Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

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 plain.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$315.00

1 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−74.19

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	315.00	1,654	1thin

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

315.00

—

NC average7 barns · 122 hd

389.19

−74.19

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	—	Low	978	185.00	1,808	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	155.00	2,240	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	151.89	1,997	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	133.74	1,353	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	731	$1,175	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Large 3	850–900	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	1
Bulls	—	—	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	151.89/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,035	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	291.69/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	337.90/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	133.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,240	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	636	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	273	355.91/cwt	320.00–380.00	972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	504.91/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	446.59/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1

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 May 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 31Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	636	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	250.00	250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
2	250–300	290	500.00–510.00	504.91
2	300–350	340	445.00–450.00	447.50
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	663	300.00–305.00	302.53
3	700–750	713	280.00–315.00	291.69
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	423	315.00–360.00	337.90
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	320.00–380.00	355.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	430	440.00–450.00	446.59
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,035	205.00	205.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	140.00–165.00	151.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	125.00–138.00	133.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	155.00	155.00

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle