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Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Dec 9
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,244 head
▲ 2,121 vs last sale 1,123▲ 3,244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 186▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 55▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Four States Stockyards will hold a Special Replacement Cow Sale Friday evening December 12th at 5:00pm

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 50.00 higher, with the heavier weights selling 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Todays sale was a special yearling sale with several pot loads consigned. Demand was very good on a heavy supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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 $427.80/cwt on 416 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −21.77 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$427.80
416 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,351
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$685
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$110.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.32
vs MO average
−2.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547443.092,423288
Medium and Large 1-2548407.402,23379
Medium and Large 2568381.122,16530
Large 2595370.002,20211thin
Medium and Large 2-3522333.001,7388thin
One grade step is worth $110.09/cwt here — about $685 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 sale416 hd
427.80
—
MO average20 barns · 5,016 hd
422.47
+5.32
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−2.83
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
−21.77
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
513452391331median 449.5703/0304/2806/3009/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,629181.882,96325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503159.952,40426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187151.171,79557
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,019119.781,22146

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$2,8562thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,296$2,61025
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,58810
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$2,4253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,3494thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$2,3212thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$3,3382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$2,9855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,5502thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284510.61/cwt502.00–537.501,45022
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285605.38/cwt595.00–622.001,72512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320503.46/cwt492.50–515.001,61110
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339538.48/cwt525.00–600.001,8255
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366538.63/cwt495.00–570.001,97131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383448.15/cwt405.00–485.001,71623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419406.06/cwt405.00–415.001,70128
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427456.75/cwt440.00–467.501,950102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428497.56/cwt470.00–542.002,130155
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472483.79/cwt462.50–525.002,28342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479444.37/cwt410.00–462.002,12940
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,03810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,7388
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523435.27/cwt426.00–475.002,276120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540404.28/cwt400.00–420.002,18350
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,2588
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564448.68/cwt416.00–474.002,531168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned566414.22/cwt410.00–416.002,34421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592375.68/cwt370.00–380.002,22420
Steers550–600Large 2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,20211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608376.59/cwt370.00–387.002,29048
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620404.76/cwt390.00–421.002,510135
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624348.29/cwt330.00–355.002,17311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy626428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,67940
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned627367.05/cwt365.00–370.002,3017
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659382.54/cwt377.00–392.002,521130
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2445
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672355.81/cwt350.00–369.002,39172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,47029
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721352.92/cwt351.25–357.002,545151
Steers700–750Large 1732354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,5913
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750350.46/cwt343.00–367.002,62829
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2756307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3214
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793324.94/cwt324.00–325.002,577109
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,7128
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6273
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2859320.73/cwt320.00–321.002,75511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,65513
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926315.38/cwt310.50–315.752,920142
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1969309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,9948
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000301.00/cwt301.00–301.003,01011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1242495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1985
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,09523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330498.79/cwt485.00–522.001,64614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned340435.32/cwt430.00–442.501,48012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369450.93/cwt427.50–500.001,66450
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414451.75/cwt428.00–481.001,87069
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned423425.78/cwt420.00–430.001,8019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436400.45/cwt380.00–415.001,74621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3449310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,39231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,93512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,04313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477398.13/cwt387.50–415.001,89911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478424.41/cwt400.00–447.502,02938
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned486399.15/cwt395.00–402.001,94010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492371.93/cwt350.00–385.001,8308
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned513407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,0903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514394.32/cwt390.00–415.002,02788
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523373.42/cwt350.00–385.001,95387
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536338.10/cwt330.00–350.001,81216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3552314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,73315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned562340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571336.80/cwt329.00–349.001,923109
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575326.58/cwt325.00–330.001,87816
Heifers550–600Medium 2Fleshy587315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8495
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy603322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy609336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,0464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619351.18/cwt350.50–356.002,17425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619329.19/cwt329.00–329.502,03845
Heifers600–650Large 2628307.53/cwt300.00–310.001,93112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2641316.60/cwt305.00–328.002,02947
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2659323.11/cwt310.50–330.502,12964
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy676340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,29820
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3697270.50/cwt270.50–270.501,88515
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0303
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728308.59/cwt305.00–309.502,24724
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy782321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,5106
Heifers750–800Large 2783270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1143
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2797300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3915
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2802301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,4142
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1839297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,4927
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy893230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0543
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1912289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,63610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1342545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8643
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433480.53/cwt445.00–495.002,08111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469456.78/cwt432.00–485.002,14224
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485416.16/cwt400.00–430.002,01811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518429.13/cwt410.00–435.002,22322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,8645
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587379.76/cwt362.00–390.002,22917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615354.61/cwt320.00–370.002,18118
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3648280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8146
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681323.51/cwt306.00–361.002,2039
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned700324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,2683
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2073
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2473
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4006
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773311.50/cwt311.50–311.502,40818
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2824299.37/cwt299.00–300.002,4678
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460158.70/cwt154.00–162.002,3176
Bulls——1,675185.44/cwt173.00–205.003,10616
Bulls——1,722209.28/cwt208.00–210.003,6043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%974112.17/cwt109.00–121.001,09317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01184.48/cwt80.00–95.008546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055134.61/cwt123.00–144.001,42023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154161.60/cwt159.00–169.001,86511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187149.25/cwt139.00–159.001,77244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373136.01/cwt135.00–137.001,8672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483156.98/cwt150.00–161.502,32819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557168.00/cwt164.50–176.002,6167
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058209.23/cwt200.00–211.002,2147
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28802,321.16/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,348.81/head2,200.00–2,625.002,3494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,587.73/head2,200.00–2,850.002,58810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1682,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,855.78/head2,800.00–2,925.002,8562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,609.52/head2,325.00–2,675.002,61025
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,825.00/head2,475.00–3,000.002,8253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3753,337.50/head3,200.00–3,475.003,3382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4503,225.00/head3,150.00–3,300.003,2252

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.