Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply was light with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.21/cwt on 95 head, up $28.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +1.88 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$469.21

▲ 28.01 vs prior sale

95 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$48.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.68

vs MO average

+9.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	478.33	2,694	77
Medium and Large 1-2	564	430.19	2,428	18thin

One grade step is worth $48.14/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale95 hd

469.21

—

MO average7 barns · 1,587 hd

490.89

−21.68

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+9.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

+1.88

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	—	Average	1,740	223.63	3,891	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	185.78	2,582	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	177.84	2,145	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	150.58	1,498	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$4,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,419	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$3,287	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,790	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,134	$2,676	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	905	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$5,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$2,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,277	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	355.93/cwt	349.00–357.00	2,317	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	441.93/cwt	430.00–457.00	2,515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	456.95/cwt	455.00–464.00	2,669	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	387.52/cwt	382.00–394.00	2,992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	703.11/cwt	700.00–705.00	1,849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	453.47/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,923	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	327.97/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	432.48/cwt	426.00–439.00	2,893	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	498.88/cwt	497.00–500.00	2,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	461.52/cwt	459.00–465.00	2,248	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	358.27/cwt	352.00–369.00	2,565	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	350.59/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	536.19/cwt	515.00–547.00	2,751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	414.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,329	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	690.25/cwt	675.00–705.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	536.13/cwt	512.00–560.00	2,557	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	447.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,705	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,514	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	571.46/cwt	550.00–587.00	2,440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,530.15/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	454.93/cwt	439.00–473.00	2,334	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,574	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	130.64/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,156	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	162.54/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,725	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	193.89/cwt	189.50–206.00	2,794	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	178.97/cwt	175.50–183.00	2,368	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	177.15/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,154	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2Broken Mouth	—	850	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	3,376.22/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,376	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	188.03/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	223.63/cwt	219.00–227.00	3,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,675.78/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,676	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,276.67/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,059.70/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	857	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	389.28/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	345.99/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	496.47/cwt	495.00–497.00	2,383	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	442.95/cwt	431.00–460.00	2,379	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	398.86/cwt	386.00–405.00	2,309	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	396.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,107	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	417.01/cwt	414.00–423.00	2,673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	418.16/cwt	411.00–440.00	2,425	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	449.09/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	371.14/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	455.38/cwt	442.00–471.00	2,350	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,489	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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