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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Nov 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

684 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 867▼ 435 vs year ago 1,119 · −38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 254▼ 76 vs year ago 240 · −31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 75▼ 25 vs year ago 77 · −32.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 lower, which consisted of more plain and less attractive calves in the offering. Supply and demand were both moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Several good bred cows and pairs were in the offering in the replacement sale late this afternoon.

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 $371.02/cwt on 64 head, down $16.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.54 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$371.02

▼ 16.92 vs prior sale

64 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.63

vs MO average

−37.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	389.00	2,229	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	367.12	2,060	46
Medium and Large 2	587	341.00	2,002	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $227 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 sale64 hd

371.02

—

MO average18 barns · 2,239 hd

402.65

−31.63

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

−37.05

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−78.54

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	1,811	179.10	3,243	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	124.71	1,911	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	110.19	1,345	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	90.52	903	34

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)	1,236	$3,106	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,370	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$2,288	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,162	$2,278	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,274	$1,843	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,544	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$3,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$2,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$1,569	5

Every lot

73 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,440	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	444.51/cwt	432.00–467.00	1,711	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	412.98/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,689	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	406.76/cwt	382.00–427.00	1,904	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,975	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,057	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	365.52/cwt	338.00–386.00	1,926	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,245	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	364.98/cwt	347.00–380.00	2,139	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,002	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,270	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	351.35/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,206	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,360	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	337.33/cwt	320.00–358.00	2,267	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,404	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	439.64/cwt	421.00–461.00	1,424	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	358	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,432	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,520	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,595	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	343.34/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,497	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	371.33/cwt	360.00–381.00	1,623	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	356.72/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,652	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	332.74/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,541	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	473	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,608	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	353.25/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,847	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	567	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,701	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	313.55/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,790	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	333.36/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,923	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	334.36/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,989	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,047	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,151	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	648	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,048	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,067	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	323.56/cwt	310.00–325.50	2,152	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,268	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,229	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,358	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	477.22/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,613	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	378.02/cwt	370.00–389.00	1,569	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	397.63/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,909	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	354.40/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,822	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	376.22/cwt	340.00–384.00	2,103	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	325.90/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,164	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	833	251.67/cwt	250.00–252.00	2,096	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	869	229.17/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,991	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	179.41/cwt	171.00–191.00	3,242	7
Bulls	—	—	2,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,017	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	54.85/cwt	50.00–60.00	498	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	84.60/cwt	70.00–106.00	816	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	110.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,203	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	116.71/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,411	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	90.52/cwt	70.00–109.00	1,124	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,740	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	124.71/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,911	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	3,416.67/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,417	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,287.50/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,370.26/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,370	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	1,543.72/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,544	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	2,278.23/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,278	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	3,106.11/head	2,450.00–3,550.00	3,106	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	1,842.93/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,843	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	822	1,568.55/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,569	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	154.84/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,977	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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 867Year ago 1,119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 254Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 75Year ago 77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,373	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,416.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,162	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,278.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,102	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,543.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,274	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,842.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,236	2,450.00–3,550.00	3,106.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	915	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,287.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,370.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	822	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,568.55

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	—	1,277	150.00–164.00	154.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,087	110.00–115.00	110.68
22	—	965	70.00–106.00	84.60
2	—	908	50.00–60.00	54.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,209	110.00–131.00	116.71
7	—	1,242	70.00–109.00	90.52
1	—	1,270	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,532	115.00–134.00	124.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,807	171.00–191.00	179.41
1	—	1,590	161.00	161.00
1	—	2,060	195.00	195.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	340.00	340.00
8	550–600	595	325.00–340.00	334.36
3	600–650	648	316.00	316.00
4	650–700	650	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	421.00–461.00	439.64
6	350–400	362	420.00	420.00
23	400–450	437	360.00–381.00	371.33
11	450–500	463	350.00–364.00	356.72
22	500–550	523	349.00–365.00	353.25
26	550–600	577	320.00–339.00	333.36
3	600–650	648	332.00	332.00
20	650–700	665	310.00–325.50	323.56
2	900–950	945	240.00	240.00
5	1000–1050	1,004	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	423	377.00	377.00
2	600–650	600	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	436	340.00–350.00	343.34
5	450–500	463	320.00–341.00	332.74
17	550–600	571	310.00–316.00	313.55
2	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	513	401.00	401.00
12	550–600	588	386.00	386.00
8	650–700	652	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	347	415.00	415.00
11	350–400	385	432.00–467.00	444.51
5	400–450	409	405.00–425.00	412.98
37	450–500	468	382.00–427.00	406.76
19	500–550	527	338.00–386.00	365.52
23	550–600	586	347.00–380.00	364.98
38	600–650	628	330.00–361.00	351.35
19	650–700	672	320.00–358.00	337.33
10	700–750	709	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	483	409.00	409.00
4	550–600	580	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	465.00	465.00
13	300–350	338	475.00–485.00	477.22
3	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	415	370.00–389.00	378.02
5	450–500	480	380.00–410.00	397.63
10	500–550	514	350.00–365.00	354.40
14	550–600	559	340.00–384.00	376.22
22	650–700	664	312.00–340.00	325.90
2	700–750	715	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	667	300.00	300.00
6	800–850	833	250.00–252.00	251.67
4	850–900	869	220.00–238.00	229.17

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.