Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Supply was light on a moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.62/cwt on 64 head, up $6.97 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −101.70 against this barn's trailing median of $467.32.

Average price

$365.62

▲ 6.97 vs prior sale

64 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$44.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.30

vs MO average

−24.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	385.00	2,137	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	372.92	2,017	40
Medium and Large 2	561	340.46	1,910	17thin

One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $227 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

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 sale64 hd

365.62

—

MO average5 barns · 174 hd

381.92

−16.30

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−24.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

467.32

−101.70

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	1,524	184.56	2,813	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	145.73	2,193	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	136.86	1,676	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	120.31	1,173	10

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)	1,590	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,010	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,526	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	413	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	368	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	492	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	469	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	327.63/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	349.44/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	303.64/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,017	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	266.20/cwt	245.00–277.50	2,356	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	450–500	485	379.24/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,839	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	181.15/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,779	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,526.40/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	141.18/cwt	131.00–158.00	1,768	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	123.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,415	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	145.73/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,193	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	131.93/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,359	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	109.39/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	426.84/cwt	423.00–435.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	227	632.65/cwt	605.00–645.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	424.37/cwt	412.00–450.00	1,672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	395.80/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	453.08/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,003	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	331.07/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	306.27/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	302.41/cwt	291.00–308.00	2,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	451.74/cwt	442.00–482.00	1,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	437.01/cwt	432.00–442.00	1,840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	344.28/cwt	343.00–347.00	1,980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	367.90/cwt	366.00–372.00	1,979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,157	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	409.17/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	386.44/cwt	376.00–394.00	1,411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	337.34/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	324.06/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,058	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	363	468.51/cwt	462.00–472.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	405.56/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	331.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,242	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	402	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	352.75/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	338.24/cwt	333.00–339.00	2,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	384	434.93/cwt	419.00–440.00	1,670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	513	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	378.18/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,001	27

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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