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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Feb 3

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Jan 20Feb 3Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

415 head

▼ 1,589 vs last sale 2,004▲ 415 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 135▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 37▲ 6 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 Wean Vac Yearling and Feeder sale Friday February 6th at 10:00 am

Compared to the previous sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher in some spots. The supply was light with a moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $467.34/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +17.77 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$467.34

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$70.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.70

vs MO average

−15.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	477.69	2,617	29
Medium and Large 1-2	573	407.30	2,334	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.38/cwt here — about $283 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 sale34 hd

467.34

—

MO average12 barns · 1,587 hd

482.03

−14.70

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−15.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

+17.77

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,629	189.20	3,083	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	163.68	2,417	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	157.85	1,971	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	128.59	1,276	12

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)	985	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,848	5

Every lot

62 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	2,000	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	612.65/cwt	585.00–630.00	2,046	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	568.84/cwt	560.00–605.00	2,082	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,327	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	517.57/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,215	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,186	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,512	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	466.00/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,297	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	497.84/cwt	480.00–522.00	2,634	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	461.31/cwt	445.00–477.00	2,597	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	409.13/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,414	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	435.74/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,693	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,362	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,780	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,659	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	384.59/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,777	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,705	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	365.45/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,847	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,376	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,897	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,879	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	242	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,634	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,763	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	558.01/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,797	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	515.46/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,871	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,952	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,926	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	449.06/cwt	435.00–457.00	2,138	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,748	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	427.94/cwt	417.00–445.00	2,208	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,222	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	398.58/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,216	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	368.64/cwt	363.00–372.50	2,311	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,149	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,435	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,185	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	344.88/cwt	344.00–348.00	2,304	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	316.77/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,274	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,159	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,035	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,556	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,363	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,201	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	849	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,572	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	188.28/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,033	20
Bulls	—	—	2,008	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	4,127	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	116.86/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,097	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	131.73/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,357	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	157.48/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,693	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,004	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	155.89/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,963	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	160.12/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,267	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	169.92/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,690	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	2,847.98/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	2,848	5

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 2,004Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 37Year ago 0

Note: Four States Stockyards will hold a special Wean Vac Yearling and Feeder sale Friday February 6th at 10:00 am

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	515.00–520.00	517.57
6	450–500	493	462.00–470.00	466.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	590	400.00–412.00	409.13
6	650–700	696	382.00	382.00
8	700–750	731	370.00	370.00
4	800–850	835	347.00	347.00
6	850–900	894	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	775.00	775.00
8	300–350	334	585.00–630.00	612.65
5	350–400	366	560.00–605.00	568.84
3	400–450	423	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	483	520.00	520.00
13	500–550	529	480.00–522.00	497.84
16	550–600	563	445.00–477.00	461.31
24	600–650	618	420.00–438.00	435.74
21	650–700	665	418.00	418.00
16	700–750	722	381.00–389.00	384.59
12	750–800	779	358.00–368.00	365.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	647	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
5	750–800	779	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	411	475.00	475.00
6	500–550	546	407.00	407.00
2	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
16	600–650	627	363.00–372.50	368.64
9	650–700	668	344.00–348.00	344.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	479	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	632	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	660	331.00	331.00
5	700–750	718	311.00–325.00	316.77
3	850–900	885	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	675.00	675.00
3	250–300	250	705.00	705.00
4	300–350	322	545.00–600.00	558.01
9	350–400	363	500.00–530.00	515.46
3	400–450	428	450.00	450.00
27	450–500	476	435.00–457.00	449.06
17	500–550	516	417.00–445.00	427.94
7	550–600	556	398.00–400.00	398.58
7	600–650	634	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	560	422.00	422.00
3	600–650	638	345.00	345.00
5	800–850	849	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	640.00	640.00
7	500–550	527	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	153.00–166.00	160.12
4	—	1,583	169.00–171.00	169.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	167.00	167.00
14	—	1,259	145.00–166.00	155.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	126.00–142.00	131.73
6	—	939	110.00–121.00	116.86
2	—	1,075	156.00–159.00	157.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	205.00–206.00	205.51
20	—	1,611	180.00–198.00	188.28
1	—	1,240	175.00	175.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,352	2,400.00–3,700.00	2,847.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.