Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-09-24

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Sep 24
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 658▲ 712 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 64▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 11▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's lighter/moderate test, steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There were several drafts of yearling steers and heifers in the offering today along with weaned and unweaned new crop calves. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $390.33/cwt on 53 head, down $8.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.40 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$390.33
▼ 8.98 vs prior sale
53 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$47.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.52
vs MO average
−15.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553411.522,27618thin
Medium and Large 1-2557383.402,13728
Medium 2561363.572,0417thin
One grade step is worth $47.95/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale53 hd
390.33
—
MO average15 barns · 1,754 hd
405.85
−15.52
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−15.08
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
−51.40
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
512466421375median 441.7303/0504/2306/1809/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $497.58, low $389.21, median $441.73 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,606182.822,93719
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,465143.042,09627
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208139.431,68555
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,032126.761,30850

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,287$2,6126
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,199$2,49723
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,362$2,1693thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,184$2,1078
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$3,4001thin

Every lot

98 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed339525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7805
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7003
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed396490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9404
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410487.08/cwt455.00–500.001,9977
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425462.44/cwt460.00–465.001,9654
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9843
Steers450–500Medium 2485380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529397.10/cwt380.00–410.002,1017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned530383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,0304
Steers500–550Medium 2Unweaned532360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned533420.54/cwt420.00–425.002,2419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,3069
Steers550–600Medium 2573365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned574376.83/cwt370.00–382.502,1639
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1878
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned621343.12/cwt340.00–347.002,1317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630362.02/cwt355.00–362.502,28115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3986
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned656360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,36210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3636
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676344.54/cwt343.00–347.502,3296
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716343.16/cwt341.00–344.002,45722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722353.96/cwt347.50–355.002,55622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2542
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned733330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4193
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755336.72/cwt329.00–340.002,54220
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3965
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1836331.50/cwt331.50–331.502,77158
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,7419
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1987303.75/cwt303.75–303.752,99857
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8203
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370447.97/cwt430.00–465.001,6574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned375480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8003
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed407420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7094
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412409.08/cwt407.00–410.001,6857
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed440410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8043
Heifers400–450Medium 2445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8482
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8806
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned473365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,8313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520393.23/cwt380.00–409.002,04515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521373.42/cwt355.00–379.001,94613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1541395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1374
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0085
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned561340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9074
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8786
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571381.96/cwt380.00–385.002,18125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635294.17/cwt292.50–295.001,8689
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1035
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664360.26/cwt349.00–370.002,39215
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5119
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4143
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5733
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2883287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,5393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375495.27/cwt490.00–500.001,8572
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529370.56/cwt355.00–380.001,96016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574364.53/cwt330.00–380.002,09211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623332.51/cwt330.00–337.502,0729
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2646307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7683
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2776290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2503
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,436163.02/cwt155.00–171.002,3414
Bulls——1,649186.82/cwt176.00–199.003,08114
Bulls——1,690206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,4811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008118.44/cwt102.50–124.001,19422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049132.79/cwt125.00–142.501,39327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157151.09/cwt149.00–154.001,7485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212139.33/cwt131.00–147.501,68947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233121.58/cwt115.00–125.001,4993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452150.54/cwt149.00–153.002,1865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457142.84/cwt138.00–148.002,08119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538131.81/cwt128.00–134.002,0273
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4871
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085230.64/cwt215.00–255.002,5023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29672,266.03/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth1,1251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1762,154.62/head2,000.00–2,650.002,1556
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,551.74/head2,300.00–2,900.002,55219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,612.01/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3622,169.37/head2,125.00–2,250.002,1693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.