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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-30

Feeder Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Dec 30

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Dec 16Dec 30Jan 6 →

Receipts

2,558 head

▲ 823 vs last sale 1,735▲ 2,558 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to the sale from two weeks ago, feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, and the heavier weights above 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers, with a light test in the lighter weights, sold steady. Heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher. Todays sale was the featured Wean Vac sale with a heavy supply and good demand.

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 $439.56/cwt on 352 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −10.01 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$439.56

352 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$60.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs MO average

−12.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	455.18	2,496	242
Medium and Large 1-2	586	405.67	2,377	105
Large 1-2	562	395.00	2,220	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.18/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale352 hd

439.56

—

MO average2 barns · 853 hd

440.36

−0.80

National average24 barns · 3,960 hd

452.16

−12.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−10.01

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.

Every lot

48 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,705	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	504.75/cwt	495.00–536.00	2,201	39
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	437.37/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,938	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	489.87/cwt	480.00–509.00	2,302	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	439.72/cwt	430.00–454.00	2,102	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	464.32/cwt	430.00–492.00	2,447	125
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	562	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,220	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	445.42/cwt	418.50–470.00	2,543	117
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	405.67/cwt	380.00–415.50	2,377	105
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	421.50/cwt	391.00–449.00	2,643	137
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	385.30/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,431	33
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	6
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	664	364.63/cwt	352.00–371.00	2,421	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	394.57/cwt	378.00–410.50	2,655	190
Steers	650–700	Large 2	675	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,187	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	364.81/cwt	351.00–375.00	2,492	90
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,309	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	376.15/cwt	362.00–392.50	2,731	149
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	350.29/cwt	349.00–356.00	2,557	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,562	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	339.81/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,627	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	366.42/cwt	346.00–376.00	2,847	209
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	334.51/cwt	334.50–335.00	2,830	279
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	852	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,769	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	251	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,039	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	472.46/cwt	451.00–501.00	1,767	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,508	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,714	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,815	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,587	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	400.53/cwt	382.00–406.00	1,895	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	367.48/cwt	366.00–371.00	1,742	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	429.57/cwt	427.00–431.00	2,066	95
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	374.83/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,002	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	407.62/cwt	399.00–411.00	2,189	78
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	370.43/cwt	369.00–372.00	2,093	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	336.28/cwt	324.00–343.00	1,900	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	389.58/cwt	376.00–407.50	2,236	102
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	388.02/cwt	359.00–405.50	2,445	149
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	349.86/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,299	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	330.61/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,404	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,453	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	311.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,518	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,571	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	954	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,576	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,181	3

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 Dec 30, 2025

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

Receipts 2,558Last week 1,735Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	467.00	467.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	370.00	370.00
19	450–500	474	366.00–371.00	367.48
18	550–600	565	324.00–343.00	336.28
12	800–850	808	300.00–320.00	311.61
3	850–900	860	299.00	299.00
4	950–1000	954	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	251	414.00	414.00
3	350–400	377	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	414	414.00	414.00
41	450–500	473	382.00–406.00	400.53
18	500–550	534	371.00–380.00	374.83
34	550–600	565	369.00–372.00	370.43
15	650–700	657	348.00–352.00	349.86
23	700–750	727	325.00–333.00	330.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	374	451.00–501.00	472.46
4	400–450	426	426.00	426.00
95	450–500	481	427.00–431.00	429.57
78	500–550	537	399.00–411.00	407.62
102	550–600	574	376.00–407.50	389.58
149	600–650	630	359.00–405.50	388.02
24	700–750	728	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	443	425.00–450.00	437.37
21	450–500	478	430.00–454.00	439.72
105	550–600	586	380.00–415.50	405.67
33	600–650	631	380.00–386.00	385.30
90	650–700	683	351.00–375.00	364.81
39	700–750	730	349.00–356.00	350.29
22	750–800	773	338.00–346.00	339.81
279	800–850	846	334.50–335.00	334.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	395.00	395.00
6	600–650	638	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	664	352.00–371.00	364.63
3	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
8	850–900	852	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	620.00	620.00
39	400–450	436	495.00–536.00	504.75
17	450–500	470	480.00–509.00	489.87
125	500–550	527	430.00–492.00	464.32
117	550–600	571	418.50–470.00	445.42
137	600–650	627	391.00–449.00	421.50
190	650–700	673	378.00–410.50	394.57
149	700–750	726	362.00–392.50	376.15
209	750–800	777	346.00–376.00	366.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	675	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	338.00	338.00
3	750–800	758	338.00	338.00

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.