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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Sep 1

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 455 vs last sale 701▲ 246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 62▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 36▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were lightly tested with no "good" comparisons for a market trend. Slaughter cattle trading 4.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand. Hot temps for the week in the mid 90's are keeping the supply numbers lower along with market instability. Supply was light with moderate 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 $358.65/cwt on 17 head, up $13.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −90.92 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$358.65

▲ 13.87 vs prior sale

17 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.38

vs MO average

−12.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	382.00	2,055	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	354.45	2,029	11thin
Medium and Large 2	520	335.00	1,742	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $313 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 sale17 hd

358.65

—

MO average12 barns · 720 hd

379.02

−20.38

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−12.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−90.92

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	—	High	1,639	181.93	2,981	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	144.70	1,810	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	143.56	2,222	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	114.39	1,175	30

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)	970	$2,822	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,401	$2,564	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,214	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,422	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$1,950	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,321	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,221	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	531.85/cwt	520.00–542.00	1,707	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,490	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	431.13/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,832	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	394.11/cwt	392.00–396.00	1,679	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	397.14/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,811	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	472	343.02/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,619	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,055	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,978	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	353.00/cwt	349.00–357.00	2,040	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,325	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	335.13/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,286	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,391	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,691	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	388.72/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,489	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	401.01/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,640	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	349.89/cwt	330.00–371.00	1,480	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	369.89/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,701	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	332.35/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,549	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	475	310.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,473	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	331.07/cwt	321.00–338.00	1,728	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	323.27/cwt	321.00–328.00	1,852	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	303.26/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,795	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	292.55/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,785	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	306.16/cwt	301.00–309.00	2,030	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	294.62/cwt	286.00–299.00	2,083	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,296	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	941	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,268	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,632	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	385.70/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,774	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	373.28/cwt	351.00–395.00	1,893	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,804	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	347.86/cwt	333.00–358.00	1,990	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,077	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	298.00/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,140	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,317	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,195	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	164.92/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,667	5
Bulls	—	—	1,749	189.33/cwt	179.00–200.00	3,311	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	107.31/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,070	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	129.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,347	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	93.82/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,115	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	144.70/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,810	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	132.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,916	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,365	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	144.59/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,279	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,822.42/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,822	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,213.58/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,214	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,401	2,564.08/head	2,025.00–3,100.00	2,564	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,438	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	272.24/cwt	255.00–281.00	2,330	5

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 701Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	345	432.00	432.00
7	450–500	456	396.00–400.00	397.14
2	500–550	548	361.00	361.00
9	550–600	578	349.00–357.00	353.00
9	650–700	682	330.00–344.00	335.13
2	700–750	745	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	520.00–542.00	531.85
4	400–450	425	420.00–442.00	431.13
4	500–550	538	382.00	382.00
14	650–700	653	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	426	392.00–396.00	394.11
2	500–550	520	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	340.00–349.00	343.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	555.00	555.00
4	400–450	408	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	460	370.00–395.00	385.70
6	500–550	507	351.00–395.00	373.28
5	550–600	572	333.00–358.00	347.86
5	600–650	637	326.00	326.00
5	700–750	718	296.00–300.00	298.00
3	850–900	855	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	383	380.00–400.00	388.72
2	400–450	423	330.00–371.00	349.89
5	450–500	466	320.00–352.00	332.35
7	500–550	522	321.00–338.00	331.07
6	550–600	573	321.00–328.00	323.27
8	700–750	729	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	457.00	457.00
4	400–450	409	400.00–402.00	401.01
4	450–500	460	360.00–380.00	369.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	592	300.00–305.00	303.26
4	600–650	610	289.00–299.00	292.55
9	650–700	663	301.00–309.00	306.16
3	700–750	707	286.00–299.00	294.62
4	900–950	941	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	300.00–320.00	310.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	723	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,390	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	970	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,822.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,401	2,025.00–3,100.00	2,564.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,213.58

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,438	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	5	—	856	255.00–281.00	272.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,617	156.00–175.00	164.92
5	—	1,749	179.00–200.00	189.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	91.00–96.00	93.82
17	—	997	100.00–120.00	107.31
11	—	1,044	125.00–135.00	129.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	130.00–138.00	132.62
14	—	1,576	142.00–151.00	144.59
1	—	1,460	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,251	135.00–156.00	144.70

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.