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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jul 30

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 281▲ 294 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 121▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 21▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last weeks sale, feeders sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Supply was light with moderate demand.

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 $401.95/cwt on 33 head, down $2.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −7.40 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$401.95

▼ 2.40 vs prior sale

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$85.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.72

vs MO average

+41.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	433.78	2,290	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	397.93	2,160	15thin
Medium and Large 2	567	348.33	1,976	6thin

One grade step is worth $85.45/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd

401.95

—

MO average10 barns · 411 hd

377.23

+24.72

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+41.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

−7.40

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.02, low $355.00, median $409.35 across 31 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	—	Average	1,639	225.36	3,694	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	185.27	2,769	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	181.56	2,253	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	162.54	1,588	27

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$4,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,309	$3,953	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,471	$3,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$3,261	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$3,124	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,232	$2,719	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	882	$3,017	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$2,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,357	$4,896	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$4,788	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$4,200	1thin

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Wheeler Livestock Auction - Cattle Auction - Osceola, 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	207	747.00/cwt	747.00–747.00	1,546	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,421	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,715	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,849	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	496.88/cwt	490.00–507.50	2,147	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,251	2
Steers	500–550	Large 2	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	441.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,331	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	428.53/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,314	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,344	2
Steers	600–650	Large 3	607	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,730	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	395.55/cwt	391.00–405.00	2,460	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,486	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	2
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	937	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,867	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	201	793.00/cwt	793.00–793.00	1,594	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	629.00/cwt	629.00–629.00	1,635	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,665	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,712	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	474.63/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,737	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	480.88/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,063	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	460.42/cwt	442.50–469.00	2,141	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	410.07/cwt	405.00–416.00	1,960	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	409.89/cwt	409.00–415.00	2,148	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	433.78/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,290	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,170	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,121	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,094	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,241	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	599.14/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,959	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,621	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	483.28/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,064	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,071	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,207	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	337.52/cwt	336.00–339.00	2,464	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	333.50/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,505	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	223.96/cwt	206.00–241.00	3,642	14
Bulls	—	—	1,825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,471	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	134.22/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,262	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	181.95/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,738	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	170.08/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,699	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	191.06/cwt	187.50–195.00	2,339	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	181.32/cwt	175.00–187.50	2,223	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	169.17/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,265	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	183.05/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,694	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	191.50/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,982	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	730	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	830	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	3,075.07/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	224.25/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,377	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,286	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	985	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	3,124.28/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,124	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,225	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	2,718.66/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,719	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,330	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,360	2,872.40/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,872	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,423	3,832.08/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,832	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,435	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,447	4,373.68/head	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,374	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,471	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,377	5,034.62/head	4,800.00–5,300.00	5,035	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1

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 →

Wheeler Livestock Auction - Cattle Auction - Osceola, MO

Thu Jul 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to the last weeks sale, feeders sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	747.00	747.00
2	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	432	490.00–507.50	496.88
9	500–550	528	440.00–445.00	441.52
6	600–650	622	391.00–405.00	395.55
6	650–700	650	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	333	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	355	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	402	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	492	457.50	457.50
7	500–550	540	420.00–435.00	428.53
2	600–650	605	387.50	387.50
2	750–800	760	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	937	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	610.00	610.00
4	350–400	366	460.00–490.00	474.63
3	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
9	450–500	478	405.00–416.00	410.07
9	500–550	524	409.00–415.00	409.89
6	550–600	571	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	607	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	671	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	585	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	201	793.00	793.00
2	250–300	260	629.00	629.00
4	300–350	323	530.00	530.00
27	400–450	429	470.00–495.00	480.88
11	450–500	465	442.50–469.00	460.42
12	500–550	528	422.50–455.00	433.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	550.00–630.00	599.14
25	400–450	427	455.00–510.00	483.28
2	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	565	405.00	405.00
4	700–750	730	336.00–339.00	337.52
4	750–800	751	330.00–337.00	333.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	377	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	538	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	566	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	908	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	730	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,060	215.00–235.00	224.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	205.00	205.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,232	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,718.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,154	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,124.28

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,447	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,373.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,423	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,832.08

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	985	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,471	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,360	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,872.40

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	13	—	1,377	4,800.00–5,300.00	5,034.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	5,000.00	5,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,339	162.00–171.00	169.17
10	—	1,224	187.50–195.00	191.06
34	—	1,226	175.00–187.50	181.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	940	125.00–151.00	134.22
4	—	955	180.00–184.00	181.95
16	—	999	155.00–179.00	170.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,472	175.00–188.00	183.05
5	—	1,557	189.00–195.00	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,626	206.00–241.00	223.96
1	—	1,825	245.00	245.00

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.