Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous sale reported, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Supply was light, demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was a good run of replacements with two herd dispersals in the offering. The market somewhat did recover after last week's extreme heat, and the border opening news which caused the future markets to be lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.32/cwt on 52 head, down $9.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −35.01 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$432.32

▼ 9.20 vs prior sale

52 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$21.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

vs MO average

+18.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	434.42	2,390	47
Medium and Large 1-2	553	412.60	2,282	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.82/cwt here — about $109 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 sale52 hd

432.32

—

MO average11 barns · 972 hd

436.46

−4.14

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+18.08

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−35.01

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	1,628	223.49	3,638	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	176.06	2,495	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	173.83	2,126	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	141.17	1,300	23

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)	1,296	$3,832	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,086	$3,477	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,220	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,329	$3,205	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$3,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,176	$4,417	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,183	$3,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$3,100	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$3,300	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,165	253.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	2,953	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	220.29/cwt	210.00–231.00	3,875	7
Bulls	—	—	1,558	199.00/cwt	193.00–202.00	3,100	3
Bulls	—	—	2,295	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	5,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	152.51/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,487	14
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	489.06/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,333	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	406.80/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	492.17/cwt	479.00–505.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	553.03/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	483.09/cwt	480.00–487.00	2,348	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	406.06/cwt	401.00–409.00	2,546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	399.39/cwt	398.00–404.00	2,632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	611.37/cwt	580.00–660.00	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	424.63/cwt	424.00–425.00	2,395	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	448.45/cwt	440.00–457.00	2,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	359.34/cwt	344.00–364.50	2,774	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	414.55/cwt	404.00–416.00	2,417	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	454.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,367	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	513.18/cwt	512.00–515.00	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	380.15/cwt	371.00–389.00	2,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	386.83/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	439.02/cwt	437.00–441.00	2,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	413.29/cwt	392.00–437.00	2,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	414.14/cwt	402.00–425.00	2,158	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	631	353.85/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,233	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	343.12/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,795	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,924.59/head	3,200.00–4,400.00	3,925	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,220.05/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,783	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	182.16/cwt	182.00–182.50	2,623	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	176.04/cwt	172.50–180.00	2,509	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,243	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	186.03/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,297	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	173.47/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,120	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	123.54/cwt	100.00–134.00	1,033	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,433.33/head	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	4,600.00/head	4,300.00–4,900.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	990	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,000	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,375	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,486	3,246.21/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,246	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,627	3,590.96/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,591	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	830	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,290	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	3,477.11/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,477	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,163.31/head	2,400.00–3,800.00	3,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	777	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	421	482.02/cwt	472.00–492.00	2,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	403.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,944	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	469	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	388.85/cwt	384.00–391.00	2,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	332.02/cwt	330.00–333.50	2,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	462.34/cwt	432.00–490.00	2,007	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	365.71/cwt	349.00–373.00	2,253	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	429.67/cwt	403.00–452.00	2,247	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	466.69/cwt	462.00–475.00	2,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	500.83/cwt	464.00–520.00	1,913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	389.01/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,128	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	602	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	383.19/cwt	374.00–387.00	2,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	328.36/cwt	322.00–341.00	2,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	378.91/cwt	376.00–384.00	2,183	11

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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