Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on the comparable calves and yearlings from last weeks sale. In the offering today, there were several groups of "less attractive" calves, which sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower compared to the previous sale. There was a mix of new crop weaned and vaccinated calves and non weaned calves right off the cow. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $380.91/cwt on 89 head, down $7.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −85.08 against this barn's trailing median of $465.99.

Average price

$380.91

▼ 7.55 vs prior sale

89 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$46.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.66

vs MO average

−40.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	404.63	2,231	37
Medium and Large 1-2	553	371.98	2,057	22
Medium and Large 2	573	358.20	2,053	30

One grade step is worth $46.43/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.11, low $344.78, median $465.99 across 34 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 sale89 hd

380.91

—

MO average16 barns · 1,599 hd

401.56

−20.66

National average89 barns · 9,909 hd

421.64

−40.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

465.99

−85.08

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	1,759	176.19	3,100	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	125.53	1,513	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	123.61	1,825	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	109.82	1,091	27

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)	1,435	$2,719	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$2,475	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,221	13
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,805	10

Every lot, as filed

112 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	600–650	629	355.26/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,235	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	432.32/cwt	408.00–446.00	1,785	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	303.08/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,779	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,814	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	879	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	317.87/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	355	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	401.60/cwt	392.00–410.00	1,731	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	356.52/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	612	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	309.01/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,053	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	386.04/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	562	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1350–1400	1,399	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	284.33/cwt	271.00–290.00	2,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	494	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	618	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	357.43/cwt	355.50–362.00	2,112	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	400–450	443	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,568	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,804.82/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,805	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	128.19/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,516	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	129.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,909	11
Bulls	—	—	1,760	165.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,912	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	122.58/cwt	111.00–138.00	1,275	13
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	744	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,407	7
Steers	Large 2	800–850	818	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,544	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,475.00/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	97.05/cwt	70.00–110.00	928	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	147.26/cwt	147.00–147.50	1,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	117.79/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,491	18
Bulls	—	—	1,759	179.76/cwt	174.00–192.00	3,162	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	115.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	1,923	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,718.64/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,220.68/head	1,500.00–2,550.00	2,221	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	422.20/cwt	419.00–427.00	2,187	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	351.19/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,585	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	365.69/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,410	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.52/cwt	434.00–450.00	2,048	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	333.30/cwt	313.00–348.00	2,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	409.15/cwt	394.00–412.00	1,682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	392.65/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,254	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,893	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,267	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	423.99/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,548	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	424.23/cwt	396.00–475.00	1,574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	466.87/cwt	441.00–480.00	1,956	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	586	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	334.61/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,921	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,393	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	444.46/cwt	442.00–447.00	1,453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	377.06/cwt	346.00–395.00	1,780	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	357.37/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,694	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	405.20/cwt	391.00–425.00	1,876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	338.61/cwt	333.00–354.00	1,795	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	379.85/cwt	359.00–390.00	1,630	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	380.66/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	329.60/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,050	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	345.89/cwt	337.50–353.00	2,293	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	460.31/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	344	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,677	23

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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