Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold from 7.00 lower to 5.00 higher, in spots, Yearling cattle sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with several groups in the offering. Conditions in the local area remain dry and with several cattle coming off to be sold as the grass has become scarce for many cattlemen. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was moderate to good with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.46/cwt on 174 head, down $12.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.34 against this barn's trailing median of $466.81.

Average price

$388.46

▼ 12.92 vs prior sale

174 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$63.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.75

vs MO average

−8.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	412.98	2,210	60
Medium and Large 1-2	558	378.07	2,109	103
Large 1-2	544	355.00	1,931	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	349.50	1,919	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.48/cwt here — about $292 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.11, low $344.78, median $466.81 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 sale174 hd

388.46

—

MO average19 barns · 2,493 hd

399.21

−10.75

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

−8.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

466.81

−78.34

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	1,765	181.26	3,200	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	133.83	1,947	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	131.86	1,577	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	110.83	1,110	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)	1,133	$3,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,193	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$3,011	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,611	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$2,462	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	945	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$3,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$2,323	18

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	331.83/cwt	322.00–344.00	1,921	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	400.45/cwt	382.00–420.00	1,942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	384.49/cwt	374.00–400.00	2,061	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	360.13/cwt	328.00–373.00	2,240	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	443.53/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	611	340.48/cwt	326.00–347.50	2,080	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	309	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	372	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	619	331.09/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	418	386.10/cwt	380.00–391.00	1,614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	415.73/cwt	382.00–457.00	1,962	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	417	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	586	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,142	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	360.52/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	661	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	410	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	469	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	393	427.62/cwt	422.00–452.00	1,681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	396.77/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	494	353.41/cwt	345.00–371.00	1,746	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	326.45/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,190	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	508	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	374.43/cwt	369.00–380.00	1,565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	349.13/cwt	343.00–351.00	1,767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	443	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	468	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	329.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,890	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	344.89/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,642	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,551	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	3,010.53/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,011	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	304.74/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,716	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	450–500	464	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	417	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,585	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	163.61/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,918	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	686	329.30/cwt	315.00–335.50	2,259	10
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,224	3
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	761	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,473	6
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	544	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	457	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	566	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,800	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	82.72/cwt	80.00–85.00	769	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	133.88/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,949	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,802	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	191.08/cwt	178.00–206.00	3,409	9
Bulls	—	—	1,732	166.86/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,890	8
Bulls	—	—	1,865	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,879	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	144.36/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	133.47/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,606	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	107.56/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,079	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	148.35/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	121.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,227	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	461.51/cwt	456.00–472.00	2,146	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,461.67/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,462	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,192.55/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,193	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,611.05/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,611	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	2,323.38/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,323	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	341.33/cwt	337.00–344.00	2,621	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	454.43/cwt	427.00–485.00	2,163	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	365.26/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	408.03/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,710	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	454.83/cwt	442.00–462.00	1,928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	413.08/cwt	400.00–418.00	1,880	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	356.11/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,582	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	332.47/cwt	329.00–341.00	2,204	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	324.15/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,794	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	602	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	1,984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	462.03/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	414.90/cwt	402.00–421.00	2,203	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	949	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	377.33/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,381	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	325.77/cwt	321.00–339.00	2,075	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	332.52/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,733	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	610	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	380.99/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,669	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	412.90/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	346.26/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	379.90/cwt	370.00–402.00	2,006	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	351.46/cwt	351.00–352.00	1,996	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	646	347.26/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,243	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	361.25/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,720	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	377.62/cwt	363.00–381.00	2,145	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	439.61/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	339.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,773	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	344.45/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,335	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	519	364.73/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,893	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,485	14

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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