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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 26

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 37▼ 140 vs year ago 227 · −61.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 17 · +5.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 22 · +36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison this week due to limited comparable sales last week. Todays sale saw good buyer attendance and strong demand for Slaughter Goats/Lambs.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −94.02 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$230.00

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$50.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−75.94

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	250.57	1,423	4thin
Small 1	500	227.50	1,138	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	226.04	1,254	5thin
Medium 2	505	200.00	1,010	1thin
Medium 1	560	200.00	1,120	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.57/cwt here — about $303 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

230.00

—

NC average8 barns · 243 hd

305.94

−75.94

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−94.02

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	—	High	1,857	176.83	3,284	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	155.08	2,108	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	144.64	1,523	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	125.00	1,194	1thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,651	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,642	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	771	$1,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,262	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	861	$1,135	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	675	$925	1thin

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	335.70/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,776	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	360	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	801	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	260.65/cwt	240.00–280.00	998	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	313.98/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,303	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,573	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	362.60/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,153	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	335	296.14/cwt	292.50–300.00	992	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	340	273.36/cwt	247.50–300.00	929	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	331.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,194	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,086	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	403	237.70/cwt	205.00–270.00	958	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	333.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,418	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	440	317.20/cwt	317.20–317.20	1,396	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,195	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	231.33/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,238	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	250.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,423	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	222.52/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,264	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	218.81/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,680	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small 3	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	171.49/cwt	163.00–180.00	3,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	144.64/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,523	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,108	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	635	1,960.43/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	725	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	2,643.86/head	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,644	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	675	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	819	1,040.53/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,041	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	600	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	775	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,650.79/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	815	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	1,642.02/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,642	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1

This sale against other markets

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 37Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 8Year ago 22

No price comparison this week due to limited comparable sales last week. Todays sale saw good buyer attendance and strong demand for Slaughter Goats/Lambs.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	150.00–160.00	155.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	142.50–150.00	144.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	187.50	187.50
2	—	1,808	163.00–180.00	171.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	635	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,960.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,643.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	819	900.00–1,125.00	1,040.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,642.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	360	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	415	307.50–320.00	313.98
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	240.00–280.00	260.65
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	247.50–300.00	273.36
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	205.00–270.00	237.70
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	292.50–300.00	296.14
1	400–450	440	317.20	317.20
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	365	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	483	245.00–250.00	247.46
2	500–550	535	222.50–240.00	231.33
3	550–600	568	200.00–240.00	222.52
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	318	360.00–365.00	362.60
3	350–400	360	325.00–340.00	331.62
3	400–450	425	320.00–350.00	333.69
4	550–600	568	240.00–260.00	250.57
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	768	215.00–222.50	218.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	560	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	529	322.50–340.00	335.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	167.50	167.50

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.