Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 650 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower. On the heifer side, heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with the exception of 4 weight heifers selling 15.00 to 40.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. Several good replacement cows were in the offering this evening as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.64/cwt on 155 head, up $3.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −14.69 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$452.64

▲ 3.07 vs prior sale

155 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$119.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.73

vs MO average

−19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	469.36	2,604	71
Medium and Large 1-2	557	444.84	2,477	77
Medium and Large 2	578	383.00	2,214	4thin
Large 2	562	350.00	1,967	3thin

One grade step is worth $119.36/cwt here — about $637 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 sale155 hd

452.64

—

MO average18 barns · 2,036 hd

470.37

−17.73

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−19.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−14.69

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	1,696	198.11	3,361	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	166.48	2,508	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	164.14	1,996	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	132.12	1,324	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$3,629	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$3,556	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$3,364	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,221	$3,230	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,142	$2,669	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$3,051	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$2,795	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	727	$2,687	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	550–600	585	433.14/cwt	422.00–441.00	2,534	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	410.36/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,532	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	515.17/cwt	487.00–540.00	2,215	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,863	186
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	522.91/cwt	495.00–542.00	2,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,322	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	601.55/cwt	590.00–607.00	2,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	455.10/cwt	430.00–486.00	2,412	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	415.09/cwt	408.00–424.00	2,818	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	453.23/cwt	440.00–482.00	2,602	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	363.76/cwt	359.00–365.50	2,826	87
Steers	Large 2	550–600	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	423.16/cwt	416.00–427.00	2,425	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	493.35/cwt	477.00–515.00	2,309	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	404	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	353.75/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,002	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	509.98/cwt	493.00–525.00	2,443	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	546.51/cwt	533.00–572.00	2,558	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	431.22/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,639	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	358.88/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,734	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	511.02/cwt	497.00–520.00	2,611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	607.36/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,974	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	404	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,182	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,531	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	496	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,429	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	464	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	586.71/cwt	572.00–607.00	2,382	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	475.21/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,377	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	165.58/cwt	154.50–170.00	2,533	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	164.14/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,996	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	116.80/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,161	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	144.04/cwt	131.00–154.00	1,453	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	219.79/cwt	216.00–224.00	3,831	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	203.22/cwt	188.00–212.00	3,680	7
Bulls	—	—	1,398	171.72/cwt	159.00–180.00	2,401	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,629.00/head	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,629	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,669.36/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,669	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	3,556.34/head	2,600.00–3,875.00	3,556	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	3,363.61/head	2,300.00–4,125.00	3,364	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	247.05/cwt	210.00–280.00	2,322	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,630	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	727	2,687.11/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,687	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	2,795.26/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,795	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	3,050.69/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	3,229.71/head	2,725.00–3,800.00	3,230	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,050	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	381.06/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,591	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	448.63/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,310	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	585.16/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	514.79/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,383	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	432.05/cwt	411.00–449.00	2,057	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	340.01/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,394	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	422.15/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	386.94/cwt	371.00–396.00	2,229	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	533.32/cwt	497.00–555.00	2,256	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	374.33/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,347	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	551.73/cwt	532.00–565.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	361.90/cwt	346.00–384.00	2,617	87

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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