Sale reports / Missouri / Four State Stockyards / 2026-08-04

Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Aug 4
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▲ 298 vs last sale 311▲ 609 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 52▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 22▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous sale reported, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Supply was light, demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was a good run of replacements with two herd dispersals in the offering. The market somewhat did recover after last week's extreme heat, and the border opening news which caused the future markets to be lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $432.32/cwt on 52 head, down $9.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −17.25 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.
Average price
$432.32
▼ 9.20 vs prior sale
52 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,380
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.14
vs MO average
+18.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550434.422,39047
Medium and Large 1-2553412.602,2825thin
One grade step is worth $21.82/cwt here — about $109 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 sale52 hd
432.32
—
MO average11 barns · 972 hd
436.46
−4.14
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+18.08
This barn, trailing median33 sales
449.57
−17.25
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—Average1,628223.493,63814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,417176.062,49515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,223173.832,12630
CowsLean 85-90%Average921141.171,30023

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)1,296$3,83218
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$3,4777
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,2204thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,329$3,20510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,445$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,3251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$3,0002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$4,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$4,4336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,176$4,4176
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,183$3,6003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$3,1003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)943$3,3003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$2,3002thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,7403
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1306611.37/cwt580.00–660.001,8715
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5183
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382500.83/cwt464.00–520.001,91315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406513.18/cwt512.00–515.002,0845
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned469450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0663
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477489.06/cwt480.00–502.002,33314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486483.09/cwt480.00–487.002,3489
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned515448.45/cwt440.00–457.002,3104
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521454.41/cwt440.00–470.002,36718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3193
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned564424.63/cwt424.00–425.002,3958
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,2212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583414.55/cwt404.00–416.002,41717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620388.85/cwt384.00–391.002,41110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned624406.80/cwt397.00–410.002,5388
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627406.06/cwt401.00–409.002,54612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned655390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5552
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,6193
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659399.39/cwt398.00–404.002,63210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2693353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,4463
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,62812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772359.34/cwt344.00–364.502,77434
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,9723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,5069
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned392430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2973
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned408437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,7836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6602
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,8906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459439.02/cwt437.00–441.002,0156
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned481420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0207
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482403.39/cwt400.00–410.001,94410
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy508391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,9863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516413.29/cwt392.00–437.002,1339
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned521414.14/cwt402.00–425.002,15833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531383.19/cwt374.00–387.002,0357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569386.83/cwt377.00–400.002,2017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576378.91/cwt376.00–384.002,18311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9835
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy602350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613380.15/cwt371.00–389.002,3306
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629332.02/cwt330.00–333.502,0887
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy631353.85/cwt350.00–359.002,2337
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2652310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672328.36/cwt322.00–341.002,2076
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706343.12/cwt340.00–345.002,4228
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3777284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,2075
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,7956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325553.03/cwt550.00–555.001,7975
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390492.17/cwt479.00–505.001,9196
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned421482.02/cwt472.00–492.002,0294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434462.34/cwt432.00–490.002,00713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477466.69/cwt462.00–475.002,2266
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523429.67/cwt403.00–452.002,2478
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned535422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,2584
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580389.01/cwt388.00–390.002,2564
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616365.71/cwt349.00–373.002,25311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3122
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,128285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,2152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,165253.44/cwt250.00–257.002,9532
Bulls——Light Weight1,175244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,8671
Bulls——1,558199.00/cwt193.00–202.003,1003
Bulls——1,759220.29/cwt210.00–231.003,8757
Bulls——2,295239.00/cwt239.00–239.005,4851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%836123.54/cwt100.00–134.001,0339
Cows—Lean 85-90%975152.51/cwt140.00–166.001,48714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222173.47/cwt161.00–181.002,12027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235186.03/cwt182.00–190.002,2972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,2432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425176.04/cwt172.50–180.002,50910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440182.16/cwt182.00–182.502,6233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 28003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Heifers—Medium 28002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium 28302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,220.05/head2,800.00–3,500.003,2204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0863,477.11/head3,100.00–3,700.003,4777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1683,924.59/head3,200.00–4,400.003,92513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1723,163.31/head2,400.00–3,800.003,1635
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2902,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4863,246.21/head3,100.00–3,500.003,2465
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,6273,590.96/head3,400.00–4,000.003,5915
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29903,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1484,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1504,433.33/head4,300.00–4,500.004,4336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2954,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3104,600.00/head4,300.00–4,900.004,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29382,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29433,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003

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.