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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Feb 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,927 head

▼ 522 vs last sale 2,449▲ 1,927 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 0▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Four State Stockyards will hold a special replacement bred heifer/bred cow, cow/calf pairs and breeding bull sale this Friday evening February 20th, 5:00 pm

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. There was a good supply of yearlings and feeders with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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 $498.80/cwt on 217 head. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +49.24 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$498.80

217 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$95.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.49

vs MO average

+11.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	515.53	2,800	142
Medium and Large 1-2	548	471.23	2,582	69
Medium and Large 2	593	420.00	2,491	6thin

One grade step is worth $95.53/cwt here — about $310 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 sale217 hd

498.80

—

MO average18 barns · 3,127 hd

483.31

+15.49

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+11.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

+49.24

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	—	Average	1,744	197.76	3,448	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	168.57	2,395	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	155.62	1,873	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	133.13	1,343	24

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)	1,209	$3,878	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,672	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	901	$2,705	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,950	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	732.35/cwt	715.00–745.00	2,073	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	701.30/cwt	685.00–720.00	2,244	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,122	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	645.12/cwt	605.00–685.00	2,432	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	580.17/cwt	567.00–605.00	2,222	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	611.27/cwt	582.00–645.00	2,561	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	538.28/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,395	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	547.52/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,590	67
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,561	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	516.74/cwt	500.00–527.00	2,532	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	494.53/cwt	475.00–507.00	2,567	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	530.74/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,786	98
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	537	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,561	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	454.33/cwt	443.00–470.00	2,585	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	482.01/cwt	474.00–490.00	2,829	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,491	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	461.51/cwt	428.00–492.00	2,852	219
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	411.66/cwt	394.00–425.00	2,585	69
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,583	3
Steers	600–650	Large 2	634	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,282	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	377.83/cwt	350.00–394.00	2,418	15
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	668	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,552	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,500	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,687	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	405.32/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,744	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	421.77/cwt	410.00–443.00	2,868	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	403.79/cwt	399.00–422.00	2,911	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	391.56/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,858	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	391.37/cwt	390.50–393.00	2,955	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	362.82/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,830	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	349.30/cwt	335.00–354.00	2,885	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	3,021	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	335.58/cwt	334.50–350.00	2,997	41
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,204	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	612.46/cwt	610.00–615.00	1,868	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	509.75/cwt	490.00–572.00	1,723	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	533.04/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,956	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	502.04/cwt	472.00–522.00	1,893	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	461.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,755	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,119	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	449.10/cwt	430.00–464.00	1,945	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	428.68/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,006	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	473.72/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,226	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	425.35/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,165	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	533	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,185	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	451.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,419	89
Heifers	500–550	Large 3	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	429.11/cwt	426.00–438.00	2,424	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,102	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	400.32/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,286	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	375.83/cwt	371.50–388.00	2,315	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	394.90/cwt	388.00–411.00	2,539	51
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	664	373.33/cwt	365.00–374.00	2,479	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	379.61/cwt	374.00–386.00	2,581	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,481	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,418	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,624	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,544	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,676	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	329.78/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,747	71
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,819	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,928	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,674	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,680	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	487.33/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,544	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	454.35/cwt	442.00–467.00	2,567	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,341	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	197.55/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,279	16
Bulls	—	—	2,120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,604	1
Bulls	—	—	2,225	213.31/cwt	211.00–216.00	4,746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	106.50/cwt	80.00–120.00	1,047	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	142.01/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,444	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	154.72/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,832	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,183	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,980	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	164.33/cwt	151.00–168.00	2,294	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	172.21/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,483	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	231.39/cwt	216.00–255.00	2,163	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,633	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	188.43/cwt	170.00–210.00	2,304	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	901	2,705.13/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,705	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	3,416.86/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	2,671.61/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,672	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	4,154.20/head	3,475.00–4,425.00	4,154	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,927Last week 2,449Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Note: Four State Stockyards will hold a special replacement bred heifer/bred cow, cow/calf pairs and breeding bull sale this Friday evening February 20th, 5:00 pm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	305	610.00–615.00	612.46
9	350–400	367	520.00–540.00	533.04
42	450–500	470	455.00–480.00	473.72
89	500–550	536	440.00–455.00	451.33
22	550–600	565	426.00–438.00	429.11
51	600–650	643	388.00–411.00	394.90
40	650–700	680	374.00–386.00	379.61
21	700–750	711	369.00	369.00
71	800–850	833	328.00–330.00	329.78
3	900–950	912	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	338	490.00–572.00	509.75
23	350–400	377	472.00–522.00	502.04
28	400–450	433	430.00–464.00	449.10
26	450–500	468	410.00–452.00	428.68
28	500–550	509	400.00–437.00	425.35
37	550–600	571	390.00–406.00	400.32
26	600–650	616	371.50–388.00	375.83
15	650–700	693	358.00	358.00
9	700–750	703	344.00	344.00
3	750–800	755	337.00	337.00
15	800–850	816	328.00	328.00
4	850–900	862	327.00	327.00
17	1000–1050	1,009	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	450.00–475.00	461.92
3	550–600	568	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
55	650–700	664	365.00–374.00	373.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	615.00	615.00
9	350–400	383	567.00–605.00	580.17
12	400–450	445	530.00–550.00	538.28
24	450–500	490	500.00–527.00	516.74
29	500–550	519	475.00–507.00	494.53
40	550–600	569	443.00–470.00	454.33
69	600–650	628	394.00–425.00	411.66
16	650–700	677	400.00–422.00	405.32
48	700–750	730	390.00–397.00	391.56
10	750–800	780	360.00–364.00	362.82
12	800–850	826	335.00–354.00	349.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	715.00–745.00	732.35
13	300–350	320	685.00–720.00	701.30
29	350–400	377	605.00–685.00	645.12
25	400–450	419	582.00–645.00	611.27
67	450–500	473	535.00–595.00	547.52
98	500–550	525	500.00–550.00	530.74
41	550–600	587	474.00–490.00	482.01
219	600–650	618	428.00–492.00	461.51
26	650–700	680	410.00–443.00	421.77
61	700–750	721	399.00–422.00	403.79
35	750–800	755	390.50–393.00	391.37
3	800–850	830	364.00	364.00
41	850–900	893	334.50–350.00	335.58
5	900–950	918	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
6	550–600	593	420.00	420.00
15	600–650	640	350.00–394.00	377.83
5	650–700	672	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	634	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	477.00	477.00
3	600–650	630	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	675	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	527.00	527.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	605	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	580.00	580.00
6	500–550	522	480.00–495.00	487.33
6	550–600	565	442.00–467.00	454.35
5	600–650	605	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,442	169.00–173.00	172.21
12	—	1,396	151.00–168.00	164.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,307	167.00	167.00
25	—	1,184	140.00–162.00	154.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	80.00–120.00	106.50
18	—	1,017	125.00–153.00	142.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,660	181.00–206.00	197.55
1	—	2,120	170.00	170.00
2	—	2,225	211.00–216.00	213.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,223	170.00–210.00	188.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	281.00	281.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	216.00–255.00	231.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	901	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,705.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,003	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,416.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,292	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,671.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,332	3,475.00–4,425.00	4,154.20

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)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,950.00	3,950.00

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.