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Four State Stockyards Market Report

Exeter, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 6, 2026

2,582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $364.07/cwt ≈ $2,971/hd at 816 lb · 216 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $458.39/cwt +22.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,837/hd at 619 lb · 191 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $403.04/cwt +19.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,575/hd at 639 lb · 176 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,582 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 376 5 560.00–630.00 $604.61 $2,273 +35.77
402–444 427 8 595.00–602.00 $598.11 $2,554 +48.11
479–499 491 28 522.00–554.00 $541.51 $2,659 +21.51
502–549 515 124 507.00–549.00 $536.83 $2,765 +38.99
556 556 25 521.00 $521.00 $2,897 +59.69
603–632 619 191 436.00–464.00 $458.39 $2,837 +22.65
652–699 678 151 406.00–442.00 $418.89 $2,840 +0.89
708–742 729 79 383.00–400.00 $392.31 $2,860 +7.72
752–785 757 83 379.00–393.00 $390.14 $2,953 +24.69
800–831 816 216 358.50–367.00 $364.07 $2,971 —
858–873 865 142 351.00–356.00 $352.70 $3,051 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–372 364 7 540.00–585.00 $559.71 $2,037 —
491–499 493 47 500.00–508.00 $506.02 $2,495 +40.02
519–543 526 27 448.00–500.00 $468.37 $2,464 +68.37
560–590 575 18 420.00–447.00 $439.37 $2,526 +30.24
630–646 640 11 410.00–416.00 $412.15 $2,638 —
667–686 676 85 399.00–407.00 $403.50 $2,728 +21.50
689 689 45 380.50 $380.50 $2,622 -1.50
745 745 39 378.00 $378.00 $2,816 +8.00
779 779 58 365.00 $365.00 $2,843 —
789 789 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,848 —
810–836 813 100 348.00–359.50 $358.80 $2,917 +11.80
861–868 861 47 340.50–345.00 $340.79 $2,934 +18.79
894 894 20 340.50 $340.50 $3,044 +18.50
952–963 958 28 313.00–325.00 $321.01 $3,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,178 —
590 590 3 378.00 $378.00 $2,230 —
650–698 672 15 370.00–387.00 $382.32 $2,569 +37.32
732–742 734 12 350.00 $350.00 $2,569 —
805–822 809 8 329.00–332.00 $331.24 $2,680 —
860 860 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,778 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
781 781 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,538 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 575.00 $575.00 $2,076 +59.54
412–416 414 7 470.00–510.00 $487.05 $2,016 +37.05
479 479 64 470.00 $470.00 $2,251 +20.94
515–534 526 46 418.00–446.00 $435.69 $2,292 +7.75
550–595 571 170 410.00–443.00 $428.24 $2,445 +29.66
605–648 637 20 385.00–394.00 $387.14 $2,466 +3.14
615–647 639 156 398.00–412.00 $405.08 $2,588 +21.08
650–686 668 145 362.50–385.00 $380.34 $2,541 —
715–724 717 38 349.00–358.00 $356.33 $2,555 —
748 748 16 340.00 $340.00 $2,543 —
839 839 33 327.25 $327.25 $2,746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–343 337 6 535.00–548.00 $541.63 $1,825 —
400–439 429 17 450.00–462.00 $458.69 $1,968 -16.31
472 472 5 426.00 $426.00 $2,011 —
518–542 532 19 407.00–415.50 $409.82 $2,180 +2.82
572 572 14 393.00–397.00 $396.14 $2,266 +21.14
665 665 16 362.50 $362.50 $2,411 +17.62
744 744 7 347.00 $347.00 $2,582 —
758 758 15 334.00 $334.00 $2,532 —
768–775 770 85 342.00–346.00 $345.67 $2,662 —
950 950 14 274.00 $274.00 $2,603 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 —
415 415 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,743 +50.00
458–490 471 5 363.00–380.00 $370.08 $1,743 +5.08
680 680 4 310.00–340.00 $317.50 $2,159 -13.50
749 749 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,397 +3.23
827 827 17 319.50 $319.50 $2,642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 570.00 $570.00 $2,360 —

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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.