Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-03-03

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Mar 3
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,446 head
▼ 626 vs last sale 2,072▲ 1,446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 78▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 19▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower, Supply was moderate and included several nice consignments of weaned calves and yearlings. Overall demand was good today, the market did take a slight downturn from the previous sale do to the uncertainty in the global markets from the conflict abroad but seemed to level off in today's trading. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady, Top slaughter bull 1825# @ 235.00 . A good selection of bred cows with all pregnancy stages and ages were also in the offering this evening with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $449.57/cwt on 226 head. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$449.57
226 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$611
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$117.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.14
vs MO average
−25.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551479.822,644114
Medium and Large 1-2554438.212,42868
Medium and Large 2521417.022,17310thin
Large 1-2560409.542,29513thin
Medium and Large 3561362.352,03321
One grade step is worth $117.47/cwt here — about $611 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 sale226 hd
449.57
—
MO average15 barns · 2,353 hd
473.70
−24.14
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−25.99
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
+0.00
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
513452391331median 449.5703/0304/2806/3009/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,685205.813,46815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430166.472,38012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,236156.311,93223
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007128.051,28922

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$3,4987
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,368$3,20725
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,430$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$2,7285
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,217$2,65127
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$3,6001thin

Every lot

126 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1294670.04/cwt660.00–685.001,9705
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,0488
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337575.63/cwt560.00–590.001,9408
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370599.72/cwt570.00–617.002,21917
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375557.19/cwt492.00–602.002,08916
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2398445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned406492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,00011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2406456.12/cwt452.00–457.501,8528
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned412562.00/cwt562.00–562.002,3156
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415490.98/cwt471.00–540.002,03831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438567.00/cwt567.00–567.002,4833
Steers400–450Large 1-2442470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0774
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476497.04/cwt484.00–525.002,36661
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478532.22/cwt527.00–547.002,54443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned482494.00/cwt494.00–494.002,3816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7825
Steers500–550Large 1-2502488.00/cwt488.00–488.002,4503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3507363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,8405
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521417.02/cwt400.00–431.002,17310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523524.73/cwt491.00–580.002,74436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523462.86/cwt437.00–485.002,42122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned533463.10/cwt450.00–500.002,46811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569458.44/cwt449.00–469.002,60967
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569426.42/cwt413.00–441.002,42646
Steers550–600Large 1-2578386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,23110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578362.15/cwt361.00–367.002,09316
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623425.36/cwt420.00–440.002,65019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624398.22/cwt390.00–405.002,48511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,4503
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657427.92/cwt420.00–436.002,81156
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660393.49/cwt389.00–399.002,59755
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy682340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3193
Steers700–750Large 1-2711388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,75915
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,60321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725392.41/cwt390.00–395.002,8459
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759372.73/cwt364.00–376.002,82911
Steers750–800Large 1-2771365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8148
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy780330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5743
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,74713
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8257
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1826351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,8996
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1984324.00/cwt324.00–324.003,1886
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1262628.29/cwt622.50–635.001,64613
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6683
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324567.00/cwt567.00–567.001,83711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned339553.00/cwt553.00–553.001,87515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned354462.00/cwt462.00–462.001,63512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365513.44/cwt505.00–527.001,8745
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380434.03/cwt410.00–467.001,64915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395486.00/cwt480.00–497.001,92019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned416460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,91410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9145
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433474.67/cwt472.00–480.002,0559
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433404.61/cwt400.00–410.001,7529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned435438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,9054
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned449417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,87215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned456455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0758
Heifers450–500Large 2466376.50/cwt376.50–376.501,7544
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468383.24/cwt350.00–407.001,79420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472454.99/cwt447.00–467.002,14837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479427.56/cwt410.00–436.002,04823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned486374.49/cwt370.00–380.001,82011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2504360.16/cwt340.00–380.001,8154
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514382.07/cwt370.00–401.001,9645
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,36024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy548355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9453
Heifers550–600Large 2558370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0658
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570345.90/cwt320.00–365.001,97212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned571407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,3245
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572430.16/cwt412.00–455.002,46121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576379.76/cwt371.00–393.002,18722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy596343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0444
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,4993
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy629359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,2588
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1126
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,4506
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663376.05/cwt366.00–392.002,49315
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2953
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement684410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,8045
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,5673
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy718310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2265
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement719391.13/cwt388.00–396.002,81215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,45414
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4033
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,5333
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2892314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,8016
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315656.79/cwt635.00–680.002,0696
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338557.98/cwt515.00–585.001,8868
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427521.95/cwt500.00–540.002,22922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned427500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,13517
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,4516
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483491.27/cwt442.00–504.002,37328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned509417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,12320
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568384.56/cwt365.00–410.002,1849
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608389.58/cwt380.00–395.002,36912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2654357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3355
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,0411
Bulls——1,678205.09/cwt192.00–221.003,44113
Bulls——1,825235.00/cwt235.00–235.004,2891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002110.15/cwt95.00–128.001,1049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010140.44/cwt131.00–146.001,41813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217125.74/cwt120.00–143.001,5304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229159.87/cwt155.00–169.001,96514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272170.79/cwt170.00–171.002,1725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430170.50/cwt170.00–171.002,4382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430165.66/cwt162.00–169.502,36910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29182,305.72/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3062
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29383,331.60/head3,100.00–3,550.003,3322
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,761.61/head3,650.00–3,900.003,7622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1862,556.48/head2,200.00–3,150.002,55618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2123,008.73/head2,550.00–3,450.003,0093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2193,079.04/head2,700.00–3,700.003,0799
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3182,945.55/head2,750.00–2,975.002,9468
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3423,432.86/head3,250.00–3,650.003,4333
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4953,364.39/head2,800.00–3,600.003,36415
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865255.12/cwt245.00–265.002,2072
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003247.29/cwt241.00–271.002,4807
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041233.56/cwt191.00–288.002,4318
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001

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.