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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Apr 7

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,422 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 1,486▲ 1,422 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 115▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 40▲ 21 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 mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate on a good demand. The area also saw a good spring rain and buyers were eager to buy feeders for turning out to grass.

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 $488.84/cwt on 149 head, up $22.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +39.27 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$488.84

▲ 22.03 vs prior sale

149 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$121.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.47

vs MO average

−1.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	521.63	2,727	84
Medium and Large 1-2	575	448.70	2,580	62
Medium and Large 2	583	400.00	2,332	3thin

One grade step is worth $121.63/cwt here — about $395 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 sale149 hd

488.84

—

MO average19 barns · 2,625 hd

497.31

−8.47

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−1.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

+39.27

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	1,574	223.90	3,524	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	187.35	2,852	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	176.07	2,107	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	146.10	1,396	27

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)	1,095	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,023	$2,543	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,850	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$3,700	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	217	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,606	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	228	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,687	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	1,806	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	307	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	2,256	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,810	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	642.00/cwt	642.00–642.00	2,241	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	654.64/cwt	622.00–687.00	2,461	36
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	612.20/cwt	610.00–615.00	2,375	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	627.50/cwt	622.50–630.00	2,497	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	517.43/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,189	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	602.80/cwt	570.00–631.00	2,562	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	568.00/cwt	568.00–568.00	2,658	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	549.24/cwt	520.00–592.00	2,620	98
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	513.78/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,487	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	488	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,303	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,207	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	524.17/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,710	72
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,403	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	506.41/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,826	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	449.23/cwt	420.00–486.00	2,592	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,332	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	451.89/cwt	435.00–466.00	2,770	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	419.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,606	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	418.43/cwt	412.50–438.00	2,795	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	390.60/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,664	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,411	3
Steers	700–750	Large 2	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	381.11/cwt	378.50–393.00	2,828	88
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	368.38/cwt	364.00–373.50	2,733	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	378.16/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,870	83
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	376.07/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,941	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,769	3
Steers	800–850	Large 2	812	328.48/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,667	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,984	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	341.55/cwt	339.00–343.50	3,036	17
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,238	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,724	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	622.00/cwt	622.00–622.00	1,804	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	601.17/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,984	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	602.40/cwt	560.00–665.00	2,217	71
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,180	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	556.72/cwt	522.00–620.00	2,377	51
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	472.34/cwt	460.00–502.00	2,026	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	481.79/cwt	470.00–512.00	2,274	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	447.21/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,111	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,866	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,093	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	465.09/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,418	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	430.05/cwt	411.00–440.00	2,262	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,192	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	384.00/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,181	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	412.60/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,348	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	397.42/cwt	392.00–401.00	2,400	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	359.14/cwt	351.00–383.00	2,298	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	389.37/cwt	384.00–393.00	2,593	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	358.00/cwt	347.00–370.00	2,409	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,148	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	367.86/cwt	352.00–375.00	2,663	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	341.30/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,621	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,332	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,014	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,957	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,954	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,792	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	617.24/cwt	610.00–625.00	2,370	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	565.03/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,226	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	585.85/cwt	580.00–599.00	2,502	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	529.14/cwt	450.00–605.00	2,259	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	492.27/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,383	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	464.05/cwt	421.00–515.00	2,422	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,484	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	441.98/cwt	433.00–450.00	2,484	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,575	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,619	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,102	230.69/cwt	211.00–245.00	2,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,597	215.28/cwt	199.00–227.00	3,438	12
Bulls	—	—	1,802	240.50/cwt	230.00–253.00	4,334	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	117.47/cwt	100.00–136.00	1,016	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	153.95/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,541	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	175.80/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,791	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	185.27/cwt	177.00–197.00	2,203	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	167.47/cwt	155.00–177.00	2,015	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,838	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	189.13/cwt	182.50–221.00	2,852	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	180.66/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,847	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,542.59/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,543	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	908	228.74/cwt	200.00–257.00	2,077	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	227.86/cwt	211.00–242.00	2,336	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,773	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,850.00/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,850	2

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 →

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Tue Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,422Last week 1,486Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	610.00–625.00	617.24
18	400–450	427	580.00–599.00	585.85
6	500–550	523	475.00	475.00
3	600–650	647	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	394	550.00–600.00	565.03
9	400–450	427	450.00–605.00	529.14
16	450–500	484	475.00–530.00	492.27
23	500–550	522	421.00–515.00	464.05
10	550–600	562	433.00–450.00	441.98
4	750–800	759	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	622.00	622.00
3	300–350	325	545.00	545.00
11	350–400	395	552.00	552.00
13	400–450	429	460.00–502.00	472.34
32	450–500	472	420.00–470.00	447.21
36	500–550	526	411.00–440.00	430.05
3	550–600	562	390.00	390.00
14	600–650	640	351.00–383.00	359.14
16	650–700	673	347.00–370.00	358.00
3	700–750	715	350.00	350.00
9	750–800	768	337.00–345.00	341.30
6	850–900	883	330.00–340.00	334.92
3	1000–1050	1,038	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	695.00	695.00
27	300–350	330	585.00–625.00	601.17
71	350–400	368	560.00–665.00	602.40
51	400–450	427	522.00–620.00	556.72
24	450–500	472	470.00–512.00	481.79
35	500–550	520	450.00–490.00	465.09
20	550–600	569	400.00–425.00	412.60
10	600–650	604	392.00–401.00	397.42
17	650–700	666	384.00–393.00	389.37
30	700–750	724	352.00–375.00	367.86
5	850–900	861	350.00	350.00
5	900–950	923	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	491	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	513	408.00	408.00
6	550–600	568	380.00–388.00	384.00
3	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	693	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	830	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
6	800–850	812	327.00–330.00	328.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	740.00	740.00
7	350–400	388	610.00–615.00	612.20
8	400–450	423	515.00–520.00	517.43
8	450–500	484	510.00–520.00	513.78
4	500–550	545	441.00	441.00
58	550–600	577	420.00–486.00	449.23
29	600–650	621	400.00–435.00	419.69
9	650–700	682	386.00–400.00	390.60
27	700–750	742	364.00–373.50	368.38
12	750–800	782	370.00–378.00	376.07
3	800–850	805	344.00	344.00
17	850–900	889	339.00–343.50	341.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	349	642.00	642.00
36	350–400	376	622.00–687.00	654.64
51	400–450	425	570.00–631.00	602.80
98	450–500	477	520.00–592.00	549.24
72	500–550	517	495.00–550.00	524.17
12	550–600	558	500.00–525.00	506.41
44	600–650	613	435.00–466.00	451.89
13	650–700	668	412.50–438.00	418.43
88	700–750	742	378.50–393.00	381.11
83	750–800	759	375.00–392.00	378.16
3	800–850	813	367.00	367.00
3	1000–1050	1,028	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	537.00	537.00
6	450–500	496	445.00	445.00
3	550–600	583	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	705	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	740.00	740.00
3	300–350	300	602.00	602.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	735.00	735.00
9	350–400	398	622.50–630.00	627.50
8	450–500	468	568.00	568.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	472.00	472.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,189	177.00–197.00	185.27
13	—	1,203	155.00–177.00	167.47
1	—	1,225	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	172.00–186.00	175.80
10	—	1,001	142.00–170.00	153.95
10	—	865	100.00–136.00	117.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,508	182.50–221.00	189.13
4	—	1,576	179.00–182.00	180.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,802	230.00–253.00	240.50
12	—	1,597	199.00–227.00	215.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	211.00–245.00	230.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,650.00	3,650.00

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)	1	—	1,095	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,542.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	200.00–257.00	228.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	875	220.00	220.00

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	5	—	1,025	211.00–242.00	227.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	238.00	238.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	285.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	2	—	1,050	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,850.00

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.