Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: NO SALE on Tuesday May 26th.

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher, there was a good offering of replacement cows and pairs from two herd dispersals. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was heavy in most classes with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.14/cwt on 357 head, down $5.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +11.81 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$479.14

▼ 5.44 vs prior sale

357 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$78.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs MO average

+4.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	488.53	2,677	237
Medium and Large 1-2	544	462.33	2,517	116
Large 1-2	590	410.00	2,419	4thin

One grade step is worth $78.53/cwt here — about $258 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 sale357 hd

479.14

—

MO average19 barns · 5,430 hd

480.69

−1.55

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+4.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

+11.81

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	1,604	225.09	3,610	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	186.68	2,718	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	182.66	2,145	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	159.19	1,607	37

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)	1,227	$3,617	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$3,315	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,918	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,216	$2,906	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,792	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,098	$2,395	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,308	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,261	$3,680	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$3,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,377	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	513.21/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,371	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,007	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,230	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,376.96/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,377	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	3,314.56/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,315	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,791.77/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,792	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	536.48/cwt	532.00–550.00	2,382	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	254.55/cwt	210.00–305.00	2,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,092	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	469.90/cwt	441.00–492.00	2,514	85
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,905.88/head	2,200.00–3,300.00	2,906	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,433.12/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,433	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,464.55/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,465	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	408.76/cwt	399.00–417.00	2,547	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	338.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	588.01/cwt	550.00–622.00	2,258	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	393.93/cwt	390.00–401.00	2,647	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,918.09/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	528.97/cwt	521.00–542.00	2,354	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	514.96/cwt	480.00–547.00	1,977	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	373.41/cwt	370.00–374.50	2,371	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	636.20/cwt	635.00–637.00	2,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	441.56/cwt	429.50–460.00	2,517	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	363.43/cwt	358.50–376.00	2,602	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	398.66/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,288	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	412.49/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,174	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	500.17/cwt	482.00–520.00	2,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	461.18/cwt	438.00–476.00	2,006	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	433.58/cwt	405.00–447.00	2,086	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	432.84/cwt	420.00–451.00	2,047	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	356.45/cwt	348.00–368.00	2,392	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	324	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,798	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	190.95/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,925	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	120.79/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	183.49/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	189.73/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,199	11
Bulls	—	—	1,635	223.35/cwt	216.00–235.00	3,652	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,230	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,026	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,225	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,308.33/head	3,900.00–4,675.00	4,308	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	3,680.00/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,680	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	693	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,592	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,102	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,064	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	608	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,323	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	180.56/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,129	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	161.27/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,642	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	183.83/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,583	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	854	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	638	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,622	13
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	491.92/cwt	487.00–502.00	2,553	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	449.84/cwt	441.00–467.00	2,083	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,404	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	465.62/cwt	458.00–480.00	2,226	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	482.95/cwt	464.00–491.00	2,705	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	654.56/cwt	650.00–657.00	2,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	567.59/cwt	557.00–580.00	2,458	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	546.75/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,630	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	378.18/cwt	371.00–413.00	2,772	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	538.00/cwt	538.00–538.00	1,991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	593.80/cwt	587.00–605.00	2,518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	374.51/cwt	371.00–379.00	2,723	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	617.29/cwt	612.00–635.00	2,358	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	607.97/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	412.73/cwt	400.00–424.00	2,765	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	3,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	392.72/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,403	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,710	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	388.50/cwt	388.50–388.50	3,057	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	486.00/cwt	481.00–491.00	1,988	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	424.86/cwt	405.00–442.00	2,460	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	438.66/cwt	422.00–452.50	2,338	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	443.69/cwt	421.00–455.00	2,711	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	622.00/cwt	622.00–622.00	2,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	600.15/cwt	575.00–615.00	1,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	514.03/cwt	495.00–524.00	2,632	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	365.04/cwt	356.00–369.00	2,501	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	475.47/cwt	439.00–490.00	2,487	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	409.15/cwt	390.00–432.00	2,553	18

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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