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Four State Stockyards

Name: Four State Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Sep 8

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 246▲ 470 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 90▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 18▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Supply was light on a moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.62/cwt on 64 head, up $6.97 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −83.95 against this barn's trailing median of $449.57.

Average price

$365.62

▲ 6.97 vs prior sale

64 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.30

vs MO average

−24.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	385.00	2,137	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	372.92	2,017	40
Medium and Large 2	561	340.46	1,910	17thin

One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $227 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 sale64 hd

365.62

—

MO average5 barns · 174 hd

381.92

−16.30

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−24.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.57

−83.95

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,524	184.56	2,813	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	145.73	2,193	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	136.86	1,676	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	120.31	1,173	10

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)	1,590	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,010	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,526	2thin

Every lot

72 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,308	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	227	632.65/cwt	605.00–645.00	1,436	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,612	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,464	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,761	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	434.93/cwt	419.00–440.00	1,670	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	402	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,737	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	405.56/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,744	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	453.08/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,003	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,958	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	469	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,820	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,746	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	485	379.24/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,839	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	529	378.18/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,001	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,011	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	349.44/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,894	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	327.63/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,926	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	352.75/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,081	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	338.24/cwt	333.00–339.00	2,080	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	331.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,242	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,394	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	409.17/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,301	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	386.44/cwt	376.00–394.00	1,411	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	368	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,439	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	426.84/cwt	423.00–435.00	1,601	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	424.37/cwt	412.00–450.00	1,672	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,025	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,569	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	395.80/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,722	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,721	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	492	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,717	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,942	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,848	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	337.34/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,899	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	303.64/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,895	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	324.06/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,058	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,017	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,157	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,294	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,153	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	468.51/cwt	462.00–472.00	1,701	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	451.74/cwt	442.00–482.00	1,717	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	437.01/cwt	432.00–442.00	1,840	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	513	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,908	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	367.90/cwt	366.00–372.00	1,979	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	344.28/cwt	343.00–347.00	1,980	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	331.07/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,086	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	306.27/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,064	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	302.41/cwt	291.00–308.00	2,208	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	181.15/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,779	7
Bulls	—	—	1,545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	109.39/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,042	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	131.93/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,359	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	123.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,415	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	141.18/cwt	131.00–158.00	1,768	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	145.73/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,193	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	266.20/cwt	245.00–277.50	2,356	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	2,526.40/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,526	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,590	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Tue Sep 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Supply was light on a moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	401.00–425.00	409.17
7	350–400	365	376.00–394.00	386.44
8	500–550	542	341.00	341.00
6	550–600	563	334.00–338.00	337.34
14	600–650	635	320.00–337.00	324.06
16	650–700	673	320.50	320.50
4	750–800	791	290.00	290.00
3	1000–1050	1,035	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	457.00	457.00
6	350–400	394	412.00–450.00	424.37
14	400–450	435	390.00–405.00	395.80
4	500–550	520	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	423.00–435.00	426.84
4	450–500	453	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	535	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	558	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	391.00	391.00
12	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
12	450–500	492	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	624	302.00–307.00	303.64
2	650–700	670	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	437.00	437.00
7	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	405.56
6	450–500	478	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	542	371.00	371.00
4	550–600	590	350.00–361.00	352.75
23	650–700	677	320.00–345.00	331.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	313	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
21	400–450	442	435.00–455.00	453.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	605.00–645.00	632.65
8	350–400	353	499.00	499.00
11	450–500	465	421.00	421.00
7	550–600	555	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	384	419.00–440.00	434.93
5	400–450	402	432.00	432.00
27	500–550	529	378.00–383.00	378.18
4	550–600	571	360.00	360.00
8	600–650	615	333.00–339.00	338.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
10	500–550	542	330.00–354.00	349.44
7	550–600	588	323.00–332.00	327.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	485	376.00–380.00	379.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	442.00–482.00	451.74
6	400–450	421	432.00–442.00	437.01
8	500–550	538	366.00–372.00	367.90
6	550–600	575	343.00–347.00	344.28
3	600–650	630	325.00–334.00	331.07
3	650–700	674	304.00–311.00	306.27
3	700–750	730	291.00–308.00	302.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	462.00–472.00	468.51
5	500–550	513	372.00	372.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	953	105.00–118.00	109.39
1	—	940	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,030	122.00–146.00	131.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	135.00–155.00	145.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	120.00–130.00	123.90
9	—	1,252	131.00–158.00	141.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	235.00	235.00
1	—	1,545	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,534	170.00–189.00	181.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	245.00–277.50	266.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,526.40

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.