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

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $427.38/cwt on 60 head, down $12.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 20 comparable sales and sits −4.15 against this barn's trailing median of $431.53.

Average price

$427.38

▼ 12.71 vs prior sale

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $462.49, low $382.87, median $431.53 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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

431.53

−4.15

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

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, as filed

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.

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

How this sale compares

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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