Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-05-12

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, May 12
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,442 head
▲ 800 vs last sale 1,642▲ 2,442 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 177▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 150▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with some spots 10.00 lower on the less attractive calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was good on a good to heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $484.58/cwt on 458 head, down $6.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +35.01 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$484.58
▼ 6.66 vs prior sale
458 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$407
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$110.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.08
vs MO average
+10.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535510.552,731279
Medium and Large 1-2561452.272,538151
Medium and Large 2581400.002,32428
One grade step is worth $110.55/cwt here — about $407 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 sale458 hd
484.58
—
MO average19 barns · 5,671 hd
490.66
−6.08
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
+10.88
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
+35.01
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
513452391331median 449.5703/0304/2806/3009/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.89, low $344.78, median $449.57 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,729226.723,92019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,395182.692,54925
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190178.162,12150
CowsLean 85-90%High979151.611,48432

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,394$3,5009
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$3,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,343$3,23822
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$3,18413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$3,1575
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,194$2,41110
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,040$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,505$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,322$4,6339
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$4,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$3,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,6002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$4,2752thin

Every lot

97 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260720.19/cwt710.00–730.001,8726
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310695.00/cwt695.00–695.002,1553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9683
Steers350–400Large 1-2358570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0415
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368633.78/cwt602.00–675.002,33223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382581.66/cwt550.00–597.002,22215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426585.00/cwt548.00–615.002,49279
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431526.41/cwt502.00–548.002,26928
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467490.87/cwt470.00–522.002,29222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470526.87/cwt507.00–542.002,47610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned476520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,4754
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480533.19/cwt527.00–550.002,55981
Steers450–500Large 2487400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9484
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned512500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5606
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518524.44/cwt491.00–560.002,717182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532464.59/cwt419.00–500.002,47249
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570483.47/cwt472.00–501.002,75691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575446.51/cwt395.00–470.002,56799
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned580441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,5583
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,32428
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610453.39/cwt426.00–471.002,766231
Steers600–650Large 1-2Unweaned615430.50/cwt430.50–430.502,64828
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631407.41/cwt379.00–426.002,57183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned633440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2646364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,3515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667417.67/cwt414.00–418.752,786102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684378.66/cwt376.50–393.002,59055
Steers650–700Large 2697351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,4465
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned713369.50/cwt369.50–369.502,63513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731385.27/cwt383.00–385.502,81684
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2742330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4493
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792351.50/cwt351.50–351.502,78415
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868352.90/cwt342.00–357.003,06322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2291550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319567.24/cwt545.00–595.001,80915
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324536.78/cwt530.00–550.001,73917
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,50713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379556.20/cwt555.00–557.002,10810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,0076
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421457.43/cwt431.00–490.001,92697
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423505.09/cwt497.00–525.002,13731
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466433.59/cwt410.00–461.002,02182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470484.05/cwt472.00–493.002,27512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned482422.95/cwt410.00–445.002,03919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,8924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy489457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,23510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517444.34/cwt436.00–452.002,29758
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536415.46/cwt388.00–434.002,227192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2544365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,98614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy562401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,25414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565388.43/cwt380.00–391.002,19522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573408.64/cwt400.00–420.002,34218
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,36710
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,8716
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376561.95/cwt535.00–580.002,1137
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400589.00/cwt589.00–589.002,35611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419494.31/cwt450.00–530.002,07111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466534.90/cwt532.00–540.002,4938
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,4205
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518503.39/cwt492.00–515.002,6086
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned552451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,4906
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559447.73/cwt420.00–465.002,5038
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2644407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,6216
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665403.72/cwt393.00–409.002,68512
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5825
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,173221.15/cwt203.00–241.002,5942
Bulls——1,583189.42/cwt189.00–190.002,9992
Bulls——1,799227.93/cwt204.00–241.004,10012
Bulls——1,917250.48/cwt243.00–254.004,8023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%926132.78/cwt120.00–139.001,2308
Cows—Lean 85-90%955180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7191
Cows—Lean 85-90%998156.93/cwt141.00–174.001,56623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168176.10/cwt162.00–184.002,05739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270185.46/cwt185.00–185.502,35511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355185.83/cwt185.00–186.002,5186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408181.70/cwt175.00–185.002,55819
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3004,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3004,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3334,825.00/head4,600.00–5,950.004,8256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4004,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29553,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0433,157.38/head2,800.00–3,350.003,1575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,411.35/head2,250.00–2,600.002,41110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,854.42/head2,600.00–3,050.002,8547
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2673,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2783,184.23/head3,050.00–3,300.003,18413
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4113,416.88/head2,800.00–3,800.003,41715
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4573,449.40/head3,200.00–3,575.003,4496

This sale against other markets

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.