Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Four State Stockyards will be closed next Tuesday, November 25th for the Thanksgiving holiday!

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $409.02/cwt on 260 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −58.31 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$409.02

260 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$67.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.73

vs MO average

−1.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	423.03	2,322	165
Medium and Large 1-2	523	398.66	2,085	64
Medium and Large 2	561	355.81	1,996	31

One grade step is worth $67.22/cwt here — about $326 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 sale260 hd

409.02

—

MO average18 barns · 3,188 hd

392.28

+16.73

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−1.06

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−58.31

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	—	High	1,630	172.14	2,806	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	157.90	2,248	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	147.20	1,754	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	126.50	1,282	20

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)	1,173	$2,656	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$2,361	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,231	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,001	$2,089	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	964	$3,498	28
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$3,300	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,422	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$2,225	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,875	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 2	450–500	481	332.05/cwt	318.00–337.00	1,597	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	379.29/cwt	364.00–392.00	1,840	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	360.65/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	413.53/cwt	402.00–423.00	1,567	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	446.10/cwt	429.00–465.00	1,851	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	417.26/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,449	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	344.42/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,812	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	370.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,531	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	359.44/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	370.40/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,400	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	401.96/cwt	384.00–429.00	1,708	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	376.53/cwt	360.00–386.00	1,958	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	404.11/cwt	387.00–418.00	1,936	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	401.85/cwt	383.00–421.00	2,471	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	346.31/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,309	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	386.25/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,498	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	357.39/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,051	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	428.50/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,337	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	335.24/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,924	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	336.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	431.88/cwt	414.00–446.00	2,086	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	354.65/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,022	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	377.54/cwt	362.00–381.00	2,352	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	387.95/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	443.13/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,715	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	338.48/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,424	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	400.19/cwt	397.00–409.00	2,069	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	414.42/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,749	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	357.00/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,392	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	358.02/cwt	341.00–385.00	1,715	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	476.75/cwt	467.00–485.00	1,569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	448.03/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	419.87/cwt	410.00–432.00	1,616	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	535.85/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,516	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	345.62/cwt	319.00–364.00	1,479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	427.39/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,222	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	419.85/cwt	401.00–430.00	1,986	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	408.59/cwt	405.00–412.00	2,112	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	423.29/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	384	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	153.96/cwt	149.50–159.00	2,160	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	147.44/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,735	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,139	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	162.61/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,333	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	128.02/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,591	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	157.19/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,973	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	135.85/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,398	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	112.48/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,114	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	184.80/cwt	174.00–197.00	3,143	11
Bulls	—	—	1,529	153.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,345	9
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,225.42/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,225	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,231.21/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,231	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	228.07/cwt	227.00–235.00	2,062	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,863	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,422.15/head	2,125.00–2,800.00	2,422	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	3,576.96/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,577	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	2,089.02/head	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,089	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,360.89/head	1,900.00–2,575.00	2,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	326.77/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	352.10/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,644	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	889	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	321.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,699	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	347.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,303	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	797	290.97/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,319	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	316.49/cwt	301.00–328.00	2,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	360.31/cwt	348.00–373.00	2,050	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	315.80/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,791	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	903	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	388.35/cwt	386.00–391.00	1,821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	358.66/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,919	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	274.91/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	348.53/cwt	310.00–366.00	2,147	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,655.59/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,656	15

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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