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Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Nov 11
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,524 head
▲ 1,405 vs last sale 1,119▲ 2,524 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 240▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 77▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, yearlings 650lbs and up sold 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Todays sale was a special feeder and yearling sale with a large offering of good quality weaned cattle with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $397.45/cwt on 232 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −52.20 against this barn's trailing median of $449.66.
Average price
$397.45
232 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$390
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$78.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.00
vs MO average
−27.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538418.412,253141
Medium and Large 1-2572369.982,11769
Medium and Large 2581354.592,06114thin
Large 2548340.001,8638thin
One grade step is worth $78.41/cwt here — about $390 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 sale232 hd
397.45
—
MO average20 barns · 3,288 hd
392.45
+5.00
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−27.42
This barn, trailing median32 sales
449.66
−52.20
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

32 sales
513452391331median 449.6603/0304/2806/3009/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.89, low $344.78, median $449.66 across 32 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,483180.472,67614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458156.742,28515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231146.611,80639
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low979133.631,30944

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,7215
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$2,45016
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)841$2,0905
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)881$1,9754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)884$1,9754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,9174thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,5693thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)930$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$1,7001thin

Every lot

129 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325487.58/cwt485.00–490.001,5856
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327445.93/cwt440.00–450.001,4587
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1352460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6194
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned380417.40/cwt402.50–440.001,58611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned384461.26/cwt452.00–470.001,7716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391441.51/cwt438.00–445.001,7266
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415427.66/cwt420.00–450.001,77521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428455.47/cwt439.00–475.001,94916
Steers400–450Large 2429344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,4766
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440375.09/cwt370.00–380.001,6508
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464475.46/cwt465.00–488.002,20615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471442.31/cwt432.00–452.002,08314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473377.07/cwt370.00–382.001,78427
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned473302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477396.39/cwt389.00–415.001,89110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned477394.04/cwt385.00–400.001,88024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned514427.03/cwt403.00–445.002,19525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned515387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9935
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519427.11/cwt402.00–444.002,21761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533397.45/cwt395.00–400.002,11810
Steers500–550Large 2548340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8638
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned553356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,9693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568406.42/cwt397.00–424.002,30849
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575371.04/cwt360.00–379.002,13325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589354.20/cwt352.00–356.002,08611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned593356.67/cwt350.00–363.002,11529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned597392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,3406
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned616354.09/cwt345.50–364.002,18117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618353.75/cwt344.00–378.002,18628
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623384.76/cwt383.00–399.002,39749
Steers600–650Large 2628311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,9534
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned650367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3893
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655402.92/cwt365.00–408.002,63976
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673349.30/cwt320.00–378.002,35156
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned690361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,49110
Steers700–750Large 1-2714331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,3637
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725364.37/cwt357.00–385.002,64271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727341.73/cwt332.00–352.002,48424
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2739320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3658
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769330.31/cwt330.00–331.002,54019
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830316.76/cwt310.00–320.002,62915
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1834334.95/cwt331.00–341.002,793207
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875316.79/cwt316.00–317.002,77289
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,9949
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,93011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1299455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3607
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed308385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1866
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3603
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned327388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,2693
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned355354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369340.29/cwt320.00–360.001,25611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed376327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2304
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397376.25/cwt370.00–380.001,4948
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1402413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,6606
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned404395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5968
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424348.88/cwt345.00–350.001,47914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428333.27/cwt320.00–340.001,42612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned432363.55/cwt362.00–365.001,57125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470349.25/cwt336.00–374.001,64133
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471368.21/cwt365.00–369.001,73415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475328.90/cwt324.50–340.001,56210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481391.13/cwt378.00–400.001,88140
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3Unweaned482280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3506
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528335.74/cwt331.00–337.251,77355
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned529344.52/cwt330.00–355.001,8237
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534388.93/cwt388.00–390.002,07717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned537326.06/cwt323.00–332.001,7519
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538320.58/cwt316.00–325.001,7256
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed538251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,35012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy561310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7395
Heifers550–600Large 2571316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,8045
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned576325.50/cwt325.50–325.501,87515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578318.15/cwt310.00–320.001,83926
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,09524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588334.91/cwt332.00–351.001,96925
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed604227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3715
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621320.98/cwt316.00–330.001,99356
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy622310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9285
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,25714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1086
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682311.77/cwt309.50–320.002,12684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2699306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,1396
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741306.25/cwt306.25–306.252,26938
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771316.56/cwt305.50–322.502,44194
Heifers750–800Large 2788281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,2145
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816300.89/cwt300.50–304.002,45528
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1822319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,62210
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,207201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,4263
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7295
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed413365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436373.51/cwt371.00–380.001,62910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned460393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,8085
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485383.46/cwt368.00–400.001,86015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6673
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536356.05/cwt351.00–374.001,90813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581334.08/cwt325.00–340.001,94113
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed716271.50/cwt271.50–271.501,94412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2742316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3455
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,194160.34/cwt151.00–173.001,9146
Bulls——1,600188.93/cwt182.00–199.003,0235
Bulls——1,865206.63/cwt204.00–209.003,8543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88882.51/cwt80.00–85.007332
Cows—Lean 85-90%891162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4437
Cows—Lean 85-90%986116.89/cwt111.00–130.001,15313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012139.14/cwt131.00–150.001,40822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118160.46/cwt160.00–161.001,7942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143130.23/cwt125.00–135.001,4892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243146.76/cwt140.00–157.001,82435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426152.81/cwt148.00–157.502,1799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506162.63/cwt160.00–169.002,4496
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29402,569.24/head2,100.00–2,800.002,5693
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26751,764.71/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7657
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28181,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,936.18/head2,400.00–3,250.002,9368
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,917.40/head1,800.00–2,200.001,9174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,466.70/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4522,890.76/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8913
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,7303,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8971
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.