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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Sep 15

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

612 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 470▲ 612 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 46▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 10▲ 32 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 sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was very good with a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $387.41/cwt on 82 head, up $21.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.16 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$387.41

▲ 21.79 vs prior sale

82 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$80.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.08

vs MO average

−15.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	420.29	2,225	33
Medium and Large 1-2	558	367.50	2,051	45
Medium and Large 2	519	340.00	1,765	4thin

One grade step is worth $80.29/cwt here — about $461 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale82 hd

387.41

—

MO average13 barns · 1,583 hd

406.48

−19.08

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−15.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−62.16

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	—	Low	1,599	177.18	2,832	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	136.37	1,720	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	135.60	2,040	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	124.80	1,306	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$3,159	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,666	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,088	$2,198	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	955	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$2,758	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,600	$3,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,314	3thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,508	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	457.48/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,670	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,789	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,883	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	476.84/cwt	460.00–481.00	2,017	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	434.81/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,852	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,621	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	443	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,861	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	437.95/cwt	421.00–456.00	2,085	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	410.81/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,968	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,932	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,765	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	426.59/cwt	415.00–439.00	2,227	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	384.33/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,014	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	566	355.79/cwt	352.00–367.00	2,014	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,198	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	361.20/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,106	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	406.79/cwt	384.00–413.00	2,461	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	623	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,938	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,137	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	345.34/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,272	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	338.69/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,445	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	333.18/cwt	320.00–334.50	2,419	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	328.34/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,495	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	317.60/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,620	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,640	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,708	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,390	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,641	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	382	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,562	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,376	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,802	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	394.17/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,707	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	459	359.58/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,650	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,753	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,599	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	348.84/cwt	346.00–353.00	1,804	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,022	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	339.41/cwt	331.00–352.00	1,958	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	656	328.80/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,157	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,281	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,287	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,300	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,549	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	846	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,403	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	296.83/cwt	296.00–298.00	2,630	12
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,563	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	473.45/cwt	467.00–497.00	1,785	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	457.35/cwt	443.00–470.00	1,967	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	428.33/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,992	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	497	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,884	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	402.30/cwt	395.00–404.00	2,092	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	356.13/cwt	343.00–385.00	2,026	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,046	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,214	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	331.22/cwt	327.00–341.00	2,259	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,638	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	168.46/cwt	156.00–175.00	2,330	7
Bulls	—	—	1,827	183.69/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,356	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	197.92/cwt	197.00–199.00	3,978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	128.45/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,331	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	112.82/cwt	97.00–120.00	1,221	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,748	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	125.92/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,598	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	137.24/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,754	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	127.71/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,888	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	138.42/cwt	133.00–147.00	2,096	14
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	2,757.83/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,758	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,197.87/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,198	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	3,079.57/head	2,450.00–3,700.00	3,080	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,721.99/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,722	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,473	3,259.34/head	2,550.00–3,800.00	3,259	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,475	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,314.47/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,314	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	182.53/cwt	171.00–192.50	2,159	4

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 470Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was very good with a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	388	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	433	385.00–399.00	394.17
6	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	517	346.00–353.00	348.84
2	700–750	740	309.00	309.00
5	750–800	759	303.00	303.00
12	850–900	886	296.00–298.00	296.83
6	1000–1050	1,013	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	461.00	461.00
13	400–450	428	421.00	421.00
8	550–600	554	365.00	365.00
6	700–750	715	319.00	319.00
20	800–850	825	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	656	328.00–330.00	328.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	473	338.00	338.00
6	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	846	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	459	340.00–377.00	359.58
4	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
7	550–600	577	331.00–352.00	339.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
9	350–400	377	467.00–497.00	473.45
13	400–450	430	443.00–470.00	457.35
9	450–500	465	425.00–440.00	428.33
11	500–550	520	395.00–404.00	402.30
4	550–600	569	343.00–385.00	356.13
8	600–650	618	331.00	331.00
7	650–700	682	327.00–341.00	331.22
2	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	665	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	457.00	457.00
6	350–400	365	455.00–460.00	457.48
17	400–450	426	420.00–450.00	434.81
7	450–500	479	410.00–412.00	410.81
6	500–550	507	381.00	381.00
22	550–600	583	355.00–380.00	361.20
21	650–700	658	342.00–356.00	345.34
17	700–750	726	320.00–334.50	333.18
3	750–800	760	328.00–329.00	328.34
3	800–850	825	315.00–323.00	317.60
3	850–900	860	307.00	307.00
3	1000–1050	1,003	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	477.00	477.00
6	400–450	443	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	460.00–481.00	476.84
8	450–500	476	421.00–456.00	437.95
28	500–550	522	415.00–439.00	426.59
19	600–650	605	384.00–413.00	406.79
14	700–750	722	337.00–340.00	338.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	457.00	457.00
5	550–600	571	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	377.00	377.00
4	500–550	519	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	384.00–385.00	384.33
8	550–600	566	352.00–367.00	355.79
6	600–650	624	340.00–345.00	342.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	311.00	311.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	878	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,757.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,088	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,197.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,148	2,450.00–3,700.00	3,079.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,175	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,721.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,473	2,550.00–3,800.00	3,259.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	4	—	1,183	171.00–192.50	182.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,314.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	121.00–131.00	127.71
14	—	1,514	133.00–147.00	138.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	155.00	155.00
20	—	1,278	130.00–148.00	137.24
7	—	1,269	121.00–130.00	125.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,036	120.00–134.00	128.45
7	—	1,082	97.00–120.00	112.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,383	156.00–175.00	168.46
2	—	2,010	197.00–199.00	197.92
3	—	1,827	180.00–186.00	183.69

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.