Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Four States Stockyards will hold a special Wean Vac Yearling and Feeder sale Friday February 6th at 10:00 am

Compared to the previous sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher in some spots. The supply was light with a moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.34/cwt on 34 head, up $0.02 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

$467.34

▲ 0.02 vs prior sale

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$70.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.70

vs MO average

−15.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	477.69	2,617	29
Medium and Large 1-2	573	407.30	2,334	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.38/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd

467.34

—

MO average12 barns · 1,587 hd

482.03

−14.70

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−15.69

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	—	High	1,629	189.20	3,083	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	163.68	2,417	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	157.85	1,971	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	128.59	1,276	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)	985	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,848	5

Every lot, as filed

62 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	700–750	731	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	344.88/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,304	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	435.74/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,693	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,780	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	409.13/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	384.59/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,777	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	461.31/cwt	445.00–477.00	2,597	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	466.00/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	517.57/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	497.84/cwt	480.00–522.00	2,634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	365.45/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	612.65/cwt	585.00–630.00	2,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	568.84/cwt	560.00–605.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,035	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	160.12/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,267	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,004	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	155.89/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,963	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	131.73/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,357	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	169.92/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,690	4
Bulls	—	—	2,008	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	4,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,611	188.28/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,033	20
Bulls	—	—	1,240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	116.86/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,097	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	157.48/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,847.98/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	2,848	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	316.77/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	515.46/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	368.64/cwt	363.00–372.50	2,311	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	398.58/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	558.01/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	449.06/cwt	435.00–457.00	2,138	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	427.94/cwt	417.00–445.00	2,208	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1

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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