Four State Stockyards Market Report

Exeter, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

1,751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $335.17/cwt ≈ $2,819/hd at 841 lb · 125 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $384.27/cwt ≈ $2,609/hd at 679 lb · 93 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $437.16/cwt ≈ $2,291/hd at 524 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,751	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	4	600.00–617.50	$608.84	$1,419	—
270–292	282	15	600.00–640.00	$623.00	$1,757	—
316–340	324	14	570.00–600.00	$592.31	$1,919	—
355–369	362	34	534.00–601.00	$569.01	$2,060	—
396 unweaned	396	7	510.00	$510.00	$2,020	—
407–430	412	36	490.00–537.00	$517.61	$2,133	—
465 unweaned	465	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,186	—
476	476	14	470.00–510.00	$495.71	$2,360	—
505–549	524	82	425.00–477.00	$437.16	$2,291	—
556–598	571	76	415.00–455.00	$438.65	$2,505	—
605–630	618	43	384.00–425.00	$404.42	$2,499	—
653–699	679	93	369.00–407.00	$384.27	$2,609	—
715–747	730	35	358.00–375.00	$368.00	$2,686	—
773–779	778	20	344.00–350.00	$345.64	$2,689	—
818–847	841	125	330.50–354.00	$335.17	$2,819	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	520.00–527.00	$523.53	$1,691	—
375–384	382	5	515.00–522.00	$520.63	$1,989	—
400–448	433	29	420.00–477.00	$454.84	$1,969	—
457–498	483	38	410.00–455.00	$430.29	$2,078	—
523–548	538	12	405.00–417.00	$411.85	$2,216	—
553–589	568	12	407.50–420.00	$413.50	$2,349	—
610–633	619	8	362.00–371.00	$365.45	$2,262	—
670–696	676	41	345.00–360.00	$354.75	$2,398	—
793	793	16	326.00	$326.00	$2,585	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,540	—
435	435	28	410.00	$410.00	$1,784	—
469	469	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,946	—
548	548	3	391.00	$391.00	$2,143	—
644	644	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,190	—
694	694	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,360	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	7	363.00	$363.00	$2,461	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	3	367.00	$367.00	$2,121	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–285	259	22	495.00–550.00	$532.08	$1,378	—
300–345	332	35	465.00–525.00	$510.45	$1,695	—
357–390	372	32	452.00–540.00	$503.62	$1,873	—
403–445	427	67	427.00–490.00	$461.52	$1,971	—
460–481	476	43	420.00–485.00	$455.95	$2,170	—
523 unweaned	523	6	427.00	$427.00	$2,233	—
514–530	524	20	390.00–420.00	$406.66	$2,131	—
613–632	621	39	350.00–368.50	$360.77	$2,240	—
658–683	678	10	342.00–347.00	$342.97	$2,325	—
709–746	741	49	321.00–338.00	$324.46	$2,404	—
773	773	7	322.00	$322.00	$2,489	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474–478	476	8	360.00	$360.00	$1,714	—
507–546	532	19	310.00–350.00	$338.28	$1,800	—
560–599	586	35	300.00–340.00	$327.65	$1,920	—
630	630	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,016	—
668	668	10	319.50	$319.50	$2,134	—
683–697	693	33	300.00–314.00	$307.60	$2,132	—
742	742	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,300	—
772	772	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,239	—
863	863	3	260.00	$260.00	$2,244	—
940–944	942	12	280.00	$280.00	$2,638	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–443	421	21	377.00–415.00	$398.89	$1,679	—
453–498	477	45	365.00–402.00	$394.14	$1,880	—
505–540	518	37	355.00–380.00	$369.98	$1,916	—
565–585	575	12	345.00–364.00	$354.67	$2,039	—
603–648	627	13	330.00–340.00	$335.56	$2,104	—
700	700	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,359	—
688	688	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,995	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	9	630.00	$630.00	$1,732	—
384	384	13	515.00	$515.00	$1,978	—
461–482	473	13	445.00–482.00	$465.25	$2,201	—
505–528	526	13	420.00–430.00	$429.26	$2,258	—
566–583	572	9	407.00–418.00	$414.26	$2,370	—
603	603	3	407.00	$407.00	$2,454	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	407.00	$407.00	$1,445	—
458–478	466	12	370.00–420.00	$399.11	$1,860	—
505–538	524	7	409.00–425.00	$415.61	$2,178	—
550–575	566	9	390.00–412.50	$399.25	$2,260	—
648	648	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,268	—
667	667	5	352.00	$352.00	$2,348	—
788	788	3	292.00	$292.00	$2,301	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
823–1130	925	85-90%	70	80.00–121.00	$104.18	$964	—
825–1150	1065	85-90%	26	125.00–138.00	$132.58	$1,412	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1495	1219	80-85%	42	135.00–153.00	$145.75	$1,777	—
1130–1330	1222	80-85%	6	154.00–163.00	$157.37	$1,923	—
1210–1250	1230	80-85%	5	130.00–139.00	$132.42	$1,629	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	75-80%	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,500	—
1365–1570	1456	75-80%	14	151.00–157.00	$153.63	$2,237	—
1380–1570	1500	75-80%	4	142.00–149.00	$145.16	$2,177	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1730	1545	6	142.00–171.00	$157.77	$2,438	—
1550–1865	1708	2	174.00–191.00	$183.28	$3,130	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–953	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	193.00–208.00	$200.13	$1,819

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1350	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,275.00	$2,097.22
1110–1405	1289	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,960.00–2,775.00	$2,216.28
1353–1435	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,386.63
1215–1650	1421	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,725.00–3,350.00	$2,958.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	+900.00
1150–1350	1167	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,545.65	-254.35

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.