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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 6

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Apr 1Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 51 · −49.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

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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 were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.00/cwt on 1 head, down $23.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −23.78 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$340.00

▼ 23.78 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.80

vs NC average

−88.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	340.00	1,700	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

340.00

—

NC average8 barns · 213 hd

377.80

−37.80

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−88.36

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−23.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $383.95, low $362.11, median $363.78 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,625	194.46	3,159	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	143.73	1,890	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	510	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	685	$1,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	630	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

20 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	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Steers	600–650	Small 2	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,491	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	435	305.57/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,329	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1Fleshy	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	454.86/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,683	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	989	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,657	1
Bulls	—	—	2,270	187.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	4,260	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,890	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	510	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	630	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	685	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	600	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 7

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	510	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	235.00	235.00
2	—	2,270	185.00–190.00	187.67
1	—	989	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	142.50–145.00	143.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
2	800–850	820	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	280.00–330.00	305.57
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	450.00–460.00	454.86
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00

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.