Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 13
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 26▲ 19 vs year ago 25 · +76.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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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 moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −0.69 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$323.33
3 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$749
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$140.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−81.15
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535380.002,0331thin
Medium and Large 2570350.001,9951thin
Small 2535240.001,2841thin
One grade step is worth $140.00/cwt here — about $749 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 sale3 hd
323.33
—
NC average9 barns · 302 hd
404.48
−81.15
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−0.69
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
Bulls—Low1,213169.512,0573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,040165.001,7161thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)685$1,6001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)643$1,3052thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)683$1,2102thin

Every lot

34 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8431
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538359.86/cwt350.00–370.001,9362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565359.82/cwt350.00–370.002,0332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1195590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,1511
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2195490.00/cwt490.00–490.009561
Bulls250–300Small 1280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Bulls300–350Small 1315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317548.47/cwt540.00–555.001,7393
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0411
Bulls450–500Small 2455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Bulls500–550Small 2535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160174.27/cwt170.00–177.502,0222
Bulls——1,320160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-26431,305.06/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3052
Stock Cows—Small 1-26831,209.89/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-26851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.