Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with a good supply of feeders, Including new crop calves, and several loads of yearlings in the offering. The extreme temps cooled off but the market was on fire with the upward trend in the futures this past week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was good with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.38/cwt on 127 head, up $13.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −65.69 against this barn's trailing median of $467.07.

Average price

$401.38

▲ 13.97 vs prior sale

127 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$68.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.70

vs MO average

+1.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	418.85	2,322	63
Medium and Large 1-2	563	387.08	2,178	59
Medium and Large 2	541	350.00	1,894	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.85/cwt here — about $428 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 $344.78, median $467.07 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 sale127 hd

401.38

—

MO average15 barns · 1,570 hd

415.08

−13.70

National average152 barns · 9,581 hd

399.46

+1.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.07

−65.69

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	1,718	179.20	3,079	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	140.13	2,027	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	132.03	1,569	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	121.91	1,253	26

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)	900	$3,016	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,475	$2,667	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,627	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,278	$2,625	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$2,358	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	754	$3,017	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,326	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,408	$3,442	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,540	$4,360	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,562	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,016.25/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	414.28/cwt	411.00–415.50	1,972	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	361.86/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,092	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	322.99/cwt	310.00–326.00	2,539	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	411.46/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,185	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	366.47/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,744	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,092	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,011	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	441.85/cwt	431.00–457.00	1,935	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	389.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,699	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	422.19/cwt	419.00–423.00	1,419	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,759	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	375.55/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,159	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	302	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	326.31/cwt	325.50–329.00	2,108	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,409	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,590	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	375	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,099	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	602	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	341.71/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,825	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	428.68/cwt	412.00–437.00	2,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	338.69/cwt	338.50–341.00	1,890	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	610	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	373.23/cwt	371.00–377.00	2,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	659	358.93/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,365	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	322.82/cwt	316.50–331.00	2,205	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	364	489.83/cwt	486.00–502.00	1,783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	554	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	471	371.44/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	373	426.13/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,589	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	1,885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	374.22/cwt	360.00–389.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	377.14/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	236	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,074	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	561	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	433	456.67/cwt	442.00–460.00	1,977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	326.25/cwt	321.00–333.00	1,827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	314.25/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,599	7
Bulls	—	—	1,742	187.10/cwt	175.00–197.00	3,259	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	135.74/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,917	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	148.91/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,257	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	133.40/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,578	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	161.44/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,686	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	4,360.00/head	4,200.00–4,400.00	4,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	116.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	123.32/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,328	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	108.46/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,108	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	151.66/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	671	322.40/cwt	316.50–325.50	2,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	330.06/cwt	329.00–336.50	2,713	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.98/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	404.83/cwt	402.00–411.00	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	319	492.05/cwt	485.00–499.00	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	287	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	484.46/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,025	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	662	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	447.80/cwt	440.00–463.00	2,114	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	324.23/cwt	321.00–328.00	2,805	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	369.39/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	331.87/cwt	330.75–335.50	2,632	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	414.99/cwt	408.00–422.00	1,714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	347.62/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,489	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	307.36/cwt	307.00–308.00	2,779	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	470.97/cwt	458.00–497.00	2,025	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,265	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	404.09/cwt	390.00–437.00	2,328	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,875	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	2,357.71/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,358	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,562.14/head	2,550.00–2,575.00	2,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,152	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,729	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	3,016.87/head	2,350.00–3,400.00	3,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,626.95/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	3,442.37/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	516	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,739	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	284	489.55/cwt	474.00–510.00	1,390	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,224	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,667.37/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,530	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,326.17/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	392.21/cwt	385.00–396.00	1,812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	755	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,339	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	671	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,407	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	637	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	351.13/cwt	338.00–356.00	2,149	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	447.43/cwt	427.00–465.00	2,139	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	509	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	395.04/cwt	389.00–401.00	1,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	392.82/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,373	29

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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