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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

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

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

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Feeder Cattle receipts

788 head

▲ 788 vs last sale 0▲ 788 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 0▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend available as this is the first MDA/USDA Market Report from Four State Stockyards. Today's offering was a bit lighter than typical for the stockyards. As has been the case for most auctions around the state this week a wide a mix of cattle came to town today. Early fall weather swings is resulting in discounts for short weaned calves or those without health programs, that being said even with discounts the market is historically high and producers are receiving checks bigger than they are used to. Those producers with uniform offerings having all the proper shots and weaning may not be setting all time records with every draft but some are pushing awfully close once again. Demand is good to very good and proportional to health risk associated with each consignment.

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 $415.27/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.29 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$415.27

84 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$77.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs MO average

−30.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	440.56	2,388	44
Medium and Large 1-2	566	396.59	2,244	29
Medium and Large 2	570	363.36	2,071	11thin

One grade step is worth $77.19/cwt here — about $318 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 sale84 hd

415.27

—

MO average20 barns · 1,579 hd

419.16

−3.89

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−30.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−34.29

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	1,684	178.94	3,013	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	166.52	2,476	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	155.67	1,818	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	136.28	1,373	19

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)	1,233	$2,757	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,726	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,623	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,055	$2,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$2,937	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,450	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	539.19/cwt	527.00–542.00	1,752	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	347	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,548	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	518.20/cwt	516.00–520.00	1,928	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	435.35/cwt	415.00–441.00	1,715	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	490.35/cwt	482.00–515.00	2,059	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	447.92/cwt	439.00–487.00	2,092	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	411.27/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,962	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	457.87/cwt	451.00–459.00	2,335	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,181	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,364	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	427.56/cwt	410.00–443.00	2,424	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	393.60/cwt	380.00–399.00	2,303	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	599	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,168	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,458	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,411	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,339	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	402.29/cwt	387.00–406.00	2,844	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,419	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	353.81/cwt	341.00–354.50	2,728	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,687	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,208	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	438.98/cwt	427.00–455.00	1,462	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,564	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	412	396.74/cwt	370.00–407.00	1,635	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,701	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	402.26/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,706	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	377.30/cwt	372.00–391.00	1,622	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,707	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	347.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,663	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	407.09/cwt	400.00–414.00	1,995	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	375.56/cwt	372.00–379.00	1,968	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	366.04/cwt	359.00–374.00	1,951	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	363.23/cwt	362.00–367.00	2,034	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	369.49/cwt	368.00–371.00	2,239	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,148	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,267	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,147	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,333	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,898	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,685	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	319	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,394	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,696	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,978	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,082	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	384.59/cwt	360.00–394.00	1,827	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	414.70/cwt	408.00–417.00	1,982	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,067	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	344.62/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,992	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	331.67/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,033	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	315.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,080	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,298	7
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,422	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,516	164.09/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,488	7
Bulls	—	—	1,736	181.49/cwt	173.00–196.00	3,151	16
Bulls	—	—	1,797	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,594	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	121.55/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,213	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	143.04/cwt	131.00–153.00	1,442	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	154.81/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,783	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	165.86/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,997	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	145.31/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,790	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	164.36/cwt	158.00–172.00	2,385	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	173.55/cwt	172.50–174.00	2,782	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,757.17/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,757	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	2,726.01/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,726	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	2,623.15/head	2,200.00–2,675.00	2,623	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,936.74/head	2,875.00–2,975.00	2,937	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,413	2,200.00–2,675.00	2,623.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,233	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,757.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,338	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,726.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	2,875.00–2,975.00	2,936.74

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)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,450.00	3,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	475	360.00–394.00	384.59
7	500–550	532	390.00	390.00
8	550–600	578	340.00–359.00	344.62
9	600–650	613	331.00–332.00	331.67
9	650–700	659	300.00–320.00	315.62
7	700–750	739	311.00	311.00
2	900–950	935	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	478	408.00–417.00	414.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	437.00	437.00
11	350–400	394	502.00	502.00
16	450–500	472	441.00	441.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	462.00	462.00
7	500–550	503	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
9	350–400	394	415.00–441.00	435.35
3	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	477	400.00–437.00	411.27
2	500–550	518	421.00	421.00
22	550–600	585	380.00–399.00	393.60
4	650–700	681	354.00	354.00
2	700–750	722	335.00	335.00
58	750–800	771	341.00–354.50	353.81
4	800–850	802	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	446.00	446.00
5	500–550	500	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	527.00–542.00	539.19
7	350–400	372	516.00–520.00	518.20
4	400–450	420	482.00–515.00	490.35
34	450–500	467	439.00–487.00	447.92
14	500–550	510	451.00–459.00	457.87
22	550–600	567	410.00–443.00	427.56
36	700–750	707	387.00–406.00	402.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	446.00	446.00
9	600–650	613	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	599	362.00	362.00
3	650–700	688	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	302	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	391	400.00	400.00
10	400–450	430	372.00–391.00	377.30
3	450–500	460	371.00	371.00
22	500–550	533	359.00–374.00	366.04
23	550–600	560	362.00–367.00	363.23
2	600–650	612	351.00	351.00
3	650–700	663	342.00	342.00
5	700–750	706	330.50	330.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	478	340.00–360.00	347.89
5	650–700	671	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	427.00–455.00	438.98
19	400–450	424	400.00–408.00	402.26
30	450–500	490	400.00–414.00	407.09
4	500–550	524	372.00–379.00	375.56
6	600–650	606	368.00–371.00	369.49
3	750–800	785	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	422	403.00	403.00
6	500–550	518	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	733	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	370.00–407.00	396.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,451	158.00–172.00	164.36
4	—	1,603	172.50–174.00	173.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	143.00–147.00	145.31
5	—	1,204	162.00–171.00	165.86
23	—	1,152	149.00–162.00	154.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,008	131.00–153.00	143.04
3	—	998	116.00–125.00	121.55
1	—	1,035	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	150.00–171.00	164.09
3	—	1,797	200.00	200.00
16	—	1,736	173.00–196.00	181.49

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.