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Four State Stockyards

Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Fri, Apr 17
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
← Apr 14Apr 17Apr 21 →
Receipts
693 head
▲ 635 vs last sale 58▲ 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Four States Stockyards held a Special Replacement sale Friday evening with a good supply of fancy bred cows, cow calf pairs, breeding bulls and bred and open heifers. A large crowd filled the seats in the arena showing good demand throughout the sale.

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$3,71543
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$3,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$3,30010
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,253$3,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$3,12244
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$3,02431
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,126$2,86836
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)939$2,8009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,091$4,1508
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)966$3,70711
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)894$3,6086
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)901$3,34818
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,754$4,8883thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,341$4,68815
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,088$3,5142thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$5,65014
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,643$5,1577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$4,9004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,763$4,7138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,439$4,44251
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,500$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,063$4,32027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$4,24863
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,457$3,88116
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)858$4,0003thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,9001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)826$3,05056

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1333,454.23/head2,850.00–3,800.003,45423
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,4102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3952,848.21/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8483
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3883,244.98/head2,900.00–3,400.003,2454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0373,257.18/head2,800.00–3,600.003,2577
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8063,693.17/head2,950.00–3,800.003,6938
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8833,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3153,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1092,889.79/head2,600.00–3,100.002,89034
Bred HeifersMedium 2—8752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1694,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,30015
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9663,707.23/head3,100.00–4,000.003,70711
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0553,232.09/head2,900.00–3,350.003,2327
Bred HeifersMedium 2—7972,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1703,103.07/head2,500.00–3,550.003,10335
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—8263,050.03/head2,500.00–3,200.003,05056
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0914,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1508
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9483,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth—9002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,2305,225.00/head5,050.00–5,400.005,2252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0883,513.79/head3,200.00–3,900.003,5142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6884,231.70/head3,600.00–4,900.004,2322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3584,605.79/head3,800.00–5,500.004,60613
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,8856,200.00/head6,200.00–6,200.006,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1764,454.55/head4,300.00–4,700.004,45533
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1144,371.88/head3,700.00–4,500.004,37216
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,8005,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2005
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,6435,157.14/head5,050.00–5,300.005,1577
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5005,450.00/head5,450.00–5,450.005,4501
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,5004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,5504,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9004
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3394,500.00/head3,800.00–4,700.004,5009
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9684,310.00/head3,500.00–4,400.004,31010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1734,090.00/head3,200.00–4,300.004,09015
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3604,200.00/head4,000.00–4,250.004,2005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2694,000.00/head3,700.00–4,300.004,0008
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,6634,262.50/head3,550.00–4,500.004,2638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1005,650.00/head5,650.00–5,650.005,65014
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,5974,800.00/head3,000.00–5,100.004,80019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9712,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—8253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Heifer PairsMedium 1-2—8003,750.00/head3,300.00–4,200.003,7502
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9754,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,7003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Bred CowsLarge 1—1,4213,502.37/head3,400.00–3,800.003,5024
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4774,357.69/head3,650.00–4,450.004,35813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,0653,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth—1,4402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,0202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0633,023.55/head2,600.00–3,500.003,02431

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