Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 20.00 to 40.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.99/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −65.33 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$401.99

138 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$79.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.65

vs MO average

−27.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	420.25	2,257	94
Medium and Large 1-2	543	381.23	2,070	24
Medium and Large 2	577	341.09	1,967	20

One grade step is worth $79.16/cwt here — about $290 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.

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 sale138 hd

401.99

—

MO average18 barns · 2,558 hd

394.34

+7.65

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−27.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−65.33

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	1,762	185.36	3,265	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	164.02	2,507	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	153.91	1,880	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	117.35	1,113	31

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,640	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,128	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	450–500	472	379.11/cwt	373.00–380.00	1,789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	340.46/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,995	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	407.01/cwt	403.00–410.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	449.90/cwt	432.50–463.00	1,881	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	333.99/cwt	331.00–336.00	2,258	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	329.45/cwt	318.00–350.00	1,924	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	427.75/cwt	401.00–441.00	1,416	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	305.08/cwt	303.00–310.00	2,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	423.53/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	353.74/cwt	333.00–365.00	2,229	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	401.16/cwt	387.00–429.00	2,331	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	426.61/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,031	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	386.87/cwt	374.50–397.00	2,039	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	474.53/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	376.53/cwt	367.00–391.00	2,338	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	429.88/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	369.95/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,127	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	421.02/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	340.08/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,561	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	371.51/cwt	371.00–372.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	424.17/cwt	399.00–444.00	2,240	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	394.86/cwt	381.00–402.00	1,883	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	441.33/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	319.93/cwt	310.00–325.50	1,996	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	393.40/cwt	378.00–455.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	320.64/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,007	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	159.35/cwt	158.00–161.50	2,307	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	154.10/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,872	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	142.78/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,442	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	83.73/cwt	76.00–93.00	702	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	111.19/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,063	10
Bulls	—	—	1,717	173.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,974	5
Bulls	—	—	1,993	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	4,156	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	165.99/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,166	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	166.69/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,735	186.96/cwt	179.00–202.00	3,244	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,927	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	177.90/cwt	155.00–210.00	1,818	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	332.92/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,738	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	346.81/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,436	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	326.43/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,560	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	320.98/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,801	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	341.83/cwt	338.00–365.00	1,771	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	419.69/cwt	393.00–437.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	330.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,442	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	353.73/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	325.80/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,834	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	456.65/cwt	442.00–462.50	1,694	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	321.80/cwt	316.00–333.00	1,693	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,021	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.

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