Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-10-01

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Oct 1
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,178 head
▲ 466 vs last sale 712▲ 26 vs year ago 1,152 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 220▼ 91 vs year ago 213 · −42.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 50▼ 4 vs year ago 21 · −19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher and yearling cattle 650 lbs up selling 2.00 to 5.00 higher. On the video side, A nice string of 84 steers with a base weight of 600lbs selling @401.00. There was a good supply today of better attractive weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings over last week's run. Demand was good to very good, as the seats were filled for customer appreciation day! Slaughter cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $411.30/cwt on 174 head, up $20.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.44 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$411.30
▲ 20.97 vs prior sale
174 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$80.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.70
vs MO average
−3.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543429.962,333125
Medium and Large 1-2554381.882,11520
Medium 1-2565375.002,1192thin
Medium and Large 2586349.382,04727
One grade step is worth $80.58/cwt here — about $286 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 sale174 hd
411.30
—
MO average19 barns · 2,451 hd
402.60
+8.70
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−3.36
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
−30.44
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—Average1,745180.943,15715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,457137.702,00617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,173136.151,59745
CowsLean 85-90%Low997127.851,27522

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 (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,449$2,55911
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$2,9501thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427486.45/cwt455.00–500.002,07729
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429457.02/cwt450.00–460.001,9617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430481.63/cwt460.00–490.002,0717
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned433432.57/cwt430.00–435.001,8734
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned517461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,38339
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520441.24/cwt420.00–442.502,29435
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536387.27/cwt375.00–412.502,0768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned545380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0712
Steers550–600Medium 1-2565375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568389.48/cwt389.00–390.002,21233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570377.94/cwt370.00–387.502,15410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586349.38/cwt340.00–355.002,04727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned596415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,47318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned605410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,48112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624399.89/cwt386.00–410.002,49556
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626363.72/cwt347.50–375.002,2775
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665373.17/cwt370.00–389.002,48212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665351.00/cwt343.50–367.502,33426
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned691342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2714326.90/cwt325.00–330.002,3348
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720353.21/cwt351.50–356.002,54321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741344.47/cwt343.00–347.502,55394
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759333.10/cwt330.00–338.002,52838
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2771326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,5134
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6256
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885309.50/cwt309.50–309.502,73911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned320520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6645
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6293
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378483.86/cwt480.00–505.001,82918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428438.30/cwt427.00–455.001,8767
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,95812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439416.37/cwt410.00–420.001,8288
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned445415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned472457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473335.89/cwt320.00–355.001,5899
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9247
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned488407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,98614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,2455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523376.19/cwt372.00–387.501,96720
Heifers500–550Medium 2545345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned545343.86/cwt337.50–365.001,87413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550360.50/cwt360.50–360.501,98331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3551310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7083
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563373.46/cwt366.00–380.002,10311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6953
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8145
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,9653
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement619380.38/cwt377.00–382.002,35519
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621347.09/cwt335.00–358.002,15514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned631325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0519
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4429
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683332.02/cwt327.00–347.502,26825
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2692325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2497
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4218
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1685
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5308
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821315.32/cwt308.50–325.002,58919
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,6754
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875292.15/cwt277.50–297.002,55625
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9882
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0244
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2448447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,0053
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0662
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517398.50/cwt390.00–405.002,06012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575337.95/cwt335.00–345.001,94310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615350.73/cwt345.00–355.002,1577
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679301.10/cwt295.00–305.002,0445
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2747280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0929
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,4123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445165.92/cwt160.00–171.002,3982
Bulls——1,775181.85/cwt171.00–193.003,22812
Bulls——1,980200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%987130.82/cwt120.00–139.001,29119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060109.03/cwt103.00–114.001,1563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169136.30/cwt125.00–143.501,59343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432138.00/cwt131.00–145.001,97613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498146.14/cwt143.00–150.002,1892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580127.29/cwt125.00–130.002,0112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2815255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0781
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4492,559.40/head2,200.00–2,850.002,55911

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.