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Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Jul 21

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Jul 14Jul 21Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 771 vs last sale 1,082▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 94▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 25▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, today's offering consisted of a very light supply due to very warm temps over the past several days, feeder steers and heifers was mostly planer calves but the trend was 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was light. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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 $441.52/cwt on 44 head, down $8.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −7.89 against this barn's trailing median of $449.40.

Average price

$441.52

▼ 8.23 vs prior sale

44 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$43.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.33

vs MO average

+22.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	451.48	2,366	34
Medium and Large 1-2	558	407.64	2,276	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.84/cwt here — about $89 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 sale44 hd

441.52

—

MO average11 barns · 779 hd

432.18

+9.33

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+22.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.40

−7.89

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 $449.40 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	—	Average	1,752	216.26	3,788	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	188.38	2,745	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	178.06	2,119	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	141.15	1,491	5thin

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)	1,100	$3,265	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,684	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$2,627	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Tue Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 1,082Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	680.00	680.00
3	300–350	310	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	393	522.00	522.00
2	400–450	428	490.00	490.00
13	450–500	473	440.00–470.00	455.70
3	500–550	508	442.00	442.00
7	550–600	580	389.00–401.00	392.92
8	600–650	628	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	688	385.00

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Four State Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Exeter, Missouri · Tue, Jul 21

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3916

← Jul 14Jul 21Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 771 vs last sale 1,082▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 94▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 25▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Average price

$441.52

▼ 8.23 vs prior sale

44 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$43.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.33

vs MO average

+22.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	451.48	2,366	34
Medium and Large 1-2	558	407.64	2,276	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.84/cwt here — about $89 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 sale44 hd

441.52

—

MO average11 barns · 779 hd

432.18

+9.33

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+22.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

449.40

−7.89

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 $449.40 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	—	Average	1,752	216.26	3,788	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	188.38	2,745	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	178.06	2,119	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	141.15	1,491	5thin

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)	1,100	$3,265	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,684	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$2,627	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Tue Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 1,082Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	680.00	680.00
3	300–350	310	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	393	522.00	522.00
2	400–450	428	490.00	490.00
13	450–500	473	440.00–470.00	455.70
3	500–550	508	442.00	442.00
7	550–600	580	389.00–401.00	392.92
8	600–650	628	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	688	385.00

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,734	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,917	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,062	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,051	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	521.57/cwt	502.00–540.00	2,222	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,097	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	455.70/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,155	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,949	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	484.52/cwt	481.00–490.00	2,311	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,245	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	451.48/cwt	449.00–460.00	2,366	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	392.92/cwt	389.00–401.00	2,279	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,512	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	405.70/cwt	401.50–410.00	2,560	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,611	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,649	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	382.02/cwt	378.00–385.00	2,735	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,691	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	707.08/cwt	700.00–715.00	1,577	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,691	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,735	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,678	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,857	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,073	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	376.03/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,752	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	445.86/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,091	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	400.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	592.00/cwt	592.00–592.00	1,439	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,430	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,641	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,893	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,181	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,297	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,927	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,148	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	416.99
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	197.52/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,324	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	223.76/cwt	207.00–238.00	3,981	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	132.67/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,373	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	153.88/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,674	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	177.42/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,099	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,403	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	185.31/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,533	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	189.53/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,826	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,264.66/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,265	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,115	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	2,733.28/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,733	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	2,683.77/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,684	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,005	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,035	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	710.00	710.00
4	350–400	365	565.00	565.00
5	400–450	426	502.00–540.00	521.57
13	450–500	477	481.00–490.00	484.52
34	500–550	524	449.00–460.00	451.48
8	600–650	631	401.50–410.00	405.70
6	650–700	651	401.00	401.00
13	700–750	716	378.00–385.00	382.02

Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	412.00	412.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
4	300–350	316	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	377	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	440	422.00	422.00
3	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
9	500–550	534	380.00–385.00	383.39
1	550–600	560	371.00	371.00
4	600–650	616	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	683	338.00	338.00
2	750–800	798	327.00	327.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	370.00–382.00	376.03
4	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	583	360.00	360.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	700.00–715.00	707.08
3	350–400	352	493.00	493.00
4	400–450	444	467.00	467.00
4	450–500	469	442.00–450.00	445.86
2	500–550	503	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	685	355.00	355.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	243	592.00	592.00
2	250–300	260	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	335	565.00	565.00
2	350–400	376	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	420	547.00	547.00
2	450–500	463	464.00	464.00
6	500–550	534	416.00–419.00	416.99
7	550–600	562	400.00–421.00	406.74
6	600–650	626	373.00–380.00	378.53
7	700–750	723	353.00–355.00	353.84

Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	433	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	563	386.00	386.00
2	650–700	680	346.00–358.00	352.00
2	900–950	935	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,733.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,202	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,683.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,264.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,495	4,900.00	4,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	212.00	212.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,700.00	3,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	3,500.00	3,500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	187.00	187.00
14	—	1,183	167.00–184.00	177.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,491	187.00–192.00	189.53
3	—	1,367	182.00–187.00	185.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	128.00–146.00	132.67
2	—	1,088	151.00–157.00	153.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,779	207.00–238.00	223.76
2	—	1,683	194.00–200.00	197.52

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Four State Stockyards – Cattle Auction - Exeter, MO

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

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