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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 27

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 28▲ 61 vs year ago 48 · +127.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%

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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 interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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 $383.95/cwt on 12 head, up $20.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +20.17 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$383.95

▲ 20.17 vs prior sale

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$91.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.59

vs NC average

−40.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	391.58	2,127	11thin
Medium and Large 2	585	300.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.58/cwt here — about $372 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

383.95

—

NC average8 barns · 308 hd

359.35

+24.59

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−40.12

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

+20.17

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	—	Average	1,355	202.50	2,744	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	159.78	2,114	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	118.75	1,110	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	903	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$2,454	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,690	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	360	367.01/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,321	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	433.40/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,625	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,181	15
Steers	400–450	Small 1	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	339.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,760	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	406.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,144	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	388.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,244	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	365.35/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,254	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	403.33/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,464	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	463.18/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,788	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	424.50/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,774	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,924	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	388.09/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,057	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,163	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	380.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,398	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,519	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	365.22/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,680	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,561	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	159.78/cwt	152.50–170.00	2,114	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	770	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	2,012.50/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,013	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	783	2,453.67/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,454	2

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 28Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00–385.00	367.01
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	405.00–465.00	433.40
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	518	330.00–350.00	339.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	310	545.00	545.00
15	400–450	402	542.50	542.50
5	500–550	527	400.00–430.00	406.85
3	550–600	577	370.00–400.00	388.87
3	600–650	617	350.00–385.00	365.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	400.00–405.00	403.33
1	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	450.00–465.00	463.18
3	400–450	418	400.00–455.00	424.50
2	450–500	475	400.00–410.00	404.95
4	500–550	530	350.00–400.00	388.09
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	610	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
6	550–600	551	392.50	392.50
10	600–650	630	370.00–385.00	380.59
3	650–700	695	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	345.00–385.00	365.22
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,012.50

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	—	1,215	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)	2	—	783	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,453.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	137.50	137.50
1	—	735	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	152.50–170.00	159.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	202.50	202.50

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.