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Four State Stockyards Market Report

Exeter, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

1,201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $383.03/cwt ≈ $2,800/hd at 731 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $490.73/cwt -45.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,640/hd at 538 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $439.42/cwt -8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,663/hd at 606 lb · 48 head
Exeter, MO 5-weight steers are quoted at $434/cwt, near the bottom of the state and $12/cwt below the MO average ($446), with $45/cwt under Tina, MO ($479). The class is down $24/cwt from its early July peak of $484. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,201 803 0
Feeder cattle 1,082 705 0
Slaughter cattle 94 57 0
Replacement cattle 25 41 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate demand. Slaughter cattle traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 705.00 $705.00 $2,009 +1.89
360 unweaned 360 3 650.00 $650.00 $2,340 —
450 450 4 530.00 $530.00 $2,385 -6.13
510–544 538 48 489.00–502.00 $490.73 $2,640 -45.46
555–594 570 26 429.00–431.00 $430.20 $2,452 -26.75
604–614 606 48 427.00–444.00 $439.42 $2,663 -8.45
654–685 662 11 402.00–413.00 $409.90 $2,714 -22.58
725–734 731 71 372.00–394.00 $383.03 $2,800 —
914–920 918 32 333.00–346.00 $337.04 $3,094 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 unweaned 262 2 670.00 $670.00 $1,755 —
345 unweaned 345 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,036 —
352–395 383 24 540.00–587.00 $567.28 $2,173 +17.28
402–408 404 10 500.00–515.00 $510.53 $2,063 —
504–538 529 38 427.00–469.00 $448.45 $2,372 -0.64
550–591 567 43 405.00–427.00 $420.62 $2,385 +2.46
608–638 616 16 391.00–420.00 $413.95 $2,550 -3.06
698 698 10 377.00 $377.00 $2,631 +7.00
710–718 717 14 360.00–368.00 $361.13 $2,589 +6.13
788 788 4 355.50 $355.50 $2,801 +9.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–482 472 13 400.00–447.00 $419.89 $1,982 —
590 590 2 371.00 $371.00 $2,189 —
607 607 3 372.00 $372.00 $2,258 —
722 722 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,433 —
784 784 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,708 —
340–348 unweaned 346 14 495.00–512.00 $499.31 $1,728 —
429–436 430 26 420.00–462.00 $453.19 $1,949 -0.28
446 unweaned 446 9 452.00 $452.00 $2,016 —
454–494 475 27 405.00–429.00 $416.88 $1,980 +5.88
515–548 523 38 387.00–415.00 $398.85 $2,086 +2.78
552 unweaned 552 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,098 —
558–590 583 12 371.00–401.00 $380.82 $2,220 -18.04
607–640 617 10 353.00–381.00 $369.95 $2,283 -1.19
674 674 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,359 -5.93
716–720 717 19 331.00–350.50 $346.91 $2,487 +7.41
762 762 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,446 -6.97
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 45 374.50 $374.50 $2,445 —
785 785 19 343.00 $343.00 $2,693 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 640.00 $640.00 $1,536 —
388 388 3 522.00 $522.00 $2,025 —
430–435 432 5 470.00–472.00 $470.81 $2,034 -28.07
450 unweaned 450 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,115 —
463–491 486 27 449.50–480.00 $454.88 $2,211 -6.64
502–504 503 12 425.00–437.00 $432.51 $2,176 -22.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 8 396.00 $396.00 $1,746 —
528–548 540 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 +20.00
723 723 10 314.00 $314.00 $2,270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 3 670.00 $670.00 $1,755 —
315 315 2 580.00 $580.00 $1,827 —
353 unweaned 353 7 570.00 $570.00 $2,012 —
375 375 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,006 —
409–418 412 13 489.00–490.00 $489.31 $2,016 -30.69
452 thin fleshed 452 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,170 —
452 unweaned 452 3 482.00 $482.00 $2,179 —
462 462 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,125 —
510–548 529 22 382.00–440.00 $415.92 $2,200 -39.46
552–597 566 15 375.00–410.00 $393.84 $2,229 -48.09
614–649 632 14 364.00–382.00 $369.92 $2,338 -50.08
650 650 2 382.00 $382.00 $2,483 —
772–779 778 10 324.00 $324.00 $2,521 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 unweaned 469 5 447.00 $447.00 $2,096 —
550 550 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 —
565 unweaned 565 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,175 —
675 675 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 —
898 898 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,245 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 unweaned 302 2 695.00 $695.00 $2,099 —
412 412 3 522.00 $522.00 $2,151 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1755 1430 75-80% 30 172.00–185.00 $178.27 $2,549 -15.62
1403–1715 1465 75-80% 5 186.00–189.00 $186.70 $2,735 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1118–1293 1198 80-85% 17 164.00–183.00 $177.02 $2,121 -11.01
1235 1235 80-85% 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,927 -21.15
1135–1350 1240 80-85% 9 184.00–189.00 $185.93 $2,306 +8.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1135 1029 85-90% 13 150.00–168.00 $156.42 $1,610 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1590 1271 5 182.00–193.00 $187.54 $2,384 —
1160–1880 1576 4 201.00–216.00 $208.88 $3,292 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015–1260 1174 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 194.00–222.00 $203.36 $2,387

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
830–1380 1079 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 3,300.00–3,600.00 $3,421.64
1055–1185 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,800.00–3,450.00 $3,106.14
960–1395 1178 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,500.00 $2,398.09
1145–1245 1195 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1145–1415 1323 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 3,200.00–3,600.00 $3,464.17

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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
1400 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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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.