Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-03-31

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Mar 31
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,486 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 1,672▲ 1,486 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 175▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 70▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers from 300 to 450 weights sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs 10.00 to 25.00 higher, 650 weights and up sold mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs sold from 5.00 to 30.00 higher, heavier weight classes sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Top high yielding bull was 252.00 this week! Supply was moderate to good with 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 $466.81/cwt on 185 head, down $6.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +17.24 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$466.81
▼ 6.64 vs prior sale
185 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$109.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.35
vs MO average
−16.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527506.592,66792
Medium and Large 1-2566428.462,42490
Medium and Large 2567397.002,2513thin
One grade step is worth $109.59/cwt here — about $416 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 sale185 hd
466.81
—
MO average17 barns · 2,286 hd
479.16
−12.35
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−16.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
+17.24
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
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—Low1,659212.143,52019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411183.532,58914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,148171.131,96532
CowsLean 85-90%Average947141.511,34018

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 (2-4 yrs)950$3,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,356$2,8154thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$2,7602thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)870$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,525$4,4001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1221794.26/cwt770.00–820.001,7557
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1286678.41/cwt665.00–681.001,94013
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313613.09/cwt595.00–627.001,91919
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316673.70/cwt640.00–695.002,12910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned353465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned363590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned376605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,2755
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379617.30/cwt600.00–630.002,34031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380572.99/cwt550.00–592.002,1777
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2394500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411582.94/cwt522.00–605.002,39629
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424526.29/cwt500.00–537.002,23132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned458510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3363
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482535.80/cwt515.00–580.002,58340
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487498.81/cwt480.00–507.002,42935
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512516.90/cwt492.00–545.002,64763
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540435.76/cwt425.00–480.002,35313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558484.20/cwt467.00–557.002,70229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,2513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570427.23/cwt407.00–450.002,43577
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615415.55/cwt410.00–420.002,5569
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623371.20/cwt360.00–380.002,3137
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624441.92/cwt432.00–461.002,75860
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663421.89/cwt420.00–423.002,79735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5576
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,7238
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727373.29/cwt363.00–377.002,71417
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764360.14/cwt359.00–362.002,7518
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785379.48/cwt369.00–394.002,97941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,9054
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055301.00/cwt301.00–301.003,1763
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295607.50/cwt600.00–615.001,7928
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324600.09/cwt570.00–625.001,94430
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,1785
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373581.21/cwt560.00–590.002,16821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned380435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,65315
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390507.19/cwt460.00–525.001,97815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned422527.34/cwt498.00–585.002,22517
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424537.02/cwt507.00–600.002,27733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426485.59/cwt451.00–500.002,06930
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441396.52/cwt380.00–409.001,7497
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469498.27/cwt480.00–525.002,33736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned470457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,14814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485461.13/cwt427.00–480.002,23631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489419.25/cwt418.00–425.002,05011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508384.95/cwt380.00–390.001,9566
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,4877
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533406.76/cwt400.00–430.002,16814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,2855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581367.16/cwt355.00–383.002,13312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614405.65/cwt392.00–412.002,49143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,1993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657371.00/cwt370.00–375.002,43725
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4538
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713342.11/cwt340.00–345.002,43912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5384
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,80160
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2973300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,1112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2353575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373621.93/cwt600.00–645.002,3206
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2411532.86/cwt512.00–547.002,1905
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned438565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,47510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478478.66/cwt452.00–497.002,28817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2494440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1501505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522473.40/cwt447.00–488.002,47119
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned554442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,44925
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,3037
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605383.73/cwt375.00–397.002,3225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627429.68/cwt429.00–430.002,6946
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2647370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3946
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388170.49/cwt170.00–171.002,3662
Bulls——1,622203.75/cwt190.00–220.003,30510
Bulls——1,790236.03/cwt222.00–252.004,2257
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%897112.19/cwt100.00–128.001,0066
Cows—Lean 85-90%947157.39/cwt149.00–165.001,4908
Cows—Lean 85-90%95585.00/cwt85.00–85.008121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043176.65/cwt174.00–180.001,8423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130166.67/cwt157.00–174.001,88321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167182.51/cwt176.00–189.002,13010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406175.40/cwt164.00–180.002,4666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414189.62/cwt183.00–216.002,6818
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5254,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28652,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,759.80/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3562,815.30/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8154
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,3151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2967238.07/cwt191.00–279.002,30218
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.