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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Oct 13

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Receipts

1,112 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 1,357▲ 185 vs year ago 927 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, a few spots selling 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.49/cwt on 86 head, up $10.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −58.26 against this barn's trailing median of $449.75.

Average price

$391.49

▲ 10.58 vs prior sale

86 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$77.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

vs MO average

−40.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	408.23	2,159	35
Medium and Large 1-2	552	383.07	2,115	48
Medium and Large 2-3	533	331.00	1,764	3thin

One grade step is worth $77.23/cwt here — about $395 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale86 hd

391.49

—

MO average19 barns · 1,894 hd

402.11

−10.62

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−40.80

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.75

−58.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.89, low $344.78, median $449.75 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

66 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	289	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,509	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,527	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,628	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	436.65/cwt	422.00–457.00	1,672	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	417.36/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,749	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	461.73/cwt	461.00–462.00	1,990	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	453.99/cwt	450.00–462.00	1,988	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	436.73/cwt	429.00–439.00	2,061	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	399.71/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,919	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	394.11/cwt	370.00–401.00	2,049	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,083	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	410.07/cwt	402.00–416.00	2,161	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,764	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,271	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	378.20/cwt	362.00–389.00	2,160	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,328	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	389.31/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,355	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,064	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	370.91/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,340	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,158	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	340.54/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,309	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	344.71/cwt	344.50–346.00	2,503	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	335.77/cwt	333.00–339.00	2,465	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,572	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,438	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,695	39
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,925	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,939	60
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,085	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	429.98/cwt	427.00–432.00	1,410	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,452	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,581	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	433.26/cwt	425.00–441.00	1,620	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	404.46/cwt	393.00–433.00	1,553	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	406.77/cwt	392.00–417.00	1,664	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	382.21/cwt	366.00–391.00	1,636	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	365.49/cwt	347.00–380.00	1,685	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	336.92/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,594	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	337.23/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,727	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,964	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	566	334.51/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,893	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	310.90/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,819	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	325.87/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,923	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	319.66/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,975	34
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,038	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,935	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,034	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,424	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	302.52/cwt	291.00–306.50	2,196	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,344	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,358	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	909	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,245	7
Heifers	950–1000	Large 2	991	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,982	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,830	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,861	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,953	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	371.23/cwt	354.00–390.00	1,968	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	348.91/cwt	341.00–362.00	2,006	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	341.34/cwt	335.00–349.00	2,103	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,196	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,980	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Tue Oct 13, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 1,112Last week 1,357Year ago 927

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, a few spots selling 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	427.00–432.00	429.98
14	350–400	384	393.00–433.00	404.46
16	400–450	428	366.00–391.00	382.21
20	450–500	461	347.00–380.00	365.49
9	500–550	512	331.00–350.00	337.23
25	550–600	590	323.00–330.00	325.87
34	600–650	618	310.00–324.00	319.66
10	700–750	736	318.50	318.50
8	800–850	842	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	421.00	421.00
12	550–600	566	327.00–342.00	334.51
8	600–650	631	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	374	425.00–441.00	433.26
12	400–450	409	392.00–417.00	406.77
4	500–550	528	372.00	372.00
4	700–750	715	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	991	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	330.00–354.00	336.92
9	550–600	585	310.00–312.00	310.90
3	600–650	643	301.00	301.00
3	650–700	678	300.00	300.00
8	700–750	726	291.00–306.50	302.52
7	900–950	909	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	415	441.00	441.00
4	450–500	492	397.00	397.00
22	500–550	530	354.00–390.00	371.23
8	550–600	575	341.00–362.00	348.91
13	600–650	616	335.00–349.00	341.34
3	700–750	713	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	728	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	431	461.00–462.00	461.73
13	450–500	472	429.00–439.00	436.73
27	500–550	527	402.00–416.00	410.07
3	550–600	558	407.00	407.00
11	600–650	605	380.00–397.00	389.31
36	700–750	726	344.50–346.00	344.71
8	750–800	752	342.00	342.00
39	800–850	807	334.00	334.00
4	900–950	914	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	472.00	472.00
9	400–450	438	450.00–462.00	453.99
5	500–550	522	399.00	399.00
11	600–650	600	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	460.00	460.00
14	350–400	383	422.00–457.00	436.65
17	400–450	419	410.00–440.00	417.36
34	450–500	480	380.00–420.00	399.71
14	500–550	520	370.00–401.00	394.11
28	550–600	571	362.00–389.00	378.20
28	600–650	631	365.00–380.00	370.91
8	650–700	678	336.00–345.00	340.54
30	700–750	734	333.00–339.00	335.77
60	900–950	930	316.00	316.00
3	1050–1100	1,098	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	522.00	522.00
6	500–550	540	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	618	334.00	334.00
3	650–700	652	331.00	331.00
3	750–800	762	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	840	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	331.00	331.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.