Cattle Market Pulse

South Central Regional Stockyards Market Report

Vienna, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $457.14/cwt -19.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,200/hd at 481 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $558.86/cwt +13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,649/hd at 474 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $464.81/cwt -12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,661/hd at 572 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 756 1,812 0
Feeder cattle 607 1,712 0
Slaughter cattle 99 80 0
Replacement cattle 50 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 3 755.00 $755.00 $1,586 —
260–277 269 4 630.00–655.00 $642.10 $1,727 +35.83
356 thin fleshed 356 18 690.00 $690.00 $2,456 —
355–388 364 13 600.00–624.00 $613.59 $2,233 +22.46
413 unweaned 413 5 590.00 $590.00 $2,437 —
400–435 418 17 550.00–615.00 $589.17 $2,463 +0.97
455 thin fleshed 455 3 577.50 $577.50 $2,628 —
462–480 475 30 514.00–577.50 $564.88 $2,683 +20.01
483 483 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,318 -64.87
502–536 517 15 505.00–534.00 $521.85 $2,698 -4.36
550–585 unweaned 570 7 445.00–465.00 $453.27 $2,584 +13.27
553–588 573 28 418.00–516.00 $467.70 $2,680 -10.75
640 640 14 450.00 $450.00 $2,880 -1.02
657–694 690 18 411.50–418.00 $412.19 $2,844 +37.19
708 unweaned 708 3 368.00 $368.00 $2,605 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 4 465.00–495.00 $479.53 $2,302 -27.97
538 538 4 453.00 $453.00 $2,437 -48.48
550–585 568 4 419.00–438.00 $428.21 $2,432 -18.50
630 630 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,614 -0.13
664 664 8 410.00 $410.00 $2,722 +30.57
778 778 3 353.00 $353.00 $2,746 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 4 522.00–570.00 $546.36 $1,803 +16.59
330 thin fleshed 330 6 580.00 $580.00 $1,914 —
360–365 363 4 540.00–570.00 $554.90 $2,014 +33.51
412–420 414 15 512.50–525.00 $515.88 $2,136 +6.53
408–432 thin fleshed 425 17 540.00–545.00 $541.41 $2,301 —
466–490 480 25 457.50–485.00 $467.79 $2,245 -8.64
462–498 unweaned 483 19 433.00–448.00 $443.12 $2,140 -31.88
501–515 509 21 434.00–452.00 $447.83 $2,279 -15.08
560–597 577 31 397.00–434.00 $417.62 $2,410 -4.83
636 636 4 377.00 $377.00 $2,398 -17.35
645 645 15 389.00 $389.00 $2,509 -5.35
661–679 672 17 366.00–387.00 $376.69 $2,531 +4.47
727–748 745 15 335.50–338.00 $335.83 $2,502 -28.96
746 746 10 375.00 $375.00 $2,798 +10.21
815 815 2 323.00 $323.00 $2,632 -19.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–288 284 9 577.50–585.00 $583.41 $1,657 —
313–315 314 5 500.00–555.00 $532.92 $1,673 +23.47
361–383 370 9 475.00–535.00 $508.89 $1,883 —
400–448 420 13 456.00–485.00 $471.93 $1,982 -7.88
455–492 482 5 422.00–444.00 $427.79 $2,062 -14.94
528–533 531 8 400.00–420.00 $411.54 $2,185 —
642–645 643 21 364.00–365.50 $364.50 $2,344 -4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–438 431 8 515.00–560.00 $544.80 $2,348 -7.14
655–695 675 4 320.00–364.00 $341.35 $2,304 —
951 951 3 251.00 $251.00 $2,387 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1105 963 85-90% 12 118.00–140.00 $130.60 $1,258 —
1090–1210 1135 85-90% 10 142.00–155.00 $146.48 $1,663 -15.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1430 1324 80-85% 14 159.00–170.00 $165.96 $2,197 +19.65
1310–1390 1340 80-85% 4 171.50–175.00 $173.65 $2,327 +27.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1670 1548 75-80% 6 163.00–170.50 $167.66 $2,595 -0.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695 1695 1 183.00 $183.00 $3,102 —
1630–1970 1825 4 195.00–210.00 $203.11 $3,707 —
1780–2220 1977 3 215.00–223.00 $219.27 $4,335 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2375 2375 1 195.00 $195.00 $4,631 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1113–1335 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 2,450.00–2,850.00 $2,550.86
1015–1520 1323 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 15 2,775.00–3,185.00 $3,107.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245–1317 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 3,475.00–3,850.00 $3,619.97

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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.