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Four State Stockyards Market Report

Exeter, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 7, 2026

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 562 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.63/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,658/hd at 582 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $447.87/cwt +15.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,705/hd at 604 lb · 37 head
Exeter, MO 5-weight heifers sold at $421/cwt, running $39/cwt below the MO average ($460) and $63/cwt under Kingdom City, MO ($484). MO 5-weight heifers have been flat since the early July peak of $449. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 934 0
Feeder cattle 705 753 0
Slaughter cattle 57 104 0
Replacement cattle 41 77 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale , feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply was light with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 8 700.00–705.00 $703.11 $1,849 +38.11
300–310 305 4 675.00–705.00 $690.25 $2,105 +65.25
350 350 2 640.00 $640.00 $2,240 +38.32
418–433 427 7 550.00–587.00 $571.46 $2,440 +26.04
445 unweaned 445 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,514 —
450–493 477 31 512.00–560.00 $536.13 $2,557 +0.14
510–520 513 21 515.00–547.00 $536.19 $2,751 +51.54
567 unweaned 567 6 454.00 $454.00 $2,574 ±0.00
555–599 584 50 455.00–464.00 $456.95 $2,669 -1.09
602–623 604 37 440.00–450.00 $447.87 $2,705 +15.60
666–671 669 18 426.00–439.00 $432.48 $2,893 —
769–775 772 13 382.00–394.00 $387.52 $2,992 +12.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,189 -1.00
475–482 480 15 495.00–497.00 $496.47 $2,383 -6.05
528–545 540 7 430.00–475.00 $449.09 $2,425 —
568–586 580 11 411.00–440.00 $418.16 $2,425 -14.43
625–647 641 15 414.00–423.00 $417.01 $2,673 +15.37
670 670 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,479 -23.66
710 710 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,520 —
793–795 794 4 342.00–350.00 $345.99 $2,747 -4.01
813 813 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,829 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 605.00 $605.00 $1,621 —
310 310 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,736 +18.00
405–410 408 8 497.00–500.00 $498.88 $2,035 +38.49
439 unweaned 439 7 495.00 $495.00 $2,173 —
478–494 487 7 459.00–465.00 $461.52 $2,248 +3.31
509–518 513 15 439.00–473.00 $454.93 $2,334 +14.76
561–573 562 81 410.00–415.00 $414.50 $2,329 +0.50
798 798 13 378.00 $378.00 $3,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–434 424 13 440.00–470.00 $453.47 $1,923 +18.58
490 unweaned 490 3 431.00 $431.00 $2,112 —
497 497 6 411.00 $411.00 $2,043 -4.45
520–547 532 15 390.00–400.00 $396.07 $2,107 -7.19
548 unweaned 548 7 409.00 $409.00 $2,241 —
553–596 579 25 386.00–405.00 $398.86 $2,309 +8.86
608–618 613 7 370.00–372.00 $371.14 $2,275 +2.60
650–655 651 15 349.00–357.00 $355.93 $2,317 —
733 733 3 339.50 $339.50 $2,489 —
750–765 758 6 325.00–331.00 $327.97 $2,486 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,900 —
525 525 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,890 -20.00
613 613 2 346.00 $346.00 $2,121 —
693 693 4 344.00 $344.00 $2,384 —
857 857 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,571 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,132 +56.79
502–531 516 16 442.00–471.00 $455.38 $2,350 +32.11
530–545 unweaned 537 13 431.00–460.00 $442.95 $2,379 —
558–588 569 9 430.00–457.00 $441.93 $2,515 +41.93
615 615 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,583 +42.64
703–726 716 11 352.00–369.00 $358.27 $2,565 —
810–848 828 10 350.00–352.00 $350.59 $2,903 +15.64
1060 1060 2 287.00 $287.00 $3,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538–548 542 5 382.00–400.00 $389.28 $2,110 —
588 588 2 394.00 $394.00 $2,317 —
613 613 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,207 —
748 748 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,790 -22.81
1160–1215 1183 80-85% 3 186.00–190.00 $188.03 $2,224 —
1105–1295 1216 80-85% 14 164.00–184.00 $177.15 $2,154 -15.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1375 1323 75-80% 5 175.50–183.00 $178.97 $2,368 —
1365 1365 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,225 -48.00
1320–1585 1441 75-80% 7 189.50–206.00 $193.89 $2,794 +9.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853–950 885 85-90% 3 130.00–131.00 $130.64 $1,156 +15.34
1010–1130 1061 85-90% 5 159.00–167.00 $162.54 $1,725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2015 1740 2 219.00–227.00 $223.63 $3,891 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
985–1030 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,276.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1223 1134 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,400.00–3,000.00 $2,675.78
1115–1205 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,800.00–3,300.00 $3,059.70
1090–1360 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,530.15
1015–1375 1219 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 3,000.00–3,550.00 $3,376.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 4,300.00 $4,300.00
1291 1291 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 3,800.00 $3,800.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
905 905 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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
1040 1040 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 5,050.00 $5,050.00 +1,850.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,800.00 $4,800.00 +250.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.