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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 20

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 44▼ 10 vs year ago 38 · −26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

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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 light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $401.30/cwt on 2 head, down $7.15 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +34.64 against this barn's trailing median of $366.66.

Average price

$401.30

▼ 7.15 vs prior sale

2 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.72

vs NC average

−65.05 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	401.30	1,906	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

401.30

—

NC average9 barns · 430 hd

425.02

−23.72

National average168 barns · 10,623 hd

466.35

−65.05

This barn, trailing median3 sales

366.66

+34.64

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 400–500 lb

3 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $408.45, low $351.48, median $366.66 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	—	Low	1,095	152.50	1,670	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	152.50	1,914	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	122.28	1,141	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,975	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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,716	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	401.30/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,906	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	122.28/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,141	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,914	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	885	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	475	400.00–402.50	401.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	120.00–127.50	122.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.