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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Jun 9

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

927 head

▼ 1,365 vs last sale 2,292▲ 927 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 253▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 109▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher in spots, bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $468.71/cwt on 112 head, up $19.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.14 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$468.71

▲ 19.30 vs prior sale

112 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$51.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

vs MO average

+14.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	482.94	2,596	81
Medium and Large 1-2	549	431.52	2,368	31

One grade step is worth $51.42/cwt here — about $228 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 sale112 hd

468.71

—

MO average20 barns · 4,482 hd

469.09

−0.38

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+14.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

+19.14

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 $449.57 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,896	227.34	4,310	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	181.63	2,759	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	174.25	2,074	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	154.00	1,531	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)	1,301	$3,144	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,039	$3,103	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,701	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,171	$2,690	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$2,613	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$2,280	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,216	$2,244	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$3,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	742.07/cwt	720.00–755.00	2,048	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,869	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	627.61/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,990	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,921	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,095	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	541.29/cwt	532.00–544.00	2,198	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	504.30/cwt	497.00–512.00	2,204	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,895	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	488.68/cwt	481.00–500.00	2,297	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,149	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	472.35/cwt	452.00–485.00	2,300	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	512.31/cwt	510.00–512.50	2,562	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	444.83/cwt	441.00–447.00	2,344	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	447.95/cwt	420.00–467.00	2,374	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	459.94/cwt	443.00–471.00	2,617	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	403.92/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,363	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	594	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,554	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	433.20/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,621	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	425.29/cwt	421.00–432.00	2,671	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	401.28/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,552	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	417.86/cwt	404.00–424.00	2,795	134
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	383.30/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,695	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	707	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,828	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,726	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	352.09/cwt	350.50–370.00	2,792	73
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	338.15/cwt	338.00–339.00	2,810	13
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	3,025	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	297	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,574	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,684	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,628	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	452.90/cwt	448.00–460.00	1,784	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	464.67/cwt	450.00–507.00	1,966	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	411.64/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,799	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	400.43/cwt	390.00–419.00	1,882	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	403.63/cwt	403.00–404.00	2,046	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	392.18/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,008	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	419.94/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,158	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	353.79/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,914	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,107	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,229	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,273	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	589	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,179	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	357.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,241	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,443	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	314.72/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,433	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	331.92/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,572	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	320.75/cwt	320.75–320.75	2,675	64
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,112	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	466.47/cwt	440.00–492.00	2,230	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	432.59/cwt	416.00–462.00	2,306	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	404.87/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,328	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,337	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,378	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,391	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,896	227.34/cwt	208.00–248.00	4,310	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	122.74/cwt	107.00–134.00	1,167	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	161.11/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,618	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	181.66/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,026	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	172.77/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,082	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	178.84/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,704	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	188.82/cwt	185.00–198.50	2,900	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	3,375.00/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,230	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	2,701.46/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,701	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	3,102.97/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,103	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,613.11/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,613	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,154	2,280.00/head	2,280.00–2,280.00	2,280	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	2,690.35/head	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,690	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,245	2,272.87/head	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,273	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	3,143.99/head	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,144	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	277.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,380	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,322	2

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.

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

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Tue Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 2,292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 253Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 109Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	423	450.00–507.00	464.67
17	500–550	514	410.00–422.00	419.94
6	550–600	574	396.00	396.00
13	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	698	350.00	350.00
20	750–800	775	330.00–333.00	331.92
64	800–850	834	320.75	320.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	507	403.00–404.00	403.63
16	550–600	570	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	565.00	565.00
2	300–350	345	472.00	472.00
12	350–400	394	448.00–460.00	452.90
13	400–450	437	400.00–430.00	411.64
34	450–500	470	390.00–419.00	400.43
14	500–550	512	380.00–401.00	392.18
2	550–600	553	381.00	381.00
10	600–650	626	350.00–360.00	357.99
2	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
3	750–800	773	312.00–320.00	314.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	541	352.00–355.00	353.79
3	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	720.00–755.00	742.07
3	300–350	317	610.00–660.00	627.61
2	350–400	355	590.00	590.00
9	400–450	406	532.00–544.00	541.29
39	500–550	500	510.00–512.50	512.31
36	550–600	569	443.00–471.00	459.94
18	600–650	628	421.00–432.00	425.29
134	650–700	669	404.00–424.00	417.86
13	700–750	703	375.00–384.00	383.30
73	750–800	793	350.50–370.00	352.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	594	430.00	430.00
20	600–650	605	425.00–440.00	433.20
3	700–750	707	400.00	400.00
9	750–800	755	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	340	565.00	565.00
4	400–450	437	497.00–512.00	504.30
5	450–500	470	481.00–500.00	488.68
12	500–550	530	420.00–467.00	447.95
11	550–600	585	400.00–411.00	403.92
12	600–650	636	400.00–412.00	401.28
13	800–850	831	338.00–339.00	338.15
2	1100–1150	1,108	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	487	452.00–485.00	472.35
8	500–550	527	441.00–447.00	444.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	422.00	422.00
2	450–500	483	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	497.00	497.00
14	450–500	478	440.00–492.00	466.47
10	500–550	533	416.00–462.00	432.59
4	550–600	575	390.00–410.00	404.87
3	600–650	607	385.00	385.00
4	650–700	668	356.00	356.00
4	800–850	839	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,154	2,280.00	2,280.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,245	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,272.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,301	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,143.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,085	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,613.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	913	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,701.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,171	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,690.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,039	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,102.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	216.00	216.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	270.00–280.00	277.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,004	151.00–171.00	161.11
5	—	951	107.00–134.00	122.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,536	185.00–198.50	188.82
18	—	1,512	172.00–183.00	178.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	181.00–183.00	181.66
30	—	1,205	161.00–180.00	172.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,896	208.00–248.00	227.34

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.