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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Oct 27

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

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Feeder Cattle receipts

867 head

▲ 867 vs last sale 0▼ 100 vs year ago 967 · −10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 254 vs last sale 0▲ 65 vs year ago 189 · +34.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 231 vs last sale 306▲ 61 vs year ago 14 · +435.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers up to 500lbs selling steady to 10.00 higher, 550 weight and up,sold sold steady to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and up were selling 5.00 to 15.00 higher, Slaughter cows trending lower this week 2.00 to 4.00 with the slaughter bulls selling mostly steady. It was another warm and dry fall day in southwest Missouri, the overall supply was moderate on the feeders and a good supply of slaughter and replacement cows were in town. Demand was good to very good!

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.94/cwt on 133 head, up $11.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.80 against this barn's trailing median of $449.75.

Average price

$387.94

▲ 11.02 vs prior sale

133 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$235.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.89

vs MO average

−47.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	415.67	2,339	66
Medium and Large 1-2	555	378.59	2,100	55
Medium and Large 2	541	348.57	1,887	7thin
Large 3	598	180.00	1,076	5thin

One grade step is worth $235.67/cwt here — about $1,262 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale133 hd

387.94

—

MO average18 barns · 2,454 hd

409.84

−21.89

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−47.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.75

−61.80

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.89, low $344.78, median $449.75 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,823	181.23	3,304	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	127.43	1,823	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	120.89	1,491	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	93.85	922	72

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)	1,284	$2,972	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,728	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$2,692	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	969	$2,490	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,204	$2,275	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$3,738	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,356	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,116	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	983	$2,007	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,874	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,426	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,598	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	524.32/cwt	522.00–530.00	1,709	10
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	383	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,662	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	471.61/cwt	452.00–477.00	1,863	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	424.45/cwt	422.00–427.00	1,774	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	503.26/cwt	480.00–511.00	2,219	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	454.50/cwt	452.00–457.00	2,136	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	421.56/cwt	414.00–441.00	2,167	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,117	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	389.27/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,075	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,867	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,914	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	368.96/cwt	358.00–391.00	2,103	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	412.72/cwt	397.00–427.00	2,423	44
Steers	550–600	Large 3	598	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,076	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,052	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	360.24/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,266	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,428	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	381.62/cwt	378.00–387.00	2,500	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	353.93/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,396	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	348.35/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,505	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,834	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,817	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,845	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,431	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,730	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	406.14/cwt	380.00–427.00	1,470	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	406.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,662	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	409.02/cwt	407.00–411.00	1,710	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	389.72/cwt	367.00–402.00	1,652	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	456	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,646	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	346.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,616	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	363.04/cwt	352.00–377.00	1,703	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	370.97/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,922	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	348.33/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,884	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	548	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,759	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	348.35/cwt	341.00–353.00	1,968	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	368.73/cwt	359.00–384.00	2,098	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	581	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,987	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,102	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	340.16/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,085	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	356.33/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,188	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	327.92/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,161	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,318	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,143	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	326.05/cwt	313.00–330.00	2,305	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,414	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,526	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,414	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,492	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	436.15/cwt	422.00–442.00	1,697	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,776	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	434.33/cwt	390.00–456.00	2,020	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,038	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	369.59/cwt	361.00–387.00	2,062	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	356.87/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,227	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,201	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,369	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	283.82/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,200	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,774	181.38/cwt	172.00–198.00	3,218	15
Bulls	—	—	1,868	168.76/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,152	2
Bulls	—	—	2,465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	5,029	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	87.82/cwt	70.00–109.00	855	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	114.95/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,164	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,691	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	125.46/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,544	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	104.38/cwt	86.00–113.00	1,296	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	140.84/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,972	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	127.84/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,824	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	2,490.32/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,490	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	2,691.68/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,692	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,728.49/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	2,274.97/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,275	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	2,972.24/head	2,400.00–3,650.00	2,972	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,874.00/head	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,874	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	2,006.62/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,007	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,877	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,115.56/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,116	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	156.04/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,915	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	3,280.00/head	2,000.00–3,600.00	3,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,356	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	3

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Tue Oct 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 0Year ago 967

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 0Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 306Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	575.00	575.00
3	250–300	288	555.00	555.00
14	350–400	395	452.00–477.00	471.61
10	400–450	418	422.00–427.00	424.45
6	450–500	470	452.00–457.00	454.50
14	500–550	533	370.00–400.00	389.27
34	550–600	570	358.00–391.00	368.96
34	600–650	629	350.00–367.00	360.24
15	650–700	677	353.00–355.00	353.93
23	700–750	719	340.00–353.00	348.35
2	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
62	800–850	841	335.00	335.00
3	850–900	862	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	522.00–530.00	524.32
20	400–450	441	480.00–511.00	503.26
22	500–550	514	414.00–441.00	421.56
44	550–600	587	397.00–427.00	412.72
22	600–650	644	377.00	377.00
10	650–700	655	378.00–387.00	381.62
13	700–750	736	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	349.00	349.00
3	550–600	550	348.00	348.00
3	600–650	620	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	434.00	434.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	430.00	430.00
7	350–400	389	422.00–442.00	436.15
3	400–450	428	415.00	415.00
13	450–500	465	390.00–456.00	434.33
6	500–550	512	398.00	398.00
6	550–600	558	361.00–387.00	369.59
18	600–650	624	340.00–361.00	356.87
7	650–700	673	327.00	327.00
3	700–750	718	330.00	330.00
5	750–800	775	275.00–290.00	283.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	490.00	490.00
10	400–450	418	407.00–411.00	409.02
11	500–550	518	366.00–380.00	370.97
24	550–600	569	359.00–384.00	368.73
24	600–650	614	350.00–375.00	356.33
10	650–700	672	345.00	345.00
9	700–750	711	339.50	339.50
7	750–800	754	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	409	405.00–410.00	406.47
6	600–650	604	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	581	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
10	450–500	467	340.00–350.00	346.00
2	700–750	705	304.00	304.00
2	900–950	925	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	450.00	450.00
9	350–400	362	380.00–427.00	406.14
7	400–450	424	367.00–402.00	389.72
49	450–500	469	352.00–377.00	363.04
9	500–550	541	345.00–350.00	348.33
18	550–600	565	341.00–353.00	348.35
17	600–650	613	330.00–346.00	340.16
15	650–700	659	322.00–335.00	327.92
13	700–750	707	313.00–330.00	326.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	361.00	361.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	969	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,490.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,204	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,274.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,284	2,400.00–3,650.00	2,972.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,022	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,691.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	173.00	173.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,195	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,115.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,006.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	875	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,874.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,227	154.00–159.00	156.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,356	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,285	2,000.00–3,600.00	3,280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,242	86.00–113.00	104.38
54	—	1,231	115.00–135.00	125.46
2	—	1,225	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,427	115.00–136.00	127.84
2	—	1,400	138.00–144.00	140.84
2	—	1,493	110.00–111.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,013	110.00–127.00	114.95
56	—	974	70.00–109.00	87.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,465	204.00	204.00
15	—	1,774	172.00–198.00	181.38
2	—	1,868	165.00–171.00	168.76

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.