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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Jul 7

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

705 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 753▲ 705 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 104▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 77▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply was light with very 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 $469.21/cwt on 95 head, up $28.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.64 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$469.21

▲ 28.01 vs prior sale

95 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$48.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.68

vs MO average

+9.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	478.33	2,694	77
Medium and Large 1-2	564	430.19	2,428	18thin

One grade step is worth $48.14/cwt here — about $266 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

469.21

—

MO average7 barns · 1,587 hd

490.89

−21.68

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+9.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

+19.64

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	1,740	223.63	3,891	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	185.78	2,582	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	177.84	2,145	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	150.58	1,498	8thin

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)	1,065	$4,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,419	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$3,287	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,790	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,134	$2,676	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	905	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$5,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$2,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,277	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	703.11/cwt	700.00–705.00	1,849	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	690.25/cwt	675.00–705.00	2,105	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,240	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,189	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	571.46/cwt	550.00–587.00	2,440	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,514	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	536.13/cwt	512.00–560.00	2,557	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	496.47/cwt	495.00–497.00	2,383	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	536.19/cwt	515.00–547.00	2,751	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	449.09/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,425	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,574	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	418.16/cwt	411.00–440.00	2,425	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	456.95/cwt	455.00–464.00	2,669	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	447.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,705	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	417.01/cwt	414.00–423.00	2,673	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	432.48/cwt	426.00–439.00	2,893	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,521	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	387.52/cwt	382.00–394.00	2,992	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	345.99/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,747	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,829	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,621	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	498.88/cwt	497.00–500.00	2,035	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	453.47/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,923	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,173	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	461.52/cwt	459.00–465.00	2,248	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,112	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,043	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	454.93/cwt	439.00–473.00	2,334	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	396.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,107	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,241	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	414.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,329	81
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	398.86/cwt	386.00–405.00	2,309	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	371.14/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,275	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,121	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	355.93/cwt	349.00–357.00	2,317	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,384	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,489	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	327.97/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,486	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,016	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	857	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,571	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	455.38/cwt	442.00–471.00	2,350	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	442.95/cwt	431.00–460.00	2,379	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	389.28/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,110	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	553	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,770	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	441.93/cwt	430.00–457.00	2,515	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,317	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,207	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	358.27/cwt	352.00–369.00	2,565	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,394	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	350.59/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,903	10
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,042	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	223.63/cwt	219.00–227.00	3,891	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	130.64/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,156	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	162.54/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,725	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,790	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	188.03/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,224	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	177.15/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,154	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	178.97/cwt	175.50–183.00	2,368	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,225	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	193.89/cwt	189.50–206.00	2,794	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	825	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	905	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	2,675.78/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,676	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,059.70/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,060	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,530.15/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,530	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	3,376.22/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,376	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,291	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	2,276.67/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,277	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2Broken Mouth	850	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 753Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 77Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply was light with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	424	440.00–470.00	453.47
6	450–500	497	411.00	411.00
15	500–550	532	390.00–400.00	396.07
25	550–600	579	386.00–405.00	398.86
7	600–650	613	370.00–372.00	371.14
15	650–700	651	349.00–357.00	355.93
3	700–750	733	339.50	339.50
6	750–800	758	325.00–331.00	327.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	605.00	605.00
2	300–350	310	560.00	560.00
8	400–450	408	497.00–500.00	498.88
7	450–500	487	459.00–465.00	461.52
15	500–550	513	439.00–473.00	454.93
81	550–600	562	410.00–415.00	414.50
13	750–800	798	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	613	346.00	346.00
4	650–700	693	344.00	344.00
3	850–900	857	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	431.00	431.00
7	500–550	548	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
16	500–550	516	442.00–471.00	455.38
9	550–600	569	430.00–457.00	441.93
2	600–650	615	420.00	420.00
11	700–750	716	352.00–369.00	358.27
10	800–850	828	350.00–352.00	350.59
2	1050–1100	1,060	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	382.00–400.00	389.28
2	550–600	588	394.00	394.00
2	600–650	613	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	748	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	537	431.00–460.00	442.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	700.00–705.00	703.11
4	300–350	305	675.00–705.00	690.25
2	350–400	350	640.00	640.00
7	400–450	427	550.00–587.00	571.46
31	450–500	477	512.00–560.00	536.13
21	500–550	513	515.00–547.00	536.19
50	550–600	584	455.00–464.00	456.95
37	600–650	604	440.00–450.00	447.87
18	650–700	669	426.00–439.00	432.48
13	750–800	772	382.00–394.00	387.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	565.00	565.00
6	550–600	567	454.00	454.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	550.00	550.00
15	450–500	480	495.00–497.00	496.47
7	500–550	540	430.00–475.00	449.09
11	550–600	580	411.00–440.00	418.16
15	600–650	641	414.00–423.00	417.01
6	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	710	355.00	355.00
4	750–800	794	342.00–350.00	345.99
2	800–850	813	348.00	348.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,291	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,205	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,530.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,219	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,376.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,134	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,675.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,059.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,276.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	4,800.00	4,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	5,050.00	5,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	130.00–131.00	130.64
5	—	1,061	159.00–167.00	162.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	163.00	163.00
7	—	1,441	189.50–206.00	193.89
5	—	1,323	175.50–183.00	178.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	164.00–184.00	177.15
1	—	1,140	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,183	186.00–190.00	188.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	219.00–227.00	223.63

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.