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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 4

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 109▲ 61 vs year ago 31 · +196.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, not enough to trend for slaughter cattle. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. 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 $297.28/cwt on 4 head, down $86.66 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −66.49 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$297.28

▼ 86.66 vs prior sale

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$70.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−65.39

vs NC average

−130.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	350.00	1,995	1thin
Small 1	534	279.71	1,493	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.29/cwt here — about $502 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale4 hd

297.28

—

NC average9 barns · 353 hd

362.68

−65.39

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−130.62

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−66.49

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	140.00	1,498	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,288	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$3,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	775	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,172	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	2
Steers	700–750	Small 1	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,723	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	225	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	889	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	320	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	450.63/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,843	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,860	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	429.68/cwt	400.00–452.50	2,037	4
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	523	269.57/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,410	2
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	323.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,004	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,573	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	514.55/cwt	502.50–527.50	1,708	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	519.37/cwt	517.50–522.50	1,932	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	456.23/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,893	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 2	865	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	760	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	775	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	890	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 109Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	280	535.00	535.00
6	300–350	332	502.50–527.50	514.55
4	350–400	372	517.50–522.50	519.37
4	400–450	415	452.50–465.00	456.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	452.50	452.50
2	700–750	708	320.00	320.00
12	800–850	819	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	855	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	422.50
1	400–450	430	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	409	450.00–452.50	450.63
4	450–500	474	400.00–452.50	429.68
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	323.23
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
13	750–800	781	329.50	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	523	240.00–300.00	269.57
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.