Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 lower with Feeder heifers selling steady to 10.00 higher. There was a moderate supply with good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.31/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.02 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$422.31

87 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$44.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs MO average

−35.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	433.27	2,346	56
Medium and Large 1-2	577	403.96	2,332	28
Medium and Large 2	543	389.00	2,112	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.27/cwt here — about $234 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.11, low $425.12, median $467.33 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 sale87 hd

422.31

—

MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

−6.38

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−35.83

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−45.02

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	—	Low	1,696	181.68	3,080	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	160.35	2,302	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	151.71	1,767	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	128.05	1,309	37

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)	1,216	$2,967	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	500–550	528	398.22/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,103	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	561.38/cwt	542.00–595.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	462.66/cwt	440.00–492.00	2,198	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	423.05/cwt	410.00–439.00	1,785	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	430.82/cwt	400.00–449.00	2,094	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	394.74/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,305	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	418.82/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	377.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	415.87/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	503.50/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,883	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	430.25/cwt	412.00–440.00	2,026	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	356.52/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	402.90/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	440.42/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	418.80/cwt	404.50–426.50	2,597	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	441.47/cwt	427.00–458.00	2,296	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	370.82/cwt	366.00–375.00	2,737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	492.94/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,080	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	649.07/cwt	635.00–700.00	1,512	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	374.80/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,515	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	411.80/cwt	411.00–413.00	2,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	422.34/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,407	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	576.05/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,809	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	390.97/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,365	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	402.25/cwt	391.00–410.00	2,353	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	377.69/cwt	321.00–430.00	2,002	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	532.12/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,355	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	393.04/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,276	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	436.14/cwt	425.00–448.00	2,089	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	374.50/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,299	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	117.37/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,160	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	135.34/cwt	110.00–152.00	1,414	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	156.87/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,336	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	164.33/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,258	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	162.43/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,917	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	151.79/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,759	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	124.14/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	166.75/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,856	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	190.63/cwt	180.00–202.00	3,212	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	172.65/cwt	166.00–210.00	1,706	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	258.06/cwt	221.00–295.00	2,637	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,966.91/head	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,967	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	351.83/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	452.62/cwt	432.50–477.00	1,652	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	498.77/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,551	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	493.58/cwt	472.00–520.00	2,068	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	360.71/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	321.50/cwt	321.00–322.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	340.30/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	340.76/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	343.33/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	377.37/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,766	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	333.68/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	370.26/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,133	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	373.55/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,909	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	445.03/cwt	437.00–457.00	1,526	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	386.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,650	28

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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