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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Oct 21

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,014 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 927▲ 1,014 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 203▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 lower with Feeder heifers selling steady to 10.00 higher. There was a moderate supply with good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $422.31/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −27.26 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$422.31

87 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$44.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs MO average

−35.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	433.27	2,346	56
Medium and Large 1-2	577	403.96	2,332	28
Medium and Large 2	543	389.00	2,112	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.27/cwt here — about $234 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 sale87 hd

422.31

—

MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

−6.38

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−35.83

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−27.26

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	1,696	181.68	3,080	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	160.35	2,302	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	151.71	1,767	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	128.05	1,309	37

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)	1,216	$2,967	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,875	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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	649.07/cwt	635.00–700.00	1,512	15
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	561.38/cwt	542.00–595.00	1,566	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,458	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	576.05/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,809	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	415.87/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,493	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	503.50/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,883	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	440.42/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,775	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	402.90/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,644	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	492.94/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,080	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	377.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,754	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	430.25/cwt	412.00–440.00	2,026	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	462.66/cwt	440.00–492.00	2,198	96
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	441.47/cwt	427.00–458.00	2,296	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	411.80/cwt	411.00–413.00	2,232	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,112	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	422.34/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,407	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	402.25/cwt	391.00–410.00	2,353	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	390.97/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,365	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,225	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	418.80/cwt	404.50–426.50	2,597	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,712	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	356.52/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,360	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	374.80/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,515	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,441	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	370.82/cwt	366.00–375.00	2,737	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,047	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	498.77/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,551	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	445.03/cwt	437.00–457.00	1,526	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	452.62/cwt	432.50–477.00	1,652	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	418.82/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,617	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	343.33/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,325	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	423.05/cwt	410.00–439.00	1,785	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	386.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,650	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	351.83/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,523	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	377.37/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,766	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	340.30/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,603	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	430.82/cwt	400.00–449.00	2,094	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	373.55/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,909	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	398.22/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,103	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	360.71/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,905	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	340.76/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,936	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	370.26/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,133	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	394.74/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,305	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,167	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,327	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,369	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	321.50/cwt	321.00–322.00	2,202	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	333.68/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,386	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,517	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,551	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	858	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,402	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	532.12/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,777	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	493.58/cwt	472.00–520.00	2,068	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	436.14/cwt	425.00–448.00	2,089	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	377.69/cwt	321.00–430.00	2,002	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	393.04/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,276	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	374.50/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,299	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,355	16
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,727	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	190.63/cwt	180.00–202.00	3,212	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	166.75/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,856	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	117.37/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,160	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	135.34/cwt	110.00–152.00	1,414	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	151.79/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,759	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	162.43/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,917	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	124.14/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,465	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	164.33/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,258	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	156.87/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,336	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	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	988	172.65/cwt	166.00–210.00	1,706	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	258.06/cwt	221.00–295.00	2,637	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	2,966.91/head	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,967	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 927Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 203Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	311	490.00–505.00	498.77
17	350–400	365	432.50–477.00	452.62
31	400–450	422	410.00–439.00	423.05
20	450–500	486	400.00–449.00	430.82
50	500–550	528	380.00–417.00	398.22
10	550–600	584	380.00–410.00	394.74
9	600–650	629	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	675	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	343	437.00–457.00	445.03
5	350–400	386	417.00–420.00	418.82
28	400–450	427	385.00–400.00	386.35
19	450–500	468	370.00–387.50	377.37
26	500–550	511	365.00–381.00	373.55
13	550–600	576	350.00–379.00	370.26
4	600–650	621	349.00	349.00
14	700–750	715	331.00–340.00	333.68
2	750–800	765	329.00	329.00
3	800–850	823	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	320.00–380.00	343.33
8	400–450	433	320.00–375.00	351.83
12	450–500	471	325.00–365.00	340.30
7	500–550	528	360.00–361.00	360.71
8	550–600	568	340.00–342.00	340.76
2	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
6	650–700	685	321.00–322.00	321.50
4	850–900	858	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	233	635.00–700.00	649.07
5	250–300	279	542.00–595.00	561.38
23	300–350	314	540.00–595.00	576.05
26	350–400	374	480.00–520.00	503.50
28	400–450	422	470.00–525.00	492.94
96	450–500	475	440.00–492.00	462.66
32	500–550	520	427.00–458.00	441.47
24	550–600	570	420.00–432.00	422.34
32	600–650	620	404.50–426.50	418.80
5	650–700	659	411.50	411.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	359	400.00–425.00	415.87
7	400–450	408	400.00–405.00	402.90
9	450–500	465	375.00–380.00	377.27
3	500–550	543	389.00	389.00
3	600–650	608	366.00	366.00
7	650–700	662	352.00–360.00	356.52
3	700–750	720	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	472.00	472.00
5	400–450	403	430.00–447.50	440.42
18	450–500	471	412.00–440.00	430.25
5	500–550	542	411.00–413.00	411.80
23	550–600	585	391.00–410.00	402.25
43	600–650	605	381.00–400.00	390.97
16	650–700	671	364.00–379.00	374.80
16	700–750	738	366.00–375.00	370.82
3	850–900	873	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	515.00–545.00	532.12
16	400–450	419	472.00–520.00	493.58
16	450–500	479	425.00–448.00	436.14
26	500–550	530	321.00–430.00	377.69
16	550–600	579	380.00–402.00	393.04
12	600–650	614	360.00–400.00	374.50
16	650–700	671	351.00	351.00
4	750–800	786	347.00	347.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	988	100.00–135.00	117.37
22	—	1,045	110.00–152.00	135.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	153.00–162.00	156.87
7	—	1,374	163.00–170.00	164.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,180	160.00–166.00	162.43
19	—	1,159	144.00–160.00	151.79
2	—	1,180	116.00–133.00	124.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	155.00–176.00	166.75
5	—	1,685	180.00–202.00	190.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	988	166.00–210.00	172.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,022	221.00–295.00	258.06

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)	1	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,216	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,966.91

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	1	—	1,315	3,875.00	3,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	905	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.