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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower, Supply was moderate and included several nice consignments of weaned calves and yearlings. Overall demand was good today, the market did take a slight downturn from the previous sale do to the uncertainty in the global markets from the conflict abroad but seemed to level off in today's trading. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, Top slaughter bull 1825# @ 235.00 . A good selection of bred cows with all pregnancy stages and ages were also in the offering this evening with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.57/cwt on 226 head, down $33.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −17.76 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$449.57

▼ 33.45 vs prior sale

226 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$611

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

$117.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.14

vs MO average

−25.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	479.82	2,644	114
Medium and Large 1-2	554	438.21	2,428	68
Medium and Large 2	521	417.02	2,173	10thin
Large 1-2	560	409.54	2,295	13thin
Medium and Large 3	561	362.35	2,033	21

One grade step is worth $117.47/cwt here — about $611 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 sale226 hd

449.57

—

MO average15 barns · 2,353 hd

473.70

−24.14

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−25.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−17.76

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	1,685	205.81	3,468	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	166.47	2,380	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	156.31	1,932	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	128.05	1,289	22

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)	1,163	$3,498	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,368	$3,207	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,728	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,217	$2,651	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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	Large 1-2	550–600	578	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,231	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	497.04/cwt	484.00–525.00	2,366	61
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	362.15/cwt	361.00–367.00	2,093	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	417.02/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,173	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	567.00/cwt	567.00–567.00	2,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	456.12/cwt	452.00–457.50	1,852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	486	374.49/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	682	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	670.04/cwt	660.00–685.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	425.36/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,650	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	339	553.00/cwt	553.00–553.00	1,875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	449	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,872	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	684	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	354	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	376.05/cwt	366.00–392.00	2,493	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	513.44/cwt	505.00–527.00	1,874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	474.67/cwt	472.00–480.00	2,055	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	719	391.13/cwt	388.00–396.00	2,812	15
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	771	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	462.86/cwt	437.00–485.00	2,421	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	426.42/cwt	413.00–441.00	2,426	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	398.22/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,485	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	557.19/cwt	492.00–602.00	2,089	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,603	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	575.63/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	393.49/cwt	389.00–399.00	2,597	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	392.41/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,845	9
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	524.73/cwt	491.00–580.00	2,744	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	490.98/cwt	471.00–540.00	2,038	31
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	502	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,450	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	711	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	458.44/cwt	449.00–469.00	2,609	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	372.73/cwt	364.00–376.00	2,829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	463.10/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	532.22/cwt	527.00–547.00	2,544	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	599.72/cwt	570.00–617.00	2,219	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	406	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	427.92/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,811	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	2,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	656.79/cwt	635.00–680.00	2,069	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	389.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,369	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,135	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	509	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,123	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	110.15/cwt	95.00–128.00	1,104	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	165.66/cwt	162.00–169.50	2,369	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	125.74/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,530	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	159.87/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,965	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	140.44/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,418	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	170.79/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,172	5
Bulls	—	—	1,678	205.09/cwt	192.00–221.00	3,441	13
Bulls	—	—	1,635	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,041	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,556.48/head	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,556	18
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,945.55/head	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,946	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,364.39/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,364	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,008.73/head	2,550.00–3,450.00	3,009	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,342	3,432.86/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,433	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	233.56/cwt	191.00–288.00	2,431	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	255.12/cwt	245.00–265.00	2,207	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	247.29/cwt	241.00–271.00	2,480	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	918	2,305.72/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	938	3,331.60/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	3,079.04/head	2,700.00–3,700.00	3,079	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,761.61/head	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,762	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,430	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	491.27/cwt	442.00–504.00	2,373	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	557.98/cwt	515.00–585.00	1,886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	521.95/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,229	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	430.16/cwt	412.00–455.00	2,461	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	382.07/cwt	370.00–401.00	1,964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	628.29/cwt	622.50–635.00	1,646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	454.99/cwt	447.00–467.00	2,148	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,360	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	383.24/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,794	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	427.56/cwt	410.00–436.00	2,048	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	345.90/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	486.00/cwt	480.00–497.00	1,920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	379.76/cwt	371.00–393.00	2,187	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	567.00/cwt	567.00–567.00	1,837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	404.61/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,752	9
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	466	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	1,754	4
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	434.03/cwt	410.00–467.00	1,649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	360.16/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	629	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	548	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	596	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	384.56/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,184	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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