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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 11

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 92▼ 102 vs year ago 119 · −85.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%

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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 average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.00/cwt on 1 head, up $11.94 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +44.52 against this barn's trailing median of $355.48.

Average price

$400.00

▲ 11.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.99

vs NC average

−73.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	400.00	2,200	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

400.00

—

NC average8 barns · 220 hd

435.99

−35.99

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−73.70

This barn, trailing median3 sales

355.48

+44.52

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $388.06, low $346.82, median $355.48 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	1,180	180.00	2,124	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	142.50	2,109	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,095	100.00	1,095	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

13 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,346	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	461.51/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,938	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,982	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,109	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	870	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 92Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	455.00–465.00	461.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	472	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.