Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-06-02

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Jun 2
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
← May 19Jun 2Jun 9 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,292 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 2,096▲ 2,292 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 213▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 140▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction 2 weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 20.00 lower. There was a good to moderate offering in today's supply with good demand. Slaughter cattle traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower from the previous sale. There was a good selection later in the sale of bred cows and cow/calf pairs to take back home for replacements.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $449.40/cwt on 396 head, down $29.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −0.16 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$449.40
▼ 29.73 vs prior sale
396 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,476
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$522
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$117.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.17
vs MO average
−9.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544478.632,605179
Medium and Large 1-2555427.802,375206
Medium and Large 2579385.002,2298thin
Large 2577361.002,0833thin
One grade step is worth $117.63/cwt here — about $522 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 sale396 hd
449.40
—
MO average16 barns · 3,675 hd
467.58
−18.17
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−9.79
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
−0.16
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—Low1,586217.743,45424
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,408181.232,55118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,197175.482,10030
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002154.781,55010

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)1,258$3,24315
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$3,0326
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$3,0263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$2,98913
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,249$2,84627
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$2,7503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,7002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,119$2,46013
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$2,22713
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$4,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$4,2256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)904$3,0884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)860$2,8001thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205805.00/cwt805.00–805.001,6503
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1298665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,9823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9475
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2349467.00/cwt467.00–467.001,6309
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367590.06/cwt565.00–605.002,16611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376522.72/cwt500.00–545.001,96511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned400530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400443.00/cwt443.00–443.001,7724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409546.30/cwt532.00–570.002,23437
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416509.21/cwt480.00–522.002,11816
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460505.32/cwt498.00–509.002,32415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470492.63/cwt492.00–495.002,31528
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481466.22/cwt439.00–492.002,24368
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489426.94/cwt410.00–435.002,08836
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508491.74/cwt470.00–499.002,49879
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529436.00/cwt410.00–461.002,30698
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573468.27/cwt441.00–486.002,683100
Steers550–600Large 2577361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,0833
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579420.36/cwt372.00–440.002,434108
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2298
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618396.63/cwt370.00–407.002,45158
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625431.24/cwt419.00–450.002,695168
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned633413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,6146
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2973
Steers600–650Large 1-2649400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5968
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,4303
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678384.00/cwt368.00–391.502,60448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679404.24/cwt397.00–415.002,74560
Steers650–700Large 1-2694368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,5544
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,74410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717360.76/cwt340.00–368.502,58768
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768355.01/cwt343.00–362.002,72634
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8947
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1908323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,9336
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2931305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8405
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272622.96/cwt595.00–655.001,6946
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2298505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312487.00/cwt487.00–487.001,5193
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned353400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4123
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382437.36/cwt420.00–445.001,6719
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384461.14/cwt450.00–500.001,77125
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,94020
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407460.33/cwt457.00–462.001,87421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned421443.00/cwt443.00–443.001,8655
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434425.40/cwt410.00–432.001,84642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440385.26/cwt370.00–401.001,69520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy446410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8295
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477409.22/cwt390.00–425.001,95275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483427.23/cwt420.00–440.002,06451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,7515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy497400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522428.69/cwt414.00–437.002,23881
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2522374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,9523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523385.74/cwt369.50–400.002,01799
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,9356
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned538370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9913
Heifers550–600Medium 1558410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2887
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy559370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,06811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578368.80/cwt359.00–380.002,13251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579398.43/cwt392.00–411.002,30750
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1326
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620371.29/cwt366.00–377.002,30245
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement626413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,58524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1484
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2346
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670344.23/cwt337.00–355.002,30627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680366.71/cwt355.00–374.002,49431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,3293
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2777318.92/cwt310.00–324.002,47811
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,6994
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,52511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1344615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,1164
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2407
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,3186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0403
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467452.21/cwt415.00–483.002,11229
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516438.02/cwt400.00–455.002,26044
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526371.94/cwt360.00–380.001,9565
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned544388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,1115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned552428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,3635
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2923
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,3693
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669363.32/cwt356.00–370.002,43111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730341.36/cwt331.00–350.002,49210
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,4924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537195.78/cwt186.00–207.003,0096
Bulls——1,585252.00/cwt252.00–252.003,9941
Bulls——1,604223.47/cwt210.00–245.003,58417
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980100.00/cwt100.00–100.009801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004160.87/cwt143.00–178.001,6159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191174.52/cwt160.00–186.002,07926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235188.00/cwt187.00–189.002,3222
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,255204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,5601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406180.44/cwt175.00–186.002,53716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423187.53/cwt187.00–188.002,6692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29152,594.54/head2,300.00–2,850.002,5952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29693,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29833,025.76/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0702,225.35/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0892,434.53/head2,200.00–2,600.002,43511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,734.39/head2,550.00–2,850.002,73414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1492,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,20010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1812,988.52/head2,550.00–3,300.002,98913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1904,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1963,176.95/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1779
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4013,029.33/head2,600.00–3,325.003,02912
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4083,299.38/head3,200.00–3,400.003,2994
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29043,087.50/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,950.00/head3,500.00–4,400.003,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4005,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4004,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4504,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5004,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5504,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001

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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