Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale recorded two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply lower with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower on a light supply in the offering. With the statements released by the President for more imported beef coming into the US, the cattle future markets have started the week off with big declines.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.78/cwt on 57 head, down $80.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.54 against this barn's trailing median of $467.32.

Average price

$344.78

▼ 80.34 vs prior sale

57 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$60.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.55

vs MO average

−26.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	380.00	2,117	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	368.02	1,978	26
Medium and Large 2	574	319.43	1,832	28

One grade step is worth $60.57/cwt here — about $284 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.11, low $344.78, median $467.32 across 33 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 sale57 hd

344.78

—

MO average13 barns · 850 hd

384.33

−39.55

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−26.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.32

−122.54

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	1,783	179.65	3,204	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	157.12	2,151	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	152.26	1,840	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	139.76	1,491	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$3,429	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,446	$3,264	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$2,750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,410	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,588	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,214	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$5,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,025	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,800	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$3,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	400–450	416	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	442.30/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,884	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	507.14/cwt	490.00–522.00	1,679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	460.37/cwt	457.00–465.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	648	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	364.68/cwt	334.00–530.00	2,071	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	359.02/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	420.38/cwt	415.00–426.00	1,728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	317.02/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	331.48/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	404.00/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	369.50/cwt	361.00–385.00	1,604	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	281.75/cwt	257.00–285.50	2,429	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	327.15/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,068	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	355.54/cwt	353.00–358.00	2,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	427.78/cwt	416.00–447.00	1,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	461.23/cwt	460.00–462.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	340.61/cwt	339.00–341.00	2,132	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,188	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,233	2,214.25/head	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	427.87/cwt	422.00–444.00	2,028	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,117	3
Bulls	—	—	1,716	186.50/cwt	186.00–187.00	3,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	171.70/cwt	159.00–179.00	3,164	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	144.72/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,547	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	157.12/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,151	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,775.00/head	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,403	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,446	3,264.02/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,264	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	151.63/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,835	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,037.80/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,038	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	930	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	890	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	321.33/cwt	305.00–344.00	1,893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	797	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,447	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	207.39/cwt	204.00–212.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,686.75/head	2,800.00–4,100.00	3,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	380.64/cwt	371.00–387.00	1,842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	316.43/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	598	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	378.43/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	426.98/cwt	423.00–429.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	453.15/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,717	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	396.34/cwt	391.00–407.00	1,895	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	371.10/cwt	368.00–376.00	1,922	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	332.36/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,459	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	346.65/cwt	346.50–347.00	2,312	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	364.94/cwt	350.00–379.50	2,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	401.62/cwt	382.00–420.00	1,920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	365.00/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,730	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	316.18/cwt	314.50–316.50	2,403	44

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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