Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2026-06-01

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 1
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 65▼ 18 vs year ago 65 · −27.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 14▼ 26 vs year ago 29 · −89.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.00/cwt on 3 head, down $48.95 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −28.78 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.
Average price
$335.00
▼ 48.95 vs prior sale
3 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$431
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.87
vs NC average
−69.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537355.001,9062thin
Medium and Large 2500295.001,4751thin
One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $431 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
335.00
—
NC average8 barns · 204 hd
368.87
−33.87
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−69.76
This barn, trailing median3 sales
363.78
−28.78
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
398381365348median 363.7803/2303/2304/2707/2707/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average960185.001,7761thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average825160.001,3201thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)665$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,0751thin

Every lot

31 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2180410.00/cwt410.00–410.007381
Heifers250–300Small 1290352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,0222
Heifers250–300Medium 2295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1361
Heifers300–350Small 1315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium 2380380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0161
Heifers450–500Medium 2480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 1275370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3301
Bulls300–350Medium 2330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Bulls350–400Medium 2365405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
Bulls400–450Small 1430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
Bulls450–500Medium 2458377.46/cwt375.00–380.001,7292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Bulls600–650Small 1645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
Bulls650–700Small 1670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6081
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2721
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——960185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%825160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-36651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.