Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Four State Stockyards will hold a special replacement bred heifer/bred cow, cow/calf pairs and breeding bull sale this Friday evening February 20th, 5:00 pm

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. There was a good supply of yearlings and feeders with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.80/cwt on 217 head, up $19.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +31.48 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$498.80

▲ 19.77 vs prior sale

217 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$95.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.49

vs MO average

+11.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	515.53	2,800	142
Medium and Large 1-2	548	471.23	2,582	69
Medium and Large 2	593	420.00	2,491	6thin

One grade step is worth $95.53/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale217 hd

498.80

—

MO average18 barns · 3,127 hd

483.31

+15.49

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+11.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

+31.48

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	—	Average	1,744	197.76	3,448	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	168.57	2,395	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	155.62	1,873	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	133.13	1,343	24

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$3,878	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,672	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	901	$2,705	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	600–650	643	394.90/cwt	388.00–411.00	2,539	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	400.32/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,286	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	362.82/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	547.52/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,590	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,500	5
Steers	Large 2	600–650	634	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	473.72/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,226	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	391.56/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,858	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	454.33/cwt	443.00–470.00	2,585	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	411.66/cwt	394.00–425.00	2,585	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	405.32/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,744	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	509.75/cwt	490.00–572.00	1,723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	645.12/cwt	605.00–685.00	2,432	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	421.77/cwt	410.00–443.00	2,868	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	516.74/cwt	500.00–527.00	2,532	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	377.83/cwt	350.00–394.00	2,418	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	391.37/cwt	390.50–393.00	2,955	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	3,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	538.28/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,395	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	701.30/cwt	685.00–720.00	2,244	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	611.27/cwt	582.00–645.00	2,561	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	580.17/cwt	567.00–605.00	2,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	349.30/cwt	335.00–354.00	2,885	12
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	461.51/cwt	428.00–492.00	2,852	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	732.35/cwt	715.00–745.00	2,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	530.74/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,786	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	335.58/cwt	334.50–350.00	2,997	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	482.01/cwt	474.00–490.00	2,829	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	403.79/cwt	399.00–422.00	2,911	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	494.53/cwt	475.00–507.00	2,567	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	454.35/cwt	442.00–467.00	2,567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	487.33/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,544	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	172.21/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,483	14
Bulls	—	—	1,660	197.55/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,279	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	106.50/cwt	80.00–120.00	1,047	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	142.01/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,444	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	164.33/cwt	151.00–168.00	2,294	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	154.72/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,832	25
Bulls	—	—	2,120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,604	1
Bulls	—	—	2,225	213.31/cwt	211.00–216.00	4,746	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	188.43/cwt	170.00–210.00	2,304	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,633	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	231.39/cwt	216.00–255.00	2,163	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	901	2,705.13/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,705	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	3,416.86/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,671.61/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,672	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	4,154.20/head	3,475.00–4,425.00	4,154	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	533.04/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	612.46/cwt	610.00–615.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	379.61/cwt	374.00–386.00	2,581	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,687	3
Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	428.68/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,006	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	429.11/cwt	426.00–438.00	2,424	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,676	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	502.04/cwt	472.00–522.00	1,893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	329.78/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,747	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	664	373.33/cwt	365.00–374.00	2,479	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	451.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,419	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,674	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,624	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	461.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	375.83/cwt	371.50–388.00	2,315	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	449.10/cwt	430.00–464.00	1,945	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	425.35/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,165	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	5

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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