Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeders steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher with some spots sharply higher mainly on the heifer classes. The market was very active with a good supply of weaned and vaccinated calves, with demand being very good. Slaughter cows were trading mostly steady, high yielding bulls sold steady to as much as 10.00 higher from the previous sale. A dispersal of younger spring calving cows were in the offering today along with several other bred cows and cow/calf pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $409.46/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.87 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$409.46

155 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$124.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs MO average

−19.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	429.20	2,347	87
Medium and Large 1-2	561	396.49	2,225	47
Medium and Large 2	539	365.33	1,969	18thin
Medium and Large 3	597	305.00	1,821	3thin

One grade step is worth $124.20/cwt here — about $526 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale155 hd

409.46

—

MO average11 barns · 2,430 hd

406.35

+3.11

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−19.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−57.87

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	—	High	1,696	193.55	3,282	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	154.14	2,255	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	146.55	1,793	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	126.24	1,330	26

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,089	$3,575	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,796	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$2,592	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,650	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,550	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	483	338.50/cwt	327.00–346.00	1,635	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	303	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	403.46/cwt	386.00–421.00	2,441	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,273	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	329.50/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	481	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,333	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	459	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	417.08/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	639	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	309.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	445.75/cwt	431.00–477.00	2,131	68
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	597	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	457.73/cwt	446.00–483.00	1,987	26
Steers	Medium and Large 4	700–750	742	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,373	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	427.94/cwt	425.00–432.00	1,840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	341.60/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,282	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	425.22/cwt	415.00–433.00	1,675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	365.33/cwt	363.00–377.00	1,969	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	360.14/cwt	359.00–361.00	2,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	397.80/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,279	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	416.79/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,463	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	391.62/cwt	387.00–398.00	2,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	342.59/cwt	338.50–348.00	2,347	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	411.55/cwt	411.00–412.00	1,951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	377.65/cwt	364.00–394.00	2,526	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	483.97/cwt	467.50–512.00	1,573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	434.79/cwt	417.00–444.00	2,291	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	453.61/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	844	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	322.02/cwt	301.00–334.00	2,290	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,604	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	160.81/cwt	159.00–164.50	2,539	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	133.07/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,734	2
Bulls	—	—	2,098	219.04/cwt	218.00–220.00	4,595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	153.52/cwt	149.50–158.50	2,178	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	117.05/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,241	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	130.33/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,370	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	146.29/cwt	139.00–158.00	1,788	31
Bulls	—	—	1,653	192.31/cwt	178.00–208.00	3,179	14
Bulls	—	—	1,490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,384	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,400	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	210.95/cwt	189.00–232.00	2,181	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,591.60/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,592	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,691.99/head	2,525.00–2,750.00	2,692	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,452	2,867.96/head	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,868	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	373.65/cwt	372.00–378.00	2,104	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	391.40/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,059	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	723	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	559	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	382.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,201	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	403.90/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,914	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	320.40/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	343.87/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,108	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	328.01/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	376.15/cwt	371.00–379.00	1,772	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	411.21/cwt	399.00–420.00	1,776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	390.44/cwt	382.00–405.00	1,816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,467	2

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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