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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Oct 28

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

967 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 1,014▲ 967 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 107▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 35▲ 14 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 20.00 to 40.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm.

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 $401.99/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −47.57 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$401.99

138 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$79.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.65

vs MO average

−27.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	420.25	2,257	94
Medium and Large 1-2	543	381.23	2,070	24
Medium and Large 2	577	341.09	1,967	20

One grade step is worth $79.16/cwt here — about $290 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 sale138 hd

401.99

—

MO average18 barns · 2,558 hd

394.34

+7.65

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−27.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−47.57

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	1,762	185.36	3,265	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	164.02	2,507	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	153.91	1,880	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	117.35	1,113	31

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,640	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,128	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,291	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	474.53/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,500	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	429.88/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,406	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	407.01/cwt	403.00–410.00	1,404	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,473	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	423.53/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,554	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	456.65/cwt	442.00–462.50	1,694	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	449.90/cwt	432.50–463.00	1,881	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	421.02/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,836	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,658	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	379.11/cwt	373.00–380.00	1,789	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	426.61/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,031	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	394.86/cwt	381.00–402.00	1,883	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	386.87/cwt	374.50–397.00	2,039	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	424.17/cwt	399.00–444.00	2,240	78
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,883	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	369.95/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,127	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	401.16/cwt	387.00–429.00	2,331	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	340.46/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,995	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,021	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	376.53/cwt	367.00–391.00	2,338	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	353.74/cwt	333.00–365.00	2,229	57
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,272	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,204	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	333.99/cwt	331.00–336.00	2,258	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,518	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,516	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	441.33/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,284	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,278	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	371.51/cwt	371.00–372.00	1,278	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	347	353.73/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,227	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,307	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,438	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	346.81/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,436	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,508	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	330.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,442	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	340.08/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,561	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	326.43/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,560	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	332.92/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,738	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	321.80/cwt	316.00–333.00	1,693	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	320.98/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,801	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	325.80/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,834	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	319.93/cwt	310.00–325.50	1,996	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,226	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,358	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,289	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	427.75/cwt	401.00–441.00	1,416	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	419.69/cwt	393.00–437.00	1,544	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	393.40/cwt	378.00–455.00	1,633	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,597	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	341.83/cwt	338.00–365.00	1,771	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	329.45/cwt	318.00–350.00	1,924	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	320.64/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,007	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	305.08/cwt	303.00–310.00	2,209	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,717	173.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,974	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	186.96/cwt	179.00–202.00	3,244	9
Bulls	—	—	1,993	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	4,156	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	83.73/cwt	76.00–93.00	702	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	111.19/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,063	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	142.78/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,442	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	154.10/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,872	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,721	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	165.99/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,166	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	159.35/cwt	158.00–161.50	2,307	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	166.69/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,624	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,180	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	177.90/cwt	155.00–210.00	1,818	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,927	2

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 967Last week 1,014Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 20.00 to 40.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	403.00–410.00	407.01
3	350–400	362	407.00	407.00
8	400–450	448	370.00	370.00
16	450–500	472	373.00–380.00	379.11
5	500–550	549	343.00	343.00
15	550–600	586	340.00–341.00	340.46
3	600–650	605	334.00	334.00
3	650–700	668	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	735	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	450.00–495.00	474.53
13	350–400	371	442.00–462.50	456.65
30	400–450	418	432.50–463.00	449.90
16	450–500	476	410.00–441.00	426.61
78	500–550	528	399.00–444.00	424.17
16	550–600	581	387.00–429.00	401.16
43	600–650	621	367.00–391.00	376.53
9	650–700	651	349.00	349.00
3	700–750	732	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	437.50	437.50
9	300–350	327	422.50–435.00	429.88
6	350–400	367	422.00–425.00	423.53
8	400–450	436	412.00–425.00	421.02
16	450–500	477	381.00–402.00	394.86
16	500–550	527	374.50–397.00	386.87
8	550–600	575	360.00–378.00	369.95
57	600–650	630	333.00–365.00	353.74
10	650–700	676	331.00–336.00	333.99
8	750–800	751	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	331	401.00–441.00	427.75
5	350–400	368	393.00–437.00	419.69
5	400–450	415	378.00–455.00	393.40
2	450–500	455	351.00	351.00
22	500–550	518	338.00–365.00	341.83
17	550–600	584	318.00–350.00	329.45
15	600–650	626	319.00–325.00	320.64
10	700–750	724	303.00–310.00	305.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	344	371.00–372.00	371.51
3	350–400	363	360.00	360.00
18	400–450	414	345.00–349.00	346.81
21	450–500	459	332.00–341.00	340.08
25	500–550	522	330.00–336.00	332.92
43	550–600	563	320.00–338.00	325.80
11	600–650	624	310.00–325.50	319.93
6	700–750	709	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	437.50–445.00	441.33
3	300–350	318	402.00	402.00
6	350–400	364	390.00–400.00	395.05
4	400–450	419	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	350.00–357.50	353.73
3	350–400	355	342.00	342.00
22	400–450	437	320.00–340.00	330.09
25	450–500	478	320.00–331.00	326.43
31	500–550	526	316.00–333.00	321.80
12	550–600	561	320.00–323.00	320.98
3	800–850	813	290.00	290.00
3	950–1000	970	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	158.00–161.50	159.35
7	—	1,574	162.00–173.00	166.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,215	142.00–160.00	154.10
2	—	1,238	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,305	163.00–169.00	165.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,010	132.00–151.00	142.78
8	—	838	76.00–93.00	83.73
10	—	956	100.00–124.00	111.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,717	170.00–175.00	173.21
2	—	1,993	207.00–210.00	208.51
9	—	1,735	179.00–202.00	186.96

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	176.00	176.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,022	155.00–210.00	177.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	230.00	230.00

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.