Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher, with a few spots higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.32/cwt on 157 head, up $10.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.01 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$467.32

▲ 10.94 vs prior sale

157 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$91.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs MO average

+1.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	482.79	2,632	123
Medium and Large 1-2	551	414.86	2,287	29
Medium and Large 2	578	391.00	2,260	5thin

One grade step is worth $91.79/cwt here — about $372 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 sale157 hd

467.32

—

MO average20 barns · 4,768 hd

459.35

+7.97

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+1.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−0.01

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	1,632	182.02	2,970	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	158.80	2,408	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	149.70	1,830	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	109.17	1,082	12

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)	1,045	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,304	$2,647	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,606	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,419	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$3,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$3,044	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,900	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	550–600	588	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,234	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	343.91/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,335	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	397.37/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,305	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	359.47/cwt	354.00–364.00	2,419	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	454.99/cwt	442.00–475.00	1,734	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	344.12/cwt	331.00–345.00	2,774	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	606.38/cwt	572.00–627.00	2,238	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	341.90/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,981	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	356.04/cwt	353.00–362.00	2,752	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	462.95/cwt	453.00–470.00	2,218	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	451.14/cwt	434.00–492.00	2,648	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	500.51/cwt	468.00–530.00	2,623	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,322	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	319.87/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,927	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	427.21/cwt	387.00–458.00	2,268	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	402.03/cwt	398.00–410.00	2,633	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	615.90/cwt	585.00–647.00	2,069	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	396.97/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,469	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	342.81/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,646	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,902	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	494.51/cwt	480.00–519.00	2,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	428.57/cwt	412.00–457.00	2,696	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	471.59/cwt	437.00–492.00	1,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	381.53/cwt	354.00–389.00	2,594	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	522.79/cwt	486.00–565.00	2,473	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	293	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	549.27/cwt	545.00–552.00	2,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	554.48/cwt	532.00–579.00	2,401	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	373.53/cwt	360.00–392.00	2,312	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	414.73/cwt	413.00–417.00	2,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,361	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	133.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	402.32/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	380.91/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,803	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	567.00/cwt	567.00–567.00	1,950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	405.56/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,979	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	162.19/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,914	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	104.99/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,039	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	163.38/cwt	162.00–165.50	2,666	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	156.25/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,269	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	149.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,844	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	127.52/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	168.74/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	185.81/cwt	174.00–201.00	3,025	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	248.50/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,634	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,704	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	3,044.12/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,044	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,647.04/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,647	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,605.64/head	2,175.00–3,050.00	2,606	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,419.45/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,419	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	359.75/cwt	352.00–372.00	2,248	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	433.77/cwt	417.00–442.00	2,264	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	379.75/cwt	372.00–387.00	2,351	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	344.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	342.77/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	512.06/cwt	482.00–542.00	1,864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	355.26/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,029	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	489.37/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,031	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	303.55/cwt	302.00–308.00	2,529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	312.19/cwt	300.00–333.00	2,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	399.29/cwt	392.00–414.00	2,336	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	435.13/cwt	421.00–450.00	2,041	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	453.01/cwt	450.00–457.00	1,934	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,196	9
Heifers	Large 3	800–850	831	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,127	4

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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