Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTE: There will be a special replacement cow and bull sale this Friday evening, April 17th, at 5:00 pm at the Four State Stockyards, over 600 head consigned.

Compared to last week, light weight steers 300 to 450 lbs sold steady to 12.00 higher, steers above 450 lbs to 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower. Steers above weights of 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 15.00 higher. On the heifer side today, light weights 300 to 400 lbs sold 7.00 to 22.00 higher, 450 weight to 700 lbs sold from 5.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.89/cwt on 408 head, up $10.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +31.57 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$498.89

▲ 10.06 vs prior sale

408 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$180.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs MO average

+10.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	509.59	2,797	343
Medium and Large 1-2	567	466.70	2,647	52
Medium and Large 2	532	400.00	2,128	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	329.00	1,652	10thin

One grade step is worth $180.59/cwt here — about $1,146 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 sale408 hd

498.89

—

MO average17 barns · 3,536 hd

499.08

−0.19

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+10.54

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

+31.57

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	1,606	215.44	3,459	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	180.97	2,576	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	174.49	2,055	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	137.26	1,317	25

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)	1,171	$3,055	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$3,039	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$2,796	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$2,795	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,291	$2,719	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$3,307	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$4,100	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	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	534.33/cwt	502.00–550.00	2,308	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	422.15/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,689	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	473.46/cwt	441.00–485.00	2,542	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	324.40/cwt	319.00–331.00	3,283	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	410.78/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,797	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	357.87/cwt	341.00–360.00	3,020	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	570.94/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	472.23/cwt	447.00–500.00	1,771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	369.77/cwt	369.00–371.00	2,855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,980	4
Steers	Large 1	700–750	745	388.72/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,896	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	363.43/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,984	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	400–450	442	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	654.49/cwt	636.00–715.00	2,474	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	472	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	450.72/cwt	442.00–462.00	2,339	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	492.12/cwt	479.00–520.00	2,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	409	538.51/cwt	522.00–552.00	2,203	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	393.42/cwt	380.00–408.00	2,864	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	588.74/cwt	580.00–622.00	2,579	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	386	529.47/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,044	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	652	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	612	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	399.56/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	397.55/cwt	396.00–398.00	2,453	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	626.10/cwt	610.00–647.00	2,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	2,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	348.00/cwt	340.00–354.00	3,229	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	449.11/cwt	420.00–453.50	2,951	23
Steers	Large 1	900–950	906	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,153	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	466.51/cwt	445.00–481.00	2,710	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	505.14/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,394	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	456.43/cwt	440.00–477.00	2,871	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	566.86/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	280	737.52/cwt	695.00–800.00	2,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	522.20/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,721	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	717.71/cwt	695.00–740.00	2,354	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	383.59/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,992	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	547.07/cwt	520.00–577.00	2,648	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	563	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	499.47/cwt	482.00–510.00	2,897	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	524.74/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,708	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	456.16/cwt	449.00–467.00	2,815	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	622.67/cwt	615.00–635.00	2,422	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	480.58/cwt	471.00–495.00	2,735	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	655	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	500.81/cwt	462.00–530.00	2,379	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	482.07/cwt	430.00–535.00	2,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	705	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	563	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	501	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,430	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	181.55/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,066	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	169.49/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,044	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	83.61/cwt	79.00–88.00	788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	119.71/cwt	100.00–136.00	1,069	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	149.76/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,475	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	189.22/cwt	184.50–203.00	2,814	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,210	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	179.27/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,517	21
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,130	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,384	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,218	168.17/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	243.02/cwt	241.00–247.00	4,435	4
Bulls	—	—	1,462	194.14/cwt	191.00–196.00	2,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	220.21/cwt	206.00–231.00	3,697	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,641.40/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,641	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,784.61/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,785	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,757.58/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,758	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,796.28/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,796	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	3,437.01/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,437	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,928	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	238.46/cwt	235.00–271.00	2,556	10
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	913	3,306.85/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,307	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	2,786.93/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,787	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,205	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,293	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	531.85/cwt	475.00–536.00	2,425	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	463.06/cwt	447.00–498.00	2,399	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	540.32/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,215	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	576.43/cwt	567.00–597.00	2,208	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	416.62/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	360.37/cwt	352.00–365.50	2,249	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	352.03/cwt	351.50–353.00	2,517	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	454.64/cwt	450.00–492.00	1,869	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,754	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	362.42/cwt	350.50–375.00	2,439	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	328.00/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	425.69/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	398.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,319	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	674	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,406	5
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	725	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	884	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	447.77/cwt	420.00–462.00	2,136	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	420.64/cwt	408.00–440.00	2,192	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	456.00/cwt	421.00–466.00	2,581	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	491.34/cwt	465.00–502.00	2,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	511.17/cwt	488.00–535.00	2,469	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,240	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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