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Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-12
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Published: 2025-12-12

Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Fri, Dec 12

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

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Receipts

951 head

▲ 886 vs last sale 65▲ 951 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A large crowd filled the seats as this was customer appreciation night for the Special Replacement Cow sale with a good selection of spring calving cows, bred heifers, and cow calf pairs. Highlights of the sale were 40 Fancy Black bred heifers and 2 complete herd dispersals. Several other consignments of nice big cows were in the offering. Buyers showed good demand for replacements to take back to the farm.

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,326	34
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$3,184	147
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$2,834	31
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,213	$2,701	97
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,620	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,287	44
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,057	$2,054	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,009	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,951	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,750	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,001	$3,700	34
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	968	$3,394	44
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$3,250	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	964	$2,909	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,749	$4,661	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,081	$3,077	5
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,769	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,213	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,824	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,692	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,110	$3,213	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,242	$2,967	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,840	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	917	$3,583	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

54 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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	3,077.32/head	2,200.00–3,500.00	3,077	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,768.52/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,769	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,749	4,660.97/head	3,600.00–5,600.00	4,661	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs24 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	3,133.33/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,038	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	3,853.33/head	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,853	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	2,892.86/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,893	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	3,461.11/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,461	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	4,325.00/head	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,150	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	3,886.84/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,887	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	3,777.14/head	3,150.00–4,475.00	3,777	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	2,966.67/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	2,967	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	3,528.57/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,529	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,325	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,325	2,975.00/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,350	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 2	1,350	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	760	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	859	3,067.70/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,068	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	888	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	970	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	2,053.99/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,054	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	2,833.68/head	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,834	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	3,308.52/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,309	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,168.60/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,169	104
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,620.49/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,620	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,022.75/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,023	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,705.17/head	2,150.00–3,025.00	2,705	90
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,008.55/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,009	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,267	2,163.92/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,164	19
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,316	2,003.65/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,004	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,338	2,650.58/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,651	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,362	2,381.14/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,381	25
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,380	3,219.75/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,220	43
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,384	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	7
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	3,583.33/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,583	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	2,909.02/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,909	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	3,393.98/head	2,700.00–3,700.00	3,394	44
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	34
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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.

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Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Fri Dec 12, 2025

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Receipts 951Last week 65Year ago 0

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,242	2,950.00–3,150.00	2,966.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,213	3,150.00–4,475.00	3,777.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,207	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,886.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,102	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,892.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,250	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,097	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,853.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,117	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,461.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,300	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,528.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,850.00	3,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,338	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,650.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,384	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,316	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,003.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,380	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,219.75

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,187	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,022.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	—	1,084	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,833.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,057	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,053.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	104	—	1,160	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,168.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,114	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,308.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	90	—	1,203	2,150.00–3,025.00	2,705.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,217	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,008.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,185	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,620.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	859	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,067.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	888	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,267	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,163.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	970	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,362	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,381.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,250.00	3,250.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	917	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,583.33

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)	4	—	964	2,700.00–3,350.00	2,909.02
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,001	3,700.00	3,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	928	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	968	2,700.00–3,700.00	3,393.98

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	5	—	1,081	2,200.00–3,500.00	3,077.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,505	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,768.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,749	3,600.00–5,600.00	4,660.97

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.