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Name: Ozarks Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · West Plains, Missouri · Wed, Feb 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1651

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 171▲ 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

309 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 327▲ 309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good on a light supply. The market was very active with several buyers ringside and a light offering of high quality replacements. The top slaughter bull sold for 215.00/cwt. and the top slaughter cow sold for 189.00/cwt. On the replacement side, the top pairs sold for 4650.00/pair and the top bred cow sold for 4250.00/head. Spring flowers are starting to bloom in the Ozarks with the mild weather and 70 degree days, however things can change quickly in February and March.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,574	194.79	3,066	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	167.48	2,497	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	165.23	1,939	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	135.86	1,358	74

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,148	57
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,764	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,283	23
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,742	5
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,421	5
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	841	$1,975	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,668	$3,953	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,203	$2,880	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$3,779	31

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,140	228.46/cwt	220.00–233.00	2,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	169.53/cwt	157.00–176.00	2,404	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	188.84/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,097	15
Bulls	—	—	1,678	204.70/cwt	199.00–215.00	3,435	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	124.31/cwt	115.00–132.50	1,166	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	162.80/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,594	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	103.89/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,049	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	141.71/cwt	133.00–154.00	1,491	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	164.23/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,882	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	178.16/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,108	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	151.67/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,916	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	176.68/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,629	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	152.85/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,276	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	165.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,476	14
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,880.15/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,880	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,668	3,952.55/head	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,953	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	836	2,700.00/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	970	3,387.50/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,388	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,125	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,229	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	4,428.57/head	3,700.00–4,650.00	4,429	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	990	1,742.01/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,742	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,008	2,154.74/head	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,155	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,067	2,784.02/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,784	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,086	2,915.37/head	2,550.00–3,550.00	2,915	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,236	2,483.18/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,483	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	2,757.91/head	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,758	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	3,245.92/head	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,246	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	808	294.67/cwt	257.50–325.00	2,381	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	911	200.32/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,825	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	953	160.99/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,534	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,920	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	176.92/cwt	169.00–195.00	2,233	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	854	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	935	2,420.86/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,421	5

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle - West Plains, MO

Wed Feb 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 171Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 309Last week 327Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,668	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,952.55
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,203	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,880.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	970	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	836	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,272	3,700.00–4,650.00	4,428.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,229	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	—	1,008	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,154.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	990	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,742.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,067	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,784.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,086	2,550.00–3,550.00	2,915.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,281	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,245.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,276	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,757.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,236	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,483.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	4,250.00	4,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	808	257.50–325.00	294.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	911	180.00–225.00	200.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	260.00	260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,262	169.00–195.00	176.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	953	152.50–170.00	160.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	854	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	935	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,420.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	800	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	220.00–233.00	228.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,640	180.00–197.00	188.84
9	—	1,678	199.00–215.00	204.70
4	—	1,418	157.00–176.00	169.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	103.00–105.00	103.89
29	—	938	115.00–132.50	124.31
36	—	1,052	133.00–154.00	141.71
7	—	979	157.00–170.00	162.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,488	174.00–189.00	176.68
7	—	1,489	140.00–158.00	152.85
14	—	1,495	160.00–169.00	165.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	172.00–187.00	178.16
6	—	1,263	147.00–155.00	151.67
22	—	1,146	158.00–170.00	164.23

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.