.172,0243thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale3 hd
369.17
NC average9 barns · 295 hd
374.09
−4.92
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−49.09
This barn, trailing median4 sales
373.86
−4.69
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
BullsAverage1,435185.002,6551thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430175.002,5031thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,280162.502,0801thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)645$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)625$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)835$2,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)735$1,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 and Large 1400–450400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bulls1,435185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6551
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490418.75/cwt417.50–420.002,0522
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578386.26/cwt385.00–387.502,2332
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2461
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515415.82/cwt412.50–417.502,1413
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,9922
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0731
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350300390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460404.95/cwt400.00–410.001,8632
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370476.28/cwt455.00–500.001,7622
HeifersSmall 2350–400385265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0201
HeifersSmall 1250–300255350.00/cwt350.00–350.008931
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred HeifersSmall 1-26451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Stock CowsSmall 1-27351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,5031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,0801

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.