Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-08-25

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Aug 25
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
701 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 500▲ 701 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 108▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 89▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale recorded two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply lower with a weak to lower undertone. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower on a light supply in the offering. With the statements released by the President for more imported beef coming into the US, the cattle future markets have started the week off with big declines.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $344.78/cwt on 57 head, down $80.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −104.79 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$344.78
▼ 80.34 vs prior sale
57 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−39.55
vs MO average
−26.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557380.002,1173thin
Medium and Large 1-2538368.021,97826
Medium and Large 2574319.431,83228
One grade step is worth $60.57/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale57 hd
344.78
—
MO average13 barns · 850 hd
384.33
−39.55
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
−26.22
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
−104.79
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—Average1,783179.653,20411
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,369157.122,1514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208152.261,84018
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067139.761,4917thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$3,4295
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,446$3,2643thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,390$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,403$2,7503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,410$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$2,5886
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,2142thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$2,7252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$5,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,0251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)875$3,8002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,138$3,7752thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330453.15/cwt450.00–455.001,4955
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331507.14/cwt490.00–522.001,6797
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373461.23/cwt460.00–462.001,7205
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387426.98/cwt423.00–429.001,6527
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,7643
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426442.30/cwt440.00–450.001,88417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474427.87/cwt422.00–444.002,02815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478396.34/cwt391.00–407.001,89515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484380.64/cwt371.00–387.001,8426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518371.10/cwt368.00–376.001,92213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2546316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,72510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557364.94/cwt350.00–379.502,03313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589321.33/cwt305.00–344.001,89318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620355.54/cwt353.00–358.002,2048
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667346.65/cwt346.50–347.002,31217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1701344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,4118
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740332.36/cwt330.00–333.002,45927
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2797307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4473
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2849320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,71741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323460.37/cwt457.00–465.001,4875
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380427.78/cwt416.00–447.001,6267
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399404.00/cwt400.00–406.001,6126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4183
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6025
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434369.50/cwt361.00–385.001,60412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,7287
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5586
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474365.00/cwt355.00–373.001,73027
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535331.48/cwt330.00–334.001,7738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1548348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,9076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9679
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,7656
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626340.61/cwt339.00–341.002,13215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632327.15/cwt322.00–333.002,06823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2647270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7476
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,1889
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1062
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760316.18/cwt314.50–316.502,40344
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,2412
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862281.75/cwt257.00–285.502,42922
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305487.00/cwt487.00–487.001,4852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2392412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,6153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2411420.38/cwt415.00–426.001,7286
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434378.43/cwt375.00–382.001,6424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478401.62/cwt382.00–420.001,92010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515359.02/cwt357.00–360.001,8496
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7694
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned526371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,9517
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568364.68/cwt334.00–530.002,07119
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned598323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,9322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2642316.43/cwt310.00–323.002,0314
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned648341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2656285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8706
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,0792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2712290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0652
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737317.02/cwt315.00–318.002,3369
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,3901
Bulls——1,716186.50/cwt186.00–187.003,2004
Bulls——1,843171.70/cwt159.00–179.003,1646
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069144.72/cwt143.00–148.001,5476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,9231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210151.63/cwt140.00–162.001,83517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369157.12/cwt150.00–166.002,1514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,037.80/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,686.75/head2,800.00–4,100.003,6874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth1,2332,214.25/head1,925.00–2,500.002,2142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3902,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4032,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4253,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4463,264.02/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2643
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29804,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2504,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3005,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3003,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3503,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-28753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1383,775.00/head3,750.00–3,800.003,7752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 28902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073207.39/cwt204.00–212.002,2252

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.