Four State Stockyards Market Report

Exeter, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 17, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	693	2,805	0
Feeder cattle	—	2,593	—
Slaughter cattle	—	154	—
Replacement cattle	693	58	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Four States Stockyards held a Special Replacement sale Friday evening with a good supply of fancy bred cows, cow calf pairs, breeding bulls and bred and open heifers. A large crowd filled the seats in the arena showing good demand throughout the sale.

→ Feeder heifers: breeding bulls and bred and open heifers
→ Replacement cows: cow calf pairs

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1200	1088	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,200.00–3,900.00	$3,513.79	—
1045–1740	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	13	3,800.00–5,500.00	$4,605.79	—
1640–1735	1688	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	3,600.00–4,900.00	$4,231.70	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	5,050.00–5,400.00	$5,225.00	—
1885	1885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	6,200.00	$6,200.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
761–911	826	(<2 yrs)	Open	56	2,500.00–3,200.00	$3,050.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
971	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
935–1080	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,800.00–3,600.00	$3,257.18
935–1165	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	2,600.00–3,500.00	$3,023.55
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00
992–1265	1109	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,889.79
1048–1289	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	2,850.00–3,800.00	$3,454.23
1040–1270	1170	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	2,500.00–3,550.00	$3,103.07

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310	1310	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1330–1455	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,900.00–3,400.00	$3,244.98
1350–1470	1395	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,848.21
1400–1420	1410	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1440	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1071–1218	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	4,300.00	$4,300.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00
883	883	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410–1455	1421	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,502.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–965	948	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,600.00	$3,600.00
895–1148	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	3,100.00–4,000.00	$3,707.23
965–1090	1055	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,900.00–3,350.00	$3,232.09
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00
1091	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	4,150.00	$4,150.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–810	806	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,950.00–3,800.00	$3,693.17
865	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,900.00	$3,900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
797	797	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	5,650.00	$5,650.00	—
1025–1250	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	3,700.00–4,500.00	$4,371.88	—
1000–1250	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	3,200.00–4,300.00	$4,090.00	—
1100–1350	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	4,300.00–4,700.00	$4,454.55	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1200–1325	1269	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	3,700.00–4,300.00	$4,000.00	—
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	5,450.00	$5,450.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1300–1350	1339	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	3,800.00–4,700.00	$4,500.00	—
1350–1400	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,000.00–4,250.00	$4,200.00	—
1400–1650	1477	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	3,650.00–4,450.00	$4,357.69	—
1500	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,400.00	$4,400.00	+300.00
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—
1400–1700	1597	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	3,000.00–5,100.00	$4,800.00	—
1600–1700	1643	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	5,050.00–5,300.00	$5,157.14	—
1550–1700	1663	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	3,550.00–4,500.00	$4,262.50	—
1700	1700	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1800	1800	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	5,200.00	$5,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–850	825	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
900–975	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	3,500.00–4,400.00	$4,310.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–4,200.00	$3,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

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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.