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Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-17

Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Fri, Apr 17

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

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Receipts

693 head

▲ 635 vs last sale 58▲ 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Four States Stockyards held a Special Replacement sale Friday evening with a good supply of fancy bred cows, cow calf pairs, breeding bulls and bred and open heifers. A large crowd filled the seats in the arena showing good demand throughout the sale.

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)	1,165	$3,715	43
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$3,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,300	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$3,122	44
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$3,024	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,126	$2,868	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	939	$2,800	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$4,150	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	966	$3,707	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	894	$3,608	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	901	$3,348	18
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,754	$4,888	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,341	$4,688	15
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,088	$3,514	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$5,650	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,643	$5,157	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$4,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,763	$4,713	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,439	$4,442	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$4,320	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$4,248	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,457	$3,881	16
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	858	$4,000	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	826	$3,050	56

Every lot

59 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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	3,513.79/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	5,225.00/head	5,050.00–5,400.00	5,225	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	4,605.79/head	3,800.00–5,500.00	4,606	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,688	4,231.70/head	3,600.00–4,900.00	4,232	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,885	6,200.00/head	6,200.00–6,200.00	6,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	883	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	3,257.18/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,257	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	3,023.55/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,024	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,065	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	2,889.79/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,890	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,454.23/head	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,454	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	3,103.07/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,103	35
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,310	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,315	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,388	3,244.98/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,245	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,395	2,848.21/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,848	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,410	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,421	3,502.37/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,502	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,440	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	797	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	806	3,693.17/head	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,693	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	865	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	875	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	3,707.23/head	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,707	11
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,232.09/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,232	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	826	3,050.03/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	3,050	56
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs22 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	825	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	968	4,310.00/head	3,500.00–4,400.00	4,310	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	5,650.00/head	5,650.00–5,650.00	5,650	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	4,371.88/head	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,372	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	4,090.00/head	3,200.00–4,300.00	4,090	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	4,454.55/head	4,300.00–4,700.00	4,455	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	4,000.00/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,000	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,339	4,500.00/head	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,500	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,360	4,200.00/head	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,477	4,357.69/head	3,650.00–4,450.00	4,358	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	5,450.00/head	5,450.00–5,450.00	5,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,500	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,550	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,597	4,800.00/head	3,000.00–5,100.00	4,800	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,643	5,157.14/head	5,050.00–5,300.00	5,157	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,663	4,262.50/head	3,550.00–4,500.00	4,263	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,700	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,800	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	3,750.00/head	3,300.00–4,200.00	3,750	2
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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.

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Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Fri Apr 17, 2026

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Receipts 693Last week 58Year ago 0

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,133	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,454.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,037	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,257.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,109	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,889.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,170	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,103.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	971	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	—	1,063	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,023.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,395	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,848.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,388	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,244.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	875	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	883	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,169	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,421	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,502.37

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	—	1,065	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	8	—	806	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,693.17
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	865	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,750.00	2,750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	797	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	966	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,707.23
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,055	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,232.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,091	4,150.00	4,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	948	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	56	—	826	2,500.00–3,200.00	3,050.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,176	4,300.00–4,700.00	4,454.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,114	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,371.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	5,450.00	5,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,173	3,200.00–4,300.00	4,090.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,269	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,100	5,650.00	5,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,800	5,200.00	5,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,643	5,050.00–5,300.00	5,157.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,500	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,550	4,900.00	4,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,339	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,300	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,360	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,663	3,550.00–4,500.00	4,262.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,597	3,000.00–5,100.00	4,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,700	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,477	3,650.00–4,450.00	4,357.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,000	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	968	3,500.00–4,400.00	4,310.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,230	5,050.00–5,400.00	5,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,885	6,200.00	6,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,088	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,513.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,688	3,600.00–4,900.00	4,231.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	13	—	1,358	3,800.00–5,500.00	4,605.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	3,300.00–4,200.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	4,500.00	4,500.00

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.