Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-06-30

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Jun 30
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
753 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 823▲ 753 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 160▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 55▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers sold steady to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 12.00 higher but there was a light to moderate supply under 600 lbs. Overall the market was very active with good demand for all classes of feeders. The slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on the good flesh cows, leaner cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls selling steady also, on a lighter supply. The offering of replacement cows was moderate with good demand. Summer time temps has set in for the week with dryer days to help farmers and ranchers get back in the fields.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $441.20/cwt on 66 head, down $23.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −8.36 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$441.20
▼ 23.97 vs prior sale
66 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,405
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$844
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$118.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.70
vs MO average
−27.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556468.812,60531
Medium and Large 1-2546441.022,40616thin
Medium 2553439.002,4283thin
Large 2512412.002,1093thin
Medium and Large 2533392.702,09110thin
Medium and Large 3503350.001,7613thin
One grade step is worth $118.81/cwt here — about $844 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale66 hd
441.20
—
MO average18 barns · 2,828 hd
474.91
−33.70
National average32 barns · 3,072 hd
468.91
−27.71
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
−8.36
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—Average1,905229.764,3774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439190.222,73725
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178185.502,18537
CowsLean 85-90%Low956149.071,42511

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)1,000$3,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$3,20111
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$3,10426
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,262$2,88515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,133$2,6484thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$4,7002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$4,5504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,570$3,9205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,298$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$3,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$2,3002thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,9622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned338597.00/cwt597.00–597.002,0185
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1357601.68/cwt600.00–605.002,1486
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395551.00/cwt551.00–551.002,1764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414545.42/cwt530.00–557.002,25813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432505.68/cwt480.00–527.002,18513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned446470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0964
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453535.99/cwt521.00–545.002,4289
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476502.52/cwt495.00–512.002,39218
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,2604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500451.86/cwt442.00–465.002,2597
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3503350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2504402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0264
Steers500–550Large 2512412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,1093
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,1273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530484.65/cwt477.00–497.002,56913
Steers550–600Medium 2553439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,4283
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned570454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,5883
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575458.04/cwt455.00–460.002,63415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581432.59/cwt418.00–440.002,5139
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621401.64/cwt391.00–406.002,49426
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630432.27/cwt422.00–455.002,72356
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658393.66/cwt387.00–395.502,59019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned671384.49/cwt384.00–385.002,5806
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,55412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,64812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7098
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1794375.36/cwt375.00–379.002,98077
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,8312
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1969335.50/cwt335.50–335.503,25114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338526.15/cwt517.00–535.001,7786
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340542.00/cwt542.00–542.001,8432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8044
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419460.39/cwt450.00–471.001,92916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,6843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439434.89/cwt422.00–445.001,90917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472458.21/cwt450.00–474.002,16314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491415.45/cwt409.00–420.002,04012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519403.26/cwt399.00–409.002,09311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524440.17/cwt434.00–447.002,30615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2544380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0679
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,30611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2545
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580358.15/cwt340.00–371.002,07713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620395.14/cwt394.50–396.002,45016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621368.54/cwt361.00–371.002,28917
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,5056
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687341.24/cwt332.00–345.002,34422
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,2956
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763301.02/cwt300.00–302.002,2976
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned428504.00/cwt504.00–504.002,1573
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439463.21/cwt446.00–500.002,0336
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488441.15/cwt419.00–464.002,1536
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536423.27/cwt396.00–475.002,26915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2403
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2637377.36/cwt377.00–380.002,4048
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2753347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,6135
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2833334.95/cwt330.00–340.002,7902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,885208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,9211
Bulls——1,912237.01/cwt230.00–244.004,5323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%858115.30/cwt100.00–129.009892
Cows—Lean 85-90%978156.57/cwt149.00–171.001,5319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134179.81/cwt169.00–187.002,03921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235192.97/cwt188.00–199.002,38316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,375211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,9011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426184.74/cwt176.00–189.002,63410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453192.65/cwt189.00–195.502,79914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29203,055.25/head2,400.00–3,500.003,0553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0654,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1173,089.81/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0909
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,648.05/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,323.34/head2,900.00–3,650.003,3238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1592,817.18/head2,450.00–3,200.002,8176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2432,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5008
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3302,930.79/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9319
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4173,408.24/head3,000.00–3,500.003,4085
Bred Cows—Large 11,5553,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-28401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2840198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6631
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060220.65/cwt216.00–225.002,3392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1754,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2654,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3504,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,5003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8504,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4003

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.