Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher with a few spots 15.00 to 30.00 higher under 600 lbs. Supply was light to moderate with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. The area has seen some good rains and fairly good temps for early summer, grass and water are plentiful for this time of year, buyers are eager to buy and sellers are happy with a great cattle market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.73/cwt on 115 head, up $11.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −1.42 against this barn's trailing median of $411.15.

Average price

$409.73

▲ 11.22 vs prior sale

115 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$90.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.58

vs MO average

−6.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	456.67	2,386	34
Medium and Large 1-2	554	400.60	2,220	56
Medium and Large 2	540	366.35	1,979	25

One grade step is worth $90.32/cwt here — about $407 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.88, low $360.74, median $411.15 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 sale115 hd

409.73

—

MO average17 barns · 1,895 hd

425.31

−15.58

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−6.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

411.15

−1.42

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	1,646	222.33	3,660	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	183.48	2,678	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	176.82	2,108	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	934	146.05	1,364	43

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)	1,285	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$3,486	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$2,596	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,443	$4,980	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$4,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,440	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	300–350	325	652.95/cwt	610.00–677.00	2,122	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	672	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	527.92/cwt	515.00–537.00	2,434	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	431.50/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,464	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	416.45/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	410.61/cwt	404.00–431.00	2,813	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	709	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	469.01/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,050	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,091	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,748	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	557	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	419.47/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,248	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	550.35/cwt	520.00–562.00	2,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	461.64/cwt	439.00–473.00	2,645	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	777.42/cwt	765.00–790.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	486.68/cwt	476.00–490.00	1,796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	528.43/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	455.63/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	432.71/cwt	422.00–452.00	2,670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	434.00/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,818	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	607.00/cwt	607.00–607.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	458.38/cwt	426.00–489.00	2,379	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	380.42/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,336	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	477.69/cwt	462.00–500.00	2,532	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	521.87/cwt	521.00–522.00	2,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	553	477.99/cwt	473.00–485.00	2,643	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,935	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	195.23/cwt	180.00–215.00	2,146	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	255.98/cwt	241.00–267.00	2,486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	459.36/cwt	435.00–466.00	2,260	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	2,189	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,120	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	202.65/cwt	189.00–212.00	2,823	8
Bulls	—	—	1,830	229.75/cwt	214.00–243.00	4,204	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	802	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	184.96/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,773	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	181.99/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,584	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,480	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,443	4,980.00/head	4,980.00–4,980.00	4,980	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	185.78/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,346	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	134.02/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,248	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	157.47/cwt	147.00–173.00	1,543	25
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,384	2,617.43/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,617	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,295	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,409	3,363.56/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,364	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	174.59/cwt	158.00–183.00	2,044	41
Bulls	—	—	1,955	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	4,966	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,005	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	3,308.17/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,308	8
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	616	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,464	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,315	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,309	3,841.97/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	511	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,275	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,343.01/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	375.93/cwt	371.00–378.00	1,921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	351.99/cwt	351.00–353.00	2,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	410.03/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	732	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	388	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	423.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	479.19/cwt	450.00–497.00	2,291	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	617	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	356.13/cwt	352.50–361.00	2,375	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,586	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	358.01/cwt	342.00–366.00	2,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	364.48/cwt	340.00–378.00	2,220	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	415.19/cwt	411.00–420.00	2,404	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	368.00/cwt	360.00–392.00	2,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	383.02/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,202	27

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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