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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Jan 13

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,888 head

▲ 1,510 vs last sale 2,378▲ 3,888 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 390▲ 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 125▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold from 3.00 lower to 17.00 higher and heifers selling from 8.00 lower to 20.00 higher. The largest lot of steers were 229 head 712 lbs selling for 395.25 and 238 heifers 633 lbs selling for 386.00. There were several load lots and reputation groups in the offering today on a heavy supply with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $456.38/cwt on 444 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.73 against this barn's trailing median of $449.66.

Average price

$456.38

444 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$882

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$149.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs MO average

−15.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	469.46	2,649	324
Medium and Large 1-2	566	427.11	2,417	111
Medium and Large 2	509	380.00	1,934	4thin
Large 2	552	320.00	1,766	5thin

One grade step is worth $149.46/cwt here — about $882 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 sale444 hd

456.38

—

MO average21 barns · 7,366 hd

464.35

−7.96

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−15.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.66

+6.73

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,793	181.58	3,255	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	153.84	2,213	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	149.76	1,820	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	118.27	1,177	46

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)	1,123	$3,135	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,386	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,152	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	974	$1,851	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,000	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	229	666.88/cwt	630.00–740.00	1,527	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	603.54/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,016	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	524.23/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,814	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	565.23/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,029	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	475.48/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,007	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	550.60/cwt	547.00–560.00	2,340	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	483.39/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,272	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	513.11/cwt	497.00–535.00	2,468	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	394.25/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,916	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,934	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	497.96/cwt	477.00–515.00	2,599	84
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	453.48/cwt	435.00–472.00	2,399	44
Steers	550–600	Large 2Unweaned	552	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,766	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	459.48/cwt	437.00–465.00	2,660	240
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	409.80/cwt	399.00–422.00	2,418	67
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,142	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	392.91/cwt	386.00–405.00	2,456	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	425.90/cwt	407.00–446.00	2,666	264
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	409.03/cwt	394.00–422.50	2,745	70
Steers	650–700	Large 3	672	272.57/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,832	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	382.12/cwt	357.00–390.00	2,595	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,284	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	387.24/cwt	370.00–395.25	2,800	410
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,601	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	366.62/cwt	360.50–368.00	2,823	98
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,765	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,439	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,845	55
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	354.56/cwt	349.00–365.50	2,914	150
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	337.01/cwt	335.50–341.00	2,945	198
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,063	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,097	31
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	323.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	3,082	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	222	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,265	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	505.25/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,682	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	550.99/cwt	547.00–555.00	1,923	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	513.19/cwt	482.00–540.00	1,935	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	444.86/cwt	441.00–450.00	1,677	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	522.09/cwt	505.00–524.00	2,198	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	419.03/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,802	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	453.56/cwt	442.00–470.00	2,173	51
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	420.52/cwt	382.00–437.00	2,018	62
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,780	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	329.38/cwt	301.00–340.00	1,686	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	435.60/cwt	401.00–461.00	2,309	191
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	377.45/cwt	370.00–402.00	2,061	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	377.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,173	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	403.97/cwt	386.00–416.00	2,327	81
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	385.95/cwt	372.00–409.00	2,439	293
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	363.98/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,304	33
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	638	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,303	6
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	664	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,297	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	357.58/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,396	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,218	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	354.22/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,412	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	354.68/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,522	119
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	336.16/cwt	333.00–361.00	2,622	218
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	329.26/cwt	328.50–332.00	2,575	64
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	797	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,407	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	310.91/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,521	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	882	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,470	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,841	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	472.32/cwt	458.00–487.00	2,248	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,909	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,405	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	394.99/cwt	392.00–399.00	2,184	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	424.50/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,441	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,394	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	363.87/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,423	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,781	183.13/cwt	175.00–194.00	3,262	12
Bulls	—	—	1,805	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,839	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	103.56/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,005	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	127.60/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,291	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	162.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,915	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	147.95/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,804	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	130.05/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,691	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	152.14/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,151	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,079	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	162.35/cwt	160.00–166.50	2,495	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	820	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	830	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	882	1,492.39/head	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,492	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,209.62/head	1,725.00–2,600.00	2,210	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	2,383.66/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,384	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	3,135.35/head	2,525.00–3,350.00	3,135	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,203	2,151.92/head	1,950.00–2,325.00	2,152	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	234.54/cwt	207.00–261.00	2,296	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Tue Jan 13, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 3,888Last week 2,378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 390Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 125Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	349	547.00–555.00	550.99
43	350–400	377	482.00–540.00	513.19
31	400–450	421	505.00–524.00	522.09
51	450–500	479	442.00–470.00	453.56
191	500–550	530	401.00–461.00	435.60
81	550–600	576	386.00–416.00	403.97
293	600–650	632	372.00–409.00	385.95
29	650–700	670	350.00–364.00	357.58
119	700–750	711	340.00–358.00	354.68
218	750–800	780	333.00–361.00	336.16
27	900–950	912	311.50	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
14	450–500	481	370.00	370.00
15	500–550	512	301.00–340.00	329.38
3	650–700	670	331.00	331.00
3	750–800	797	302.00	302.00
3	850–900	882	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	570.00	570.00
4	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
11	300–350	333	480.00–515.00	505.25
12	350–400	377	441.00–450.00	444.86
24	400–450	430	400.00–450.00	419.03
62	450–500	480	382.00–437.00	420.52
17	500–550	546	370.00–402.00	377.45
44	550–600	575	370.00–385.00	377.87
33	600–650	633	360.00–367.00	363.98
34	650–700	681	340.00–362.00	354.22
64	750–800	782	328.50–332.00	329.26
13	800–850	811	310.00–314.00	310.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	638	361.00	361.00
6	650–700	664	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	392.00	392.00
7	550–600	553	392.00–399.00	394.99
3	600–650	635	377.00	377.00
15	650–700	666	330.00–380.00	363.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	458.00–487.00	472.32
8	500–550	516	466.00	466.00
11	550–600	575	420.00–437.00	424.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	672	260.00–286.00	272.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
7	450–500	486	390.00–400.00	394.25
4	500–550	509	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	612	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	692	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	813	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	510.00–535.00	524.23
32	400–450	422	450.00–500.00	475.48
21	450–500	470	470.00–490.00	483.39
44	500–550	529	435.00–472.00	453.48
67	550–600	590	399.00–422.00	409.80
33	600–650	625	386.00–405.00	392.91
49	650–700	679	357.00–390.00	382.12
3	700–750	743	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	779	355.00	355.00
55	800–850	821	346.50	346.50
198	850–900	874	335.50–341.00	337.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	229	630.00–740.00	666.88
4	300–350	334	600.00–615.00	603.54
23	350–400	359	550.00–590.00	565.23
17	400–450	425	547.00–560.00	550.60
46	450–500	481	497.00–535.00	513.11
84	500–550	522	477.00–515.00	497.96
240	550–600	579	437.00–465.00	459.48
264	600–650	626	407.00–446.00	425.90
70	650–700	671	394.00–422.50	409.03
410	700–750	723	370.00–395.25	387.24
98	750–800	770	360.50–368.00	366.62
150	800–850	822	349.00–365.50	354.56
7	850–900	875	350.00	350.00
31	900–950	915	338.50	338.50
5	950–1000	954	320.00–335.00	323.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	552	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	85.00	85.00
9	—	970	90.00–112.00	103.56
32	—	1,012	120.00–146.00	127.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,414	147.00–159.00	152.14
10	—	1,537	160.00–166.50	162.35
1	—	1,485	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	160.00–166.00	162.55
59	—	1,219	135.00–159.00	147.95
3	—	1,300	129.00–131.00	130.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,781	175.00–194.00	183.13
2	—	1,805	160.00–165.00	162.59
1	—	1,910	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,725.00–2,600.00	2,209.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,123	2,525.00–3,350.00	3,135.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,108	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,383.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	882	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,492.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	2	—	1,203	1,950.00–2,325.00	2,151.92

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	6	—	979	207.00–261.00	234.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	4,600.00	4,600.00

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.