Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Supply was moderate to good with good demand in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.44/cwt on 118 head, down $11.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.12 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$473.44

▼ 11.37 vs prior sale

118 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs MO average

−4.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	477.93	2,613	84
Medium and Large 1-2	548	462.36	2,531	34

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $82 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 sale118 hd

473.44

—

MO average20 barns · 2,707 hd

480.01

−6.56

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−4.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

+6.12

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	1,441	205.96	2,968	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	178.07	2,600	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	165.79	1,994	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	147.11	1,476	20

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)	1,087	$3,928	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,514	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,231	$3,140	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,083	$2,930	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,130	$2,632	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,107	$2,350	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,015	$5,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,533	$4,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,061	$3,417	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,012	$3,213	4thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1Unweaned	200–250	235	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	375	491.88/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	703.69/cwt	685.00–725.00	1,886	4
Steers	Large 1	600–650	649	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	544.15/cwt	539.00–548.00	2,367	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	462.18/cwt	460.00–468.00	2,320	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	368.07/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,738	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	531.23/cwt	528.00–539.00	2,183	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	502.75/cwt	497.00–515.00	2,378	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	380.43/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	576.89/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,284	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	432.37/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	352.15/cwt	338.00–353.00	2,976	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	481	438.66/cwt	438.00–440.00	2,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	440	443.83/cwt	440.00–446.00	1,953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	472.07/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,973	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	525	406.36/cwt	405.00–407.00	2,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	507.78/cwt	492.00–527.00	2,148	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	468.68/cwt	468.00–472.00	2,254	39
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	352	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	583.77/cwt	572.00–590.00	1,956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	432.79/cwt	428.00–442.00	2,064	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	453.92/cwt	452.00–464.00	2,619	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	614.06/cwt	600.00–632.00	2,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,714	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	436.88/cwt	428.00–447.00	2,499	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	3,137	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	649.30/cwt	635.00–670.00	1,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	710.70/cwt	695.00–717.00	2,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	360.43/cwt	360.00–360.50	2,898	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	535.04/cwt	517.00–560.00	2,557	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	390.58/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	480.44/cwt	470.00–496.00	2,570	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	582.31/cwt	567.00–597.00	2,434	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	443.34/cwt	420.00–474.00	2,700	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	514.78/cwt	500.00–518.00	2,600	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	494.63/cwt	477.00–500.00	2,557	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	613.35/cwt	604.00–620.00	2,251	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	396	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	496.25/cwt	495.00–498.00	2,417	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	473.51/cwt	453.00–490.00	2,495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	519.23/cwt	515.00–522.00	2,446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	678.36/cwt	650.00–725.00	2,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	570.31/cwt	550.00–602.00	2,464	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	150.50/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,499	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	120.58/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,221	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	161.47/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,684	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,066	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	183.20/cwt	177.00–192.50	2,774	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	171.54/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,388	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	163.84/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,940	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	149.07/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,926	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	176.21/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,132	8
Bulls	—	—	1,292	198.66/cwt	190.00–216.00	2,567	17
Bulls	—	—	1,835	228.82/cwt	224.00–236.00	4,199	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	950	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	3,020.35/head	2,750.00–3,550.00	3,020	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,604.04/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,604	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,463	3,772.16/head	3,550.00–3,925.00	3,772	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	3,928.19/head	3,500.00–4,075.00	3,928	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,107	2,350.08/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,350	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	243.65/cwt	220.00–260.00	2,429	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,341.46/head	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,341	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,929.56/head	2,500.00–3,800.00	2,930	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,378	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,316.67/head	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,533	4,566.67/head	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,015	5,800.00/head	5,800.00–5,800.00	5,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	342.94/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	419	554.08/cwt	545.00–567.00	2,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,130	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	475.81/cwt	467.00–490.00	2,527	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,637	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	580.38/cwt	565.00–595.00	2,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	419.90/cwt	406.00–425.00	2,490	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	433.45/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	408.24/cwt	402.00–411.00	2,094	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	637	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,556	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	667.03/cwt	635.00–700.00	1,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	1,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	407.73/cwt	407.00–409.00	2,540	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	490.58/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,854	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	376.87/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,355	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	447.65/cwt	446.00–451.00	2,646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	288	697.00/cwt	697.00–697.00	2,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	418	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	601.91/cwt	590.00–622.00	2,329	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	465	515.59/cwt	491.00–532.00	2,397	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	597	425.42/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,540	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	608	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	290	676.40/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	471.63/cwt	452.00–480.00	2,462	10

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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