Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were lightly tested with no "good" comparisons for a market trend. Slaughter cattle trading 4.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand. Hot temps for the week in the mid 90's are keeping the supply numbers lower along with market instability. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.65/cwt on 17 head, up $13.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.68 against this barn's trailing median of $467.33.

Average price

$358.65

▲ 13.87 vs prior sale

17 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.38

vs MO average

−12.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	382.00	2,055	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	354.45	2,029	11thin
Medium and Large 2	520	335.00	1,742	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $313 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 $344.78, 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 sale17 hd

358.65

—

MO average12 barns · 720 hd

379.02

−20.38

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−12.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

467.33

−108.68

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	1,639	181.93	2,981	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	144.70	1,810	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	143.56	2,222	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	114.39	1,175	30

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)	970	$2,822	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,401	$2,564	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,214	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,422	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	700–750	745	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	385.70/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	332.35/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	349.89/cwt	330.00–371.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	373.28/cwt	351.00–395.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	331.07/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	388.72/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	531.85/cwt	520.00–542.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	298.00/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	347.86/cwt	333.00–358.00	1,990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	401.01/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	369.89/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,325	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	431.13/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,832	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	164.92/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	93.82/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,115	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	107.31/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,070	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	129.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,347	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	132.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	323.27/cwt	321.00–328.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	353.00/cwt	349.00–357.00	2,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	335.13/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	394.11/cwt	392.00–396.00	1,679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	294.62/cwt	286.00–299.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	397.14/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,811	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	292.55/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	941	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	306.16/cwt	301.00–309.00	2,030	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	303.26/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	310.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,473	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,438	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	272.24/cwt	255.00–281.00	2,330	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,822.42/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,401	2,564.08/head	2,025.00–3,100.00	2,564	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,213.58/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,214	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	144.59/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,279	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	189.33/cwt	179.00–200.00	3,311	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	144.70/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,810	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	472	343.02/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,619	3

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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