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Four State Stockyards Market Report

Exeter, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $417.86/cwt +13.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,795/hd at 669 lb · 134 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $353.07/cwt ≈ $2,785/hd at 789 lb · 82 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.75/cwt ≈ $2,675/hd at 834 lb · 64 head
Exeter, MO 6-weight steers sold at $420/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$14/cwt below the MO average ($434) and $33/cwt under Windsor, MO ($453). The class is down $13/cwt from its early May peak of $438. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,135 2,654 0
Feeder cattle 927 2,292 0
Slaughter cattle 134 253 0
Replacement cattle 74 109 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher in spots, bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 276 5 720.00–755.00 $742.07 $2,048 +77.07
308–335 317 3 610.00–660.00 $627.61 $1,990 +37.61
355 355 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,094 -0.06
404–413 406 9 532.00–544.00 $541.29 $2,198 -5.01
500 500 39 510.00–512.50 $512.31 $2,562 +20.57
551–582 569 36 443.00–471.00 $459.94 $2,617 -8.33
594 unweaned 594 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,554 —
601–609 unweaned 605 20 425.00–440.00 $433.20 $2,621 +20.20
613–648 628 18 421.00–432.00 $425.29 $2,671 -5.95
664–680 669 134 404.00–424.00 $417.86 $2,795 +13.62
702–715 703 13 375.00–384.00 $383.30 $2,695 -3.70
707 unweaned 707 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,828 —
755 unweaned 755 9 361.00 $361.00 $2,726 —
787–794 793 73 350.50–370.00 $352.09 $2,792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 640.00 $640.00 $1,869 —
340 340 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,921 —
425–448 437 4 497.00–512.00 $504.30 $2,204 -4.91
467–475 470 5 481.00–500.00 $488.68 $2,297 +22.46
484–490 unweaned 487 10 452.00–485.00 $472.35 $2,300 —
508–539 unweaned 527 8 441.00–447.00 $444.83 $2,344 —
500–548 530 12 420.00–467.00 $447.95 $2,374 +11.95
574–593 585 11 400.00–411.00 $403.92 $2,363 -16.44
610–643 636 12 400.00–412.00 $401.28 $2,552 +4.65
640 640 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 -26.63
815–834 831 13 338.00–339.00 $338.15 $2,810 —
1108 1108 2 273.00 $273.00 $3,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 6 422.00 $422.00 $1,895 +7.00
483 483 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,149 +18.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 423 15 450.00–507.00 $464.67 $1,966 +4.34
502–510 unweaned 507 8 403.00–404.00 $403.63 $2,046 —
500–517 514 17 410.00–422.00 $419.94 $2,158 -8.75
570 unweaned 570 16 391.00 $391.00 $2,229 —
574 574 6 396.00 $396.00 $2,273 -2.43
605 605 13 385.00 $385.00 $2,329 +13.71
698 698 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,443 -16.71
764–796 775 20 330.00–333.00 $331.92 $2,572 —
834 834 64 320.75 $320.75 $2,675 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 unweaned 297 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,574 —
298 298 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,684 —
345 345 2 472.00 $472.00 $1,628 —
386–399 394 12 448.00–460.00 $452.90 $1,784 -8.24
415–447 437 13 400.00–430.00 $411.64 $1,799 -13.76
454–490 470 34 390.00–419.00 $400.43 $1,882 -8.79
500–535 512 14 380.00–401.00 $392.18 $2,008 +6.44
553 553 2 381.00 $381.00 $2,107 +11.00
589 589 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,179 +1.20
625–628 626 10 350.00–360.00 $357.99 $2,241 +7.99
710 710 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,414 +12.00
765–790 773 3 312.00–320.00 $314.72 $2,433 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538–545 541 5 352.00–355.00 $353.79 $1,914 -9.21
800 800 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,240 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 497.00 $497.00 $2,112 +17.00
452–498 478 14 440.00–492.00 $466.47 $2,230 +14.26
500–543 533 10 416.00–462.00 $432.59 $2,306 -5.43
570–590 575 4 390.00–410.00 $404.87 $2,328 +4.87
607 607 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,337 +6.00
668 668 4 356.00 $356.00 $2,378 -7.32
839 839 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,391 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1185 1115 80-85% 6 181.00–183.00 $181.66 $2,026 —
1085–1360 1205 80-85% 30 161.00–180.00 $172.77 $2,082 +25.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1025 951 85-90% 5 107.00–134.00 $122.74 $1,167 +22.74
845–1175 1004 85-90% 22 151.00–171.00 $161.11 $1,618 +0.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1685 1512 75-80% 18 172.00–183.00 $178.84 $2,704 —
1305–1805 1536 75-80% 7 185.00–198.50 $188.82 $2,900 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–2130 1896 8 208.00–248.00 $227.34 $4,310 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–880 858 (<2 yrs)Open 4 270.00–280.00 $277.43 $2,380
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 216.00 $216.00 $2,322

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–975 913 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,701.46
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
913–1315 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,800.00–3,350.00 $3,102.97
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1065–1138 1085 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,600.00–2,650.00 $2,613.11
1154 1154 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 2,280.00 $2,280.00
915–1465 1171 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 2,450.00–3,100.00 $2,690.35
1160–1298 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,225.00–2,400.00 $2,272.87
1125–1485 1301 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 2,700.00–3,650.00 $3,143.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160–1225 1193 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 3,350.00–3,400.00 $3,375.00 -575.00
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —

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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.