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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Nov 4

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,119 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 967▲ 1,119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 189▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 14▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 10.00 to 40.00 higher across the board. The supply included several groups of weaned and vaccinated feeders with the majority being more attractive calves over last weeks supply. A nice dispersal of replacement bred cows and pairs were in the offering this evening. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.31/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.03 against this barn's trailing median of $396.34.

Average price

$348.31

71 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$66.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

vs MO average

−17.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	376.14	2,057	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	340.60	1,869	50
Medium and Large 2	570	310.00	1,767	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.14/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale71 hd

348.31

—

MO average16 barns · 1,765 hd

356.26

−7.95

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−17.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

396.34

−48.03

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $446.88, low $320.53, median $396.34 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	1,622	184.72	2,996	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	159.69	2,457	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	149.81	1,832	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	132.09	1,339	60

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)	1,230	$3,155	39
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,923	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,420	5

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,277	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,496	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	493.59/cwt	477.00–515.00	1,367	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	501.09/cwt	497.50–505.00	1,644	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	449.19/cwt	425.00–468.00	1,509	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	442.00/cwt	434.00–457.50	1,649	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	479.23/cwt	472.00–491.00	1,807	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	481.24/cwt	469.00–507.00	2,036	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	452.23/cwt	437.00–454.00	1,963	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	452.40/cwt	442.00–472.50	2,140	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	359.53/cwt	340.00–373.00	1,729	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	424.99/cwt	422.00–427.00	2,048	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	435.35/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,238	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,717	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	395.17/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,126	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	412.82/cwt	390.00–437.00	2,345	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	377.64/cwt	371.00–388.00	2,149	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	403.53/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,522	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	369.50/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,376	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	377.84/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,498	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	345.55/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,329	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,358	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,107	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,283	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	443.85/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,443	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	411.17/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,369	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	392.17/cwt	385.00–406.00	1,459	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	426.58/cwt	410.00–441.00	1,647	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	402.32/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,702	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	364.84/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,554	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	348.07/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,643	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	399.99/cwt	375.00–429.00	1,892	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	330.66/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,600	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	387.56/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,008	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	341.66/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,780	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,092	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	339.35/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,972	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,037	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	322.94/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,993	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,254	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	303.37/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,081	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,512	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,318	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	873	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,313	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,685	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,855	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	495.79/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,611	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	430.47/cwt	425.00–437.00	1,416	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,500	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	458.42/cwt	458.00–460.00	1,994	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,829	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	349.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,624	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,114	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	407.44/cwt	382.00–430.00	1,960	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,627	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	387.10/cwt	379.00–403.00	2,052	31
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	366.38/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,121	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	343.97/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,095	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,880	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,037	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,103	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,469	166.27/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,443	7
Bulls	—	—	1,685	190.75/cwt	176.00–203.00	3,214	13
Bulls	—	—	1,745	210.06/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,666	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	141.04/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,427	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	118.87/cwt	100.00–131.00	1,215	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	150.36/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,836	82
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	130.75/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,599	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,203	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	166.42/cwt	163.00–172.50	2,523	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	156.94/cwt	152.50–160.50	2,434	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,301	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,562.50/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,563	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	218.96/cwt	217.00–220.00	2,084	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	210.30/cwt	171.00–222.00	2,044	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	2,923.18/head	2,100.00–3,500.00	2,923	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,154.58/head	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,155	39

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 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,119Last week 967Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 189Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	272	407.00	407.00
7	300–350	333	410.00–412.00	411.17
15	350–400	372	385.00–406.00	392.17
21	400–450	426	350.00–382.00	364.84
11	450–500	472	340.00–370.00	348.07
27	500–550	521	330.00–351.00	341.66
23	550–600	581	330.00–355.00	339.35
23	600–650	617	310.00–332.00	322.94
17	650–700	686	300.00–320.00	303.37
3	850–900	895	300.00	300.00
5	900–950	921	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	310.00	310.00
6	850–900	873	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
17	450–500	484	330.00–331.00	330.66
3	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
7	800–850	843	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	447.00	447.00
9	300–350	325	430.00–470.00	443.85
11	350–400	386	410.00–441.00	426.58
23	400–450	423	385.00–415.00	402.32
81	450–500	473	375.00–429.00	399.99
8	500–550	518	370.00–400.00	387.56
10	550–600	570	367.00	367.00
6	600–650	601	339.00	339.00
3	650–700	663	340.00	340.00
16	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
11	750–800	790	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	560.00	560.00
6	250–300	272	550.00	550.00
8	300–350	328	497.50–505.00	501.09
11	350–400	377	472.00–491.00	479.23
25	400–450	423	469.00–507.00	481.24
26	450–500	473	442.00–472.50	452.40
41	500–550	514	415.00–465.00	435.35
44	550–600	568	390.00–437.00	412.82
33	600–650	625	380.00–410.00	403.53
25	650–700	661	370.00–383.00	377.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	277	477.00–515.00	493.59
10	300–350	336	425.00–468.00	449.19
22	350–400	373	434.00–457.50	442.00
19	400–450	434	437.00–454.00	452.23
5	450–500	482	422.00–427.00	424.99
16	500–550	538	390.00–402.00	395.17
5	550–600	569	371.00–388.00	377.64
4	600–650	643	369.00–370.00	369.50
21	650–700	674	330.00–367.00	345.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	340.00–373.00	359.53
6	500–550	528	320.00–330.00	325.18
3	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
7	750–800	786	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	425.00–437.00	430.47
5	400–450	444	412.00	412.00
17	450–500	481	382.00–430.00	407.44
31	500–550	530	379.00–403.00	387.10
15	550–600	579	364.00–370.00	366.38
8	600–650	609	340.00–348.00	343.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	490.00–505.00	495.79
2	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
9	400–450	435	458.00–460.00	458.42
5	450–500	473	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	377.00	377.00
9	450–500	464	340.00–355.00	349.91
3	500–550	507	321.00	321.00
4	600–650	646	291.00	291.00
3	650–700	655	311.00	311.00
6	750–800	773	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	162.00	162.00
82	—	1,221	141.00–160.00	150.36
3	—	1,223	122.00–135.00	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,012	131.00–150.00	141.04
1	—	890	92.00	92.00
22	—	1,022	100.00–131.00	118.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,516	163.00–172.50	166.42
8	—	1,551	152.50–160.50	156.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,685	176.00–203.00	190.75
7	—	1,469	160.00–171.00	166.27
2	—	1,745	206.00–214.00	210.06

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	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,562.50

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	5	—	972	171.00–222.00	210.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	217.00–220.00	218.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,214	2,100.00–3,500.00	2,923.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	—	1,230	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,154.58

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.