Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-04-21

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Apr 21
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,329 head
▲ 2,329 vs last sale 0▲ 2,329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 0▲ 156 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 0▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher and heifers sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. There was a good supply of 400 to 600 lb weaned and unweaned calves in the offering today with very good demand, along with some reputation yearling cattle as well. The overall supply was moderate to heavy with good demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady in the average dressing cows and bulls, the higher dressing cows and bulls were light in comparables this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $476.83/cwt on 551 head, down $22.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +27.18 against this barn's trailing median of $449.66.
Average price
$476.83
▼ 22.06 vs prior sale
551 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$557
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$96.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.29
vs MO average
−2.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552497.872,746342
Medium and Large 1-2554447.952,482184
Medium and Large 2545401.682,18925
One grade step is worth $96.19/cwt here — about $557 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 sale551 hd
476.83
—
MO average18 barns · 4,071 hd
488.13
−11.29
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−2.20
This barn, trailing median32 sales
449.66
+27.18
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

32 sales
513452391331median 449.6603/0304/2806/3009/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.89, low $344.78, median $449.66 across 32 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—High1,587206.453,27717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,408173.222,43929
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172170.331,99645
CowsLean 85-90%Average979145.591,42637

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)1,194$3,22830
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,0662thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$2,83722
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,190$2,80512
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$2,48311
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,600$5,0004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$4,7805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,417$3,8503thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$3,4002thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2244752.13/cwt730.00–775.001,8356
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned258790.00/cwt790.00–790.002,0384
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285734.25/cwt700.00–790.002,09312
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316693.61/cwt665.00–750.002,19223
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned318669.36/cwt655.00–700.002,1298
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2341599.74/cwt581.00–640.002,04516
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367644.07/cwt630.00–680.002,36430
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379528.94/cwt500.00–550.002,00513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned383617.00/cwt617.00–617.002,3633
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383578.95/cwt562.00–600.002,21719
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420589.79/cwt570.00–650.002,47770
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned426576.84/cwt570.00–582.002,4577
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439537.41/cwt500.00–585.002,35943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476551.18/cwt527.00–569.002,62497
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478396.65/cwt380.00–429.001,8969
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479503.78/cwt480.00–525.002,41371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned483478.15/cwt477.00–480.002,3098
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517463.91/cwt432.00–485.002,39863
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519419.16/cwt417.00–422.002,1757
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522523.98/cwt502.00–545.002,73577
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned523513.94/cwt486.00–539.002,68873
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned552450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555394.88/cwt390.00–401.002,19218
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573484.50/cwt470.00–526.002,776146
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574439.29/cwt411.00–467.002,522117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned578471.08/cwt460.00–497.002,72346
Steers600–650Large 1-2603432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,6059
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned608448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,7246
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619467.19/cwt450.00–480.002,89252
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625420.53/cwt416.00–433.002,62847
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned636387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,4616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,71015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,5547
Steers650–700Large 1-2Unweaned666388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,58410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,5853
Steers650–700Large 1-2673392.08/cwt389.00–395.002,63912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5025
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,73034
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2711356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,53110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712400.70/cwt391.00–419.002,85355
Steers700–750Large 1-2734352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,5844
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy760353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,6833
Steers750–800Large 1-2765356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,72310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780393.00/cwt393.00–393.003,06513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,8343
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1807366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,9549
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838357.79/cwt346.00–360.002,99849
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,9563
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925337.00/cwt337.00–337.003,1173
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,9993
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980326.00/cwt326.00–326.003,1953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned300595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,7852
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326612.05/cwt585.00–630.001,99525
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338556.34/cwt544.00–575.001,88013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374512.66/cwt505.00–520.001,9178
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382579.14/cwt550.00–590.002,21247
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425514.99/cwt500.00–542.002,18924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429474.55/cwt442.00–500.002,03640
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469437.23/cwt422.00–457.002,05121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475485.82/cwt472.00–497.002,30838
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned490436.15/cwt415.00–452.002,13713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned491455.29/cwt452.00–460.002,23512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519461.94/cwt440.00–490.002,397117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519410.24/cwt402.00–421.002,12914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523359.26/cwt340.00–385.001,8799
Heifers550–600Large 1Unweaned551430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,36911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned561404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,2668
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,4937
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570385.11/cwt382.00–400.002,19518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned581407.21/cwt397.00–432.002,36636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584371.64/cwt367.00–375.002,1707
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,4563
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned619383.80/cwt381.00–385.502,37616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623374.33/cwt352.00–388.002,33245
Heifers600–650Large 1-2624370.50/cwt370.50–370.502,31214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1652369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,40611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679356.06/cwt342.00–364.002,41816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned681351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3909
Heifers700–750Large 1726361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,62113
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2747339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,53212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,66513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,6205
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2869320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7815
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2881302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,6618
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,3274
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned477532.04/cwt512.00–582.002,53810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned531490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,60212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533487.32/cwt479.00–507.002,59716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2547427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568411.93/cwt407.00–417.002,3406
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5723
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662384.82/cwt371.00–400.002,54814
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2697369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,5725
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,175217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,5501
Bulls——1,319176.00/cwt170.00–188.002,3214
Bulls——1,547206.61/cwt194.00–220.003,1968
Bulls——2,040233.96/cwt230.00–238.004,7734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%876123.79/cwt100.00–139.001,08413
Cows—Lean 85-90%99580.00/cwt80.00–80.007961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026173.07/cwt169.00–175.001,7766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041156.41/cwt144.00–166.001,62817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152167.04/cwt160.00–173.001,92432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220178.42/cwt176.00–180.002,17713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335180.52/cwt180.00–181.002,4102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400173.54/cwt168.00–179.002,43025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580161.95/cwt160.00–164.002,5592
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29232,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Broken Mouth9801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0712,552.85/head2,000.00–3,100.002,5538
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0922,478.78/head2,000.00–2,700.002,4799
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1112,951.22/head2,500.00–3,550.002,95116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1193,569.61/head2,750.00–3,800.003,57010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,720.30/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,065.68/head2,800.00–3,400.003,0662
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3192,973.81/head2,800.00–3,500.002,9744
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3732,637.36/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6375
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4223,491.42/head2,500.00–4,100.003,49110
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29004,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3004,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6005,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2991255.78/cwt200.00–310.002,5354
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1631
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,7531
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,340193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,5861

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.