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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

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

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▼ 762 vs last sale 1,432▲ 670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 80▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 81▲ 62 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 under 550 lbs, on a light offering, sold mostly steady, 600 lbs and over sold 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Supply was light, demand was good. Slaughter cows and traded steady to 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady. A good offering of bred cows in all pregnancy stages concluded the sale this evening.

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 $484.81/cwt on 61 head, up $32.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +35.25 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$484.81

▲ 32.17 vs prior sale

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$12.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.64

vs MO average

+12.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	488.17	2,640	45
Medium and Large 1-2	553	475.38	2,627	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.79/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale61 hd

484.81

—

MO average13 barns · 1,273 hd

473.18

+11.64

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+12.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

+35.25

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	1,545	205.46	3,174	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	172.91	2,434	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	165.70	1,938	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	129.54	1,261	7thin

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)	1,074	$3,616	19
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,202	$2,932	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,098	$2,521	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	938	$3,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$3,092	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,750	2thin

Every lot

80 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	207	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,656	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	649.96/cwt	645.00–655.00	2,067	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	338	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,960	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,053	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,987	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	617.00/cwt	617.00–617.00	2,264	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	614.30/cwt	600.00–622.00	2,267	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,529	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,395	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	539.76/cwt	530.00–547.00	2,558	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,470	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	514.46/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,675	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,657	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	468.95/cwt	458.00–480.00	2,607	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,488	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	421.04/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,636	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	419.31/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,835	82
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,660	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,723	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,510	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,829	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	909	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,877	7
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2	1,297	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,074	3
Steers	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1-2	1,362	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,010	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	646.15/cwt	625.00–660.00	1,796	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	290	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,726	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,924	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	1,875	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,897	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	492.11/cwt	440.00–509.00	1,949	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,043	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,024	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	424	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,823	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	453.58/cwt	440.00–487.00	1,941	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,116	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	431.50/cwt	431.50–431.50	2,080	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	436.07/cwt	409.00–445.00	2,145	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	409.39/cwt	409.00–410.00	2,325	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,195	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	380.84/cwt	365.00–398.00	2,194	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	582	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,153	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	396.64/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,535	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,325	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,571	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,761	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	2,037	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,890	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	391	582.00/cwt	582.00–582.00	2,276	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	571.40/cwt	561.00–585.00	2,434	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,442	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	483.72/cwt	450.00–532.00	2,327	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,509	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	457.67/cwt	455.00–461.00	2,540	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	436.28/cwt	417.00–450.00	2,517	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	360.42/cwt	352.00–369.00	2,422	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,703	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,348	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,533	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	202.11/cwt	195.00–213.00	2,989	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	3,756	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	147.47/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,354	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	105.64/cwt	95.00–120.00	1,107	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	161.92/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,852	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	174.52/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,145	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	169.55/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,375	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	175.65/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,482	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	3,616.07/head	2,400.00–3,850.00	3,616	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,520.96/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,521	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,120	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	2,932.45/head	2,275.00–3,650.00	2,932	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	236.93/cwt	201.00–280.00	2,436	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	830	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	3,091.94/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,092	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,050.00/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 1,432Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 81Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
3	950–1000	985	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	482	431.50	431.50
10	550–600	576	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	595.00	595.00
5	400–450	408	496.00	496.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	625.00–660.00	646.15
3	300–350	318	605.00	605.00
3	350–400	358	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	407	502.00	502.00
5	450–500	458	462.00	462.00
5	550–600	568	409.00–410.00	409.39
55	600–650	639	380.00–400.00	396.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	542.00	542.00
12	350–400	396	440.00–509.00	492.11
21	400–450	428	440.00–487.00	453.58
8	450–500	492	409.00–445.00	436.07
29	550–600	576	365.00–398.00	380.84
6	600–650	644	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	645.00–655.00	649.96
5	350–400	367	617.00	617.00
8	400–450	436	580.00	580.00
37	450–500	474	530.00–547.00	539.76
19	500–550	520	490.00–520.00	514.46
26	550–600	556	458.00–480.00	468.95
35	600–650	626	415.00–430.00	421.04
82	650–700	676	400.00–431.00	419.31
3	700–750	700	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	595.00	595.00
3	350–400	358	555.00	555.00
7	400–450	446	537.00	537.00
3	450–500	497	497.00	497.00
13	500–550	549	484.00	484.00
3	550–600	568	438.00	438.00
7	700–750	734	371.00	371.00
12	850–900	880	321.50	321.50
7	900–950	909	316.50	316.50
3	1250–1300	1,297	237.00	237.00
3	1350–1400	1,362	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	823	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	800.00	800.00
6	350–400	369	600.00–622.00	614.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	710.00	710.00
3	250–300	268	760.00	760.00
13	400–450	426	561.00–585.00	571.40
7	450–500	481	450.00–532.00	483.72
9	550–600	555	455.00–461.00	457.67
3	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
6	650–700	672	352.00–369.00	360.42
3	700–750	702	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	788	298.00	298.00
2	800–850	825	307.00	307.00
2	850–900	872	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	700.00	700.00
4	350–400	391	582.00	582.00
5	400–450	436	560.00	560.00
7	500–550	527	476.00	476.00
8	550–600	577	417.00–450.00	436.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,413	175.00–179.00	175.65
9	—	1,401	159.00–174.00	169.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	151.00–170.00	161.92
6	—	1,229	172.00–179.00	174.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	95.00–120.00	105.64
4	—	918	140.00–151.00	147.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	215.00–216.00	215.51
6	—	1,479	195.00–213.00	202.11

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)	12	—	1,202	2,275.00–3,650.00	2,932.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,074	2,400.00–3,850.00	3,616.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,098	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,520.96

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)	1	—	1,120	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	14	—	1,028	201.00–280.00	236.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	930	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,091.94
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	938	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	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.