Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Four States Stockyards will hold a Special Replacement Cow Sale Friday evening December 12th at 5:00pm

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 50.00 higher, with the heavier weights selling 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Todays sale was a special yearling sale with several pot loads consigned. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.80/cwt on 416 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.53 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$427.80

416 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$685

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$110.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs MO average

−2.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	443.09	2,423	288
Medium and Large 1-2	548	407.40	2,233	79
Medium and Large 2	568	381.12	2,165	30
Large 2	595	370.00	2,202	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	333.00	1,738	8thin

One grade step is worth $110.09/cwt here — about $685 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 sale416 hd

427.80

—

MO average20 barns · 5,016 hd

422.47

+5.32

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−2.83

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−39.53

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	1,629	181.88	2,963	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	159.95	2,404	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	151.17	1,795	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	119.78	1,221	46

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)	1,233	$2,856	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,296	$2,610	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,588	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,425	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,349	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,321	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,338	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$2,985	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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 1-2	600–650	608	376.59/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,290	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	348.29/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,173	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.46/cwt	343.00–367.00	2,628	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	375.68/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,224	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	503.46/cwt	492.50–515.00	1,611	10
Steers	Large 2	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	406.06/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,701	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	425.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	626	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,679	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,470	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	605.38/cwt	595.00–622.00	1,725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	497.56/cwt	470.00–542.00	2,130	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	483.79/cwt	462.50–525.00	2,283	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	399.15/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	435.32/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,480	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	562	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	450.93/cwt	427.50–500.00	1,664	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	400.45/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,746	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	373.42/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,953	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	351.18/cwt	350.50–356.00	2,174	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	498.79/cwt	485.00–522.00	1,646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	394.32/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,027	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	451.75/cwt	428.00–481.00	1,870	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	444.37/cwt	410.00–462.00	2,129	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	382.54/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,521	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	324.94/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,577	109
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	510.61/cwt	502.00–537.50	1,450	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	448.15/cwt	405.00–485.00	1,716	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	538.63/cwt	495.00–570.00	1,971	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	456.75/cwt	440.00–467.50	1,950	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,010	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	315.38/cwt	310.50–315.75	2,920	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	355.81/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,391	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	404.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,183	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	435.27/cwt	426.00–475.00	2,276	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	320.73/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,755	11
Steers	Large 1	700–750	732	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	538.48/cwt	525.00–600.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	404.76/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,510	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	627	367.05/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	352.92/cwt	351.25–357.00	2,545	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	414.22/cwt	410.00–416.00	2,344	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	448.68/cwt	416.00–474.00	2,531	168
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	354.61/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,181	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	379.76/cwt	362.00–390.00	2,229	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	429.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,223	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	480.53/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,081	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	700	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,268	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	112.17/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,093	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	149.25/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,772	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	156.98/cwt	150.00–161.50	2,328	19
Bulls	—	—	1,460	158.70/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,317	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	134.61/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,420	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	84.48/cwt	80.00–95.00	854	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	168.00/cwt	164.50–176.00	2,616	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	161.60/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,865	11
Bulls	—	—	1,675	185.44/cwt	173.00–205.00	3,106	16
Bulls	—	—	1,722	209.28/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,604	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	209.23/cwt	200.00–211.00	2,214	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	2,609.52/head	2,325.00–2,675.00	2,610	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,855.78/head	2,800.00–2,925.00	2,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,587.73/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,588	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,348.81/head	2,200.00–2,625.00	2,349	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,825.00/head	2,475.00–3,000.00	2,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,337.50/head	3,200.00–3,475.00	3,338	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,321.16/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,321	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,168	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,225.00/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,400	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	323.51/cwt	306.00–361.00	2,203	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	299.37/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,467	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,408	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	323.11/cwt	310.50–330.50	2,129	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	424.41/cwt	400.00–447.50	2,029	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	308.59/cwt	305.00–309.50	2,247	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	316.60/cwt	305.00–328.00	2,029	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	329.19/cwt	329.00–329.50	2,038	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	797	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	398.13/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,899	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	802	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,095	23
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	628	307.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	338.10/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,812	16
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	783	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	449	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,392	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	697	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	336.80/cwt	329.00–349.00	1,923	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	676	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,298	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	326.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,878	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,864	5
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	550–600	587	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	850–900	893	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	371.93/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	609	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	456.78/cwt	432.00–485.00	2,142	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	416.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,043	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	782	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	603	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,942	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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