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Four State Stockyards Market Report, Exeter, MO

Exeter, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2026

1,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $316.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,939/hd at 930 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.30/cwt -9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 620 lb · 42 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $334.00/cwt ≈ $2,695/hd at 807 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,112 1,558 927
Feeder cattle 1,112 1,357 927
Slaughter cattle — 151 —
Replacement cattle — 50 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, a few spots selling 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 unweaned 289 4 522.00 $522.00 $1,509 —
332 332 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,527 +20.00
370–393 383 14 422.00–457.00 $436.65 $1,672 —
406–445 419 17 410.00–440.00 $417.36 $1,749 -14.96
450–498 480 34 380.00–420.00 $399.71 $1,919 -5.49
515–540 520 14 370.00–401.00 $394.11 $2,049 +13.45
540 unweaned 540 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 —
552–592 571 28 362.00–389.00 $378.20 $2,160 +8.20
605–648 631 28 365.00–380.00 $370.91 $2,340 +15.65
671–684 678 8 336.00–345.00 $340.54 $2,309 -5.35
724–747 734 30 333.00–339.00 $335.77 $2,465 —
930–932 930 60 316.00 $316.00 $2,939 +16.00
1098 1098 3 281.00 $281.00 $3,085 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 3 472.00 $472.00 $1,628 —
409–440 431 14 461.00–462.00 $461.73 $1,990 -5.14
437–438 unweaned 438 9 450.00–462.00 $453.99 $1,988 —
465–474 472 13 429.00–439.00 $436.73 $2,061 -3.79
522 unweaned 522 5 399.00 $399.00 $2,083 —
508–548 527 27 402.00–416.00 $410.07 $2,161 -12.13
558 558 3 407.00 $407.00 $2,271 +14.35
600 unweaned 600 11 388.00 $388.00 $2,328 —
602–608 605 11 380.00–397.00 $389.31 $2,355 +18.31
725–731 726 36 344.50–346.00 $344.71 $2,503 -6.48
752 752 8 342.00 $342.00 $2,572 —
807 807 39 334.00 $334.00 $2,695 —
914 914 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,709 -16.04
618 618 3 334.00 $334.00 $2,064 +11.00
652 652 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,158 —
762 762 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,438 +10.00
840 840 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,764 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 328 8 427.00–432.00 $429.98 $1,410 -14.48
345 unweaned 345 5 421.00 $421.00 $1,452 +4.00
358–395 384 14 393.00–433.00 $404.46 $1,553 -19.53
419–438 428 16 366.00–391.00 $382.21 $1,636 +2.36
450–480 461 20 347.00–380.00 $365.49 $1,685 +8.12
503–516 512 9 331.00–350.00 $337.23 $1,727 -1.38
565–566 unweaned 566 12 327.00–342.00 $334.51 $1,893 —
570–597 590 25 323.00–330.00 $325.87 $1,923 +9.87
604–635 618 34 310.00–324.00 $319.66 $1,975 -9.94
631 unweaned 631 8 323.00 $323.00 $2,038 —
736 736 10 318.50 $318.50 $2,344 —
842 842 8 280.00 $280.00 $2,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 473 10 330.00–354.00 $336.92 $1,594 +6.92
562–592 585 9 310.00–312.00 $310.90 $1,819 -0.10
643 643 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,935 -3.97
678 678 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,034 —
719–745 726 8 291.00–306.50 $302.52 $2,196 —
909 909 7 247.00 $247.00 $2,245 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 unweaned 372 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,581 —
354–398 374 11 425.00–441.00 $433.26 $1,620 —
405–414 409 12 392.00–417.00 $406.77 $1,664 -2.38
528 528 4 372.00 $372.00 $1,964 +1.50
715 715 4 339.00 $339.00 $2,424 +19.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
991 991 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,982 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,606 +49.69
415 415 3 441.00 $441.00 $1,830 +57.00
443 unweaned 443 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,861 +18.40
492 492 4 397.00 $397.00 $1,953 +19.94
512–544 530 22 354.00–390.00 $371.23 $1,968 +26.23
573–577 575 8 341.00–362.00 $348.91 $2,006 +28.91
603–626 616 13 335.00–349.00 $341.34 $2,103 +8.04
713 713 3 308.00 $308.00 $2,196 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 728 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,980 —

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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.