Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. This week was a much lighter offering compared to the previous weeks due to rainy conditions in the area, but demand still remains high for all classes of calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.86/cwt on 162 head, down $4.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +4.53 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$471.86

▼ 4.97 vs prior sale

162 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

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

$68.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs MO average

−9.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	488.65	2,696	107
Medium and Large 1-2	564	440.31	2,482	52
Medium and Large 2	525	420.00	2,205	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.65/cwt here — about $491 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.11, low $425.12, median $467.33 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale162 hd

471.86

—

MO average18 barns · 2,956 hd

481.47

−9.61

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−9.16

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

+4.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,511	214.75	3,245	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	182.76	2,622	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	177.49	2,060	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	153.87	1,514	37

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,196	$3,608	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,276	$3,036	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,066	$2,931	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$2,731	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	963	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$2,693	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$3,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	436.36/cwt	432.00–445.00	2,509	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	463.13/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	515.71/cwt	510.00–537.00	2,682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	475.03/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,727	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	508.78/cwt	490.00–521.00	2,661	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	390.23/cwt	389.00–395.00	2,860	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	523.10/cwt	520.00–527.00	2,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	331	567.16/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,334	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	678.31/cwt	670.00–700.00	2,177	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	682.00/cwt	682.00–682.00	2,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	510.03/cwt	490.00–522.00	2,224	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	482.88/cwt	467.00–520.00	2,303	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	428.63/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	461.40/cwt	442.00–481.00	2,478	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	521.62/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	584.13/cwt	550.00–602.00	2,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	591.42/cwt	575.00–602.00	2,472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	586.89/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,477	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	417.90/cwt	402.00–428.00	2,766	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	538.63/cwt	522.00–547.00	2,564	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	489.49/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	662	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	556.08/cwt	530.00–577.00	2,641	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	623.22/cwt	605.00–655.00	2,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	456.50/cwt	455.00–458.00	2,762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	473.06/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,682	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	581	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,446	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,361	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	339	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	510	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	374	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	562	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	424.78/cwt	419.00–430.00	2,651	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,560	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	184.49/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,668	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	129.63/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,193	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	158.56/cwt	142.00–171.00	1,579	31
Bulls	—	—	2,032	232.53/cwt	228.00–238.00	4,725	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	174.70/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	184.57/cwt	178.00–196.00	2,259	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	171.51/cwt	155.00–178.00	1,899	32
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,058	243.09/cwt	236.00–247.00	2,572	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	219.99/cwt	210.00–229.00	2,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	207.94/cwt	196.00–227.00	3,277	19
Bulls	—	—	1,235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,347	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	958	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	963	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,477	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,854.69/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,855	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	258.79/cwt	202.50–299.00	2,601	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,689.66/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,690	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,118	2,730.87/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	3,501.17/head	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,501	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,919.62/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	2,920	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	873	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,746	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,964	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	244.96/cwt	202.00–265.00	2,636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	457.91/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,134	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	612.11/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	405.05/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	469.21/cwt	450.00–482.00	2,018	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	553.58/cwt	545.00–595.00	2,021	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,059	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	379.61/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	521.63/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,243	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	698	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	421.37/cwt	404.00–447.00	2,431	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,804	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,973.11/head	3,900.00–4,100.00	3,973	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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