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Four State Stockyards

Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Fri, Dec 12
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
← Dec 9Dec 12Dec 16 →
Receipts
951 head
▲ 886 vs last sale 65▲ 951 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A large crowd filled the seats as this was customer appreciation night for the Special Replacement Cow sale with a good selection of spring calving cows, bred heifers, and cow calf pairs. Highlights of the sale were 40 Fancy Black bred heifers and 2 complete herd dispersals. Several other consignments of nice big cows were in the offering. Buyers showed good demand for replacements to take back to the farm.

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,32634
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$3,184147
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$2,9003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,83431
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,213$2,70197
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,6206
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,321$2,28744
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,057$2,05417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,217$2,00912
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$1,95114
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,7503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,001$3,70034
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)968$3,39444
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)928$3,2508
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)964$2,9094thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,749$4,6618
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,081$3,0775
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,505$2,7694thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$4,4003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$4,2138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$3,82448
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$3,69250
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,3756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,110$3,21332
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,242$2,96712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,130$2,8405
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)917$3,5836
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2422,966.67/head2,950.00–3,150.002,96712
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3382,650.58/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6517
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2133,777.14/head3,150.00–4,475.003,77735
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2073,886.84/head3,700.00–4,000.003,88719
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1022,892.86/head2,350.00–3,200.002,89314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3504,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9004,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1504,325.00/head4,300.00–4,350.004,3252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0383,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9173,583.33/head3,000.00–3,700.003,5836
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9673,133.33/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2504,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0973,853.33/head3,400.00–4,250.003,85315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1173,461.11/head3,000.00–3,600.003,46118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1502,800.00/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3003,528.57/head3,200.00–3,700.003,5297
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,3503,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3252,975.00/head2,550.00–3,400.002,9752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1872,022.75/head1,850.00–2,100.002,0236
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9642,909.02/head2,700.00–3,350.002,9094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0842,833.68/head1,900.00–2,900.002,83431
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8593,067.70/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0686
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—7602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8881,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0013,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,70034
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0813,077.32/head2,200.00–3,500.003,0775
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9283,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0572,053.99/head1,800.00–2,300.002,05417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1603,168.60/head2,600.00–3,500.003,169104
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9683,393.98/head2,700.00–3,700.003,39444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1143,308.52/head3,000.00–3,550.003,30921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2032,705.17/head2,150.00–3,025.002,70590
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2672,163.92/head1,975.00–2,250.002,16419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5052,768.52/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2172,008.55/head1,800.00–2,200.002,00912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,7494,660.97/head3,600.00–5,600.004,6618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1852,620.49/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6206
Bred CowsMedium 2—9701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3843,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6007
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3162,003.65/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0046
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3803,219.75/head2,600.00–3,500.003,22043
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth—1,3622,381.14/head2,200.00–2,550.002,38125

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