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South Central Regional Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vienna, Missouri · Wed, Feb 18

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1817

← Feb 11Feb 18Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

607 head

▼ 1,105 vs last sale 1,712▲ 607 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 80▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 20▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers near steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply light. The offering included some nice packages of grass cattle along with an increasing number of new crop calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $427.38/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 12 of 20 comparable sales and sits +4.92 against this barn's trailing median of $422.47.

Average price

$427.38

60 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs MO average

−1.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	429.82	2,362	52
Medium and Large 1-2	531	411.54	2,185	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

427.38

—

MO average19 barns · 3,456 hd

427.21

+0.17

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−1.79

This barn, trailing median20 sales

422.47

+4.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $462.49, low $357.64, median $422.47 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,922	205.36	3,948	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	167.67	2,226	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	167.66	2,595	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	137.82	1,435	22

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)	1,288	$3,620	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,323	$3,108	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,551	11

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna, 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	1,586	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	642.10/cwt	630.00–655.00	1,727	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	356	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,456	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	613.59/cwt	600.00–624.00	2,233	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,437	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	589.17/cwt	550.00–615.00	2,463	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,628	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	564.88/cwt	514.00–577.50	2,683	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	479.53/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,302	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,318	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	521.85/cwt	505.00–534.00	2,698	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,437	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	428.21/cwt	419.00–438.00	2,432	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	453.27/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,584	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	467.70/cwt	418.00–516.00	2,680	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,615	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,880	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,722	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	412.19/cwt	411.50–418.00	2,844	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,605	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,746	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	583.41/cwt	577.50–585.00	1,657	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	532.92/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,673	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	546.36/cwt	522.00–570.00	1,803	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	554.90/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,014	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	508.89/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,883	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	515.88/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,136	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	471.93/cwt	456.00–485.00	1,982	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	541.41/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,301	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	467.79/cwt	457.50–485.00	2,245	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	427.79/cwt	422.00–444.00	2,062	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	443.12/cwt	433.00–448.00	2,140	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	447.83/cwt	434.00–452.00	2,279	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	411.54/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,185	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	417.62/cwt	397.00–434.00	2,410	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,398	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	364.50/cwt	364.00–365.50	2,344	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	645	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,509	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	672	376.69/cwt	366.00–387.00	2,531	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	335.83/cwt	335.50–338.00	2,502	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	746	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,798	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,632	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	544.80/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,348	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	341.35/cwt	320.00–364.00	2,304	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	951	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,387	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	203.11/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,707	4
Bulls	—	—	1,977	219.27/cwt	215.00–223.00	4,335	3
Bulls	—	—	2,375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	130.60/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,258	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	146.48/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,663	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	165.96/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,197	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	173.65/cwt	171.50–175.00	2,327	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	167.66/cwt	163.00–170.50	2,595	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,188	2,550.86/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,551	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	3,619.97/head	3,475.00–3,850.00	3,620	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	3,107.58/head	2,775.00–3,185.00	3,108	15

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna, MO

Wed Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 1,712Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	645	389.00	389.00
17	650–700	672	366.00–387.00	376.69
10	700–750	746	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	483	433.00–448.00	443.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	522.00–570.00	546.36
4	350–400	363	540.00–570.00	554.90
15	400–450	414	512.50–525.00	515.88
25	450–500	480	457.50–485.00	467.79
21	500–550	509	434.00–452.00	447.83
31	550–600	577	397.00–434.00	417.62
4	600–650	636	377.00	377.00
15	700–750	745	335.50–338.00	335.83
2	800–850	815	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	284	577.50–585.00	583.41
5	300–350	314	500.00–555.00	532.92
9	350–400	370	475.00–535.00	508.89
13	400–450	420	456.00–485.00	471.93
5	450–500	482	422.00–444.00	427.79
8	500–550	531	400.00–420.00	411.54
21	600–650	643	364.00–365.50	364.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
17	400–450	425	540.00–545.00	541.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	755.00	755.00
4	250–300	269	630.00–655.00	642.10
13	350–400	364	600.00–624.00	613.59
17	400–450	418	550.00–615.00	589.17
30	450–500	475	514.00–577.50	564.88
15	500–550	517	505.00–534.00	521.85
28	550–600	573	418.00–516.00	467.70
14	600–650	640	450.00	450.00
18	650–700	690	411.50–418.00	412.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	465.00–495.00	479.53
4	500–550	538	453.00	453.00
4	550–600	568	419.00–438.00	428.21
6	600–650	630	415.00	415.00
8	650–700	664	410.00	410.00
3	750–800	778	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	590.00	590.00
7	550–600	570	445.00–465.00	453.27
3	700–750	708	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	356	690.00	690.00
3	450–500	455	577.50	577.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	515.00–560.00	544.80
4	650–700	675	320.00–364.00	341.35
3	950–1000	951	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,324	159.00–170.00	165.96
4	—	1,340	171.50–175.00	173.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,135	142.00–155.00	146.48
12	—	963	118.00–140.00	130.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	163.00–170.50	167.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,977	215.00–223.00	219.27
1	—	1,695	183.00	183.00
1	—	2,375	195.00	195.00
4	—	1,825	195.00–210.00	203.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,288	3,475.00–3,850.00	3,619.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,323	2,775.00–3,185.00	3,107.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,188	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,550.86

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.