Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, yearlings 650lbs and up sold 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Todays sale was a special feeder and yearling sale with a large offering of good quality weaned cattle with very good demand. 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 $397.45/cwt on 232 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.87 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$397.45

232 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$78.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs MO average

−27.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	418.41	2,253	141
Medium and Large 1-2	572	369.98	2,117	69
Medium and Large 2	581	354.59	2,061	14thin
Large 2	548	340.00	1,863	8thin

One grade step is worth $78.41/cwt here — about $390 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 $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 sale232 hd

397.45

—

MO average20 barns · 3,288 hd

392.45

+5.00

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−27.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−69.87

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	1,483	180.47	2,676	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	156.74	2,285	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	146.61	1,806	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	979	133.63	1,309	44

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,335	$2,721	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$2,450	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	841	$2,090	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	881	$1,975	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	884	$1,975	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,917	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,569	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	152.81/cwt	148.00–157.50	2,179	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	146.76/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,824	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	130.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	160.46/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	188.93/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,023	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	139.14/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,408	22
Bulls	—	—	1,194	160.34/cwt	151.00–173.00	1,914	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	116.89/cwt	111.00–130.00	1,153	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,443	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	162.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,449	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	206.63/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,854	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,452	2,890.76/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,891	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,569.24/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,569	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,466.70/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,467	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	1,764.71/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,765	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,936.18/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,936	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,897	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,917.40/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,917	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	818	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	377.07/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,784	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	354.20/cwt	352.00–356.00	2,086	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	471	368.21/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,734	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	344.52/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	355	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,930	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	397.45/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	396.39/cwt	389.00–415.00	1,891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	384.76/cwt	383.00–399.00	2,397	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	330.31/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,540	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	316.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,629	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	402.92/cwt	365.00–408.00	2,639	76
Steers	Large 2	600–650	628	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,953	4
Steers	Large 2	500–550	548	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	334.95/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,793	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	341.73/cwt	332.00–352.00	2,484	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	487.58/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	441.51/cwt	438.00–445.00	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	349.30/cwt	320.00–378.00	2,351	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	353.75/cwt	344.00–378.00	2,186	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	461.26/cwt	452.00–470.00	1,771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	442.31/cwt	432.00–452.00	2,083	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	316.79/cwt	316.00–317.00	2,772	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	455.47/cwt	439.00–475.00	1,949	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	475.46/cwt	465.00–488.00	2,206	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	427.66/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,775	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	593	356.67/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,115	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	553	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	364.37/cwt	357.00–385.00	2,642	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	445.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	515	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	354.09/cwt	345.50–364.00	2,181	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	450–500	473	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,994	9
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	714	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	417.40/cwt	402.50–440.00	1,586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	394.04/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,880	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	514	427.03/cwt	403.00–445.00	2,195	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	690	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	383.46/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,860	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	373.51/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	700–750	716	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,944	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,808	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,730	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	622	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	334.08/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,941	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	356.05/cwt	351.00–374.00	1,908	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	699	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,139	6
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	571	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	333.27/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,426	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	328.90/cwt	324.50–340.00	1,562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,095	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	388.93/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,077	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	376.25/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	316.56/cwt	305.50–322.50	2,441	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	311.77/cwt	309.50–320.00	2,126	84
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	788	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	391.13/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,881	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	561	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	318.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,839	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	306.25/cwt	306.25–306.25	2,269	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	320.58/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,207	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	371.04/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,133	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	500–550	538	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350–400	376	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	363.55/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,571	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	427.11/cwt	402.00–444.00	2,217	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	406.42/cwt	397.00–424.00	2,308	49
Steers	Large 2	400–450	429	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	349.25/cwt	336.00–374.00	1,641	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,257	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	537	326.06/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Unweaned	450–500	482	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	576	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	1,875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	348.88/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	334.91/cwt	332.00–351.00	1,969	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	300.89/cwt	300.50–304.00	2,455	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	600–650	604	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	404	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	327	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	340.29/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	335.74/cwt	331.00–337.25	1,773	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	320.98/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,993	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,186	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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