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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Oct 16

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

511 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 506▲ 511 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 162▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 24▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold their monthly special replacement bred heifer, bred cows and cow/calf pairs along with breeding bulls. Over 1000 head expected for Saturday, October 25th, at 4:00pm

Compared to last week , feeder steers and heifers that were more attractive and weaned with vaccinations sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some spots higher, the lower quality unweaned calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. No comparables available to report on the yearling cattle. Demand was very good on a light supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $384.58/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −24.77 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$384.58

74 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$67.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MO average

−13.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	414.20	2,204	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	389.05	2,117	44
Medium and Large 2	549	346.38	1,901	16thin

One grade step is worth $67.82/cwt here — about $303 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

384.58

—

MO average18 barns · 1,882 hd

389.70

−5.12

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−13.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

−24.77

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	1,685	193.42	3,259	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	172.02	2,474	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	162.28	2,025	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	139.66	1,426	23

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,557	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	933	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,500	2thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,925	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	452.01/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,889	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	479.06/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,046	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	488.98/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,284	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,717	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,215	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	470.30/cwt	449.00–479.00	2,497	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,968	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	365.04/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,110	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	383.43/cwt	372.50–405.00	2,339	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,222	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,729	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,446	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,628	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,775	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	358.00/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,574	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	2
Steers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,904	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	242	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,476	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	501.95/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,636	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	443.26/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,480	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,614	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,675	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,850	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	447.50/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,933	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	405.31/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,763	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	372.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,723	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	396.68/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,845	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	434.76/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,026	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	392.20/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,028	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	352.44/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,854	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	414.20/cwt	414.00–415.00	2,204	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	541	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,921	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	339.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,921	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	384.05/cwt	365.00–392.00	2,254	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	340.93/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,148	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,639	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,536	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,390	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	744	304.80/cwt	303.00–307.50	2,268	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,562	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,967	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,782	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	463.04/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,755	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,841	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	389.37/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,639	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	396.38/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,962	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	539	310.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,674	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	349.12/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,172	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,386	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	837	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,239	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,599	188.57/cwt	177.00–203.00	3,015	11
Bulls	—	—	1,921	206.74/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,971	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	101.72/cwt	94.00–110.00	944	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	143.27/cwt	127.50–157.00	1,476	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	173.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,153	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	161.77/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,019	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	147.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,857	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	179.49/cwt	173.50–185.00	2,543	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,341	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	168.16/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,442	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	735	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,556.73/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,557	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	231.73/cwt	183.00–275.00	2,257	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,184	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2

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 Oct 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 506Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	610.00	610.00
8	300–350	326	500.00–505.00	501.95
8	400–450	432	440.00–450.00	447.50
22	450–500	466	432.50–440.00	434.76
14	500–550	532	414.00–415.00	414.20
3	600–650	642	411.00	411.00
14	650–700	680	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	420.00–450.00	443.26
6	350–400	371	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	435	380.00–420.00	405.31
5	450–500	465	380.00–420.00	396.68
27	500–550	517	375.00–410.00	392.20
17	550–600	587	365.00–392.00	384.05
2	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	681	351.00	351.00
5	750–800	798	321.00	321.00
5	1000–1050	1,041	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	463	360.00–380.00	372.05
5	500–550	526	345.00–357.50	352.44
8	550–600	566	335.00–345.00	339.35
12	600–650	630	330.00–343.00	340.93
3	650–700	665	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	411	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	541	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	744	303.00–307.50	304.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
8	400–450	418	400.00–465.00	452.01
12	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	532	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	610	372.50–405.00	383.43
4	650–700	697	377.00	377.00
4	700–750	719	350.00–372.50	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	517.50	517.50
5	400–450	427	470.00–495.00	479.06
23	450–500	467	450.00–510.00	488.98
30	500–550	531	449.00–479.00	470.30
7	600–650	623	438.00	438.00
4	700–750	716	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	360.00	360.00
15	550–600	578	350.00–372.50	365.04
3	600–650	613	362.50	362.50
3	650–700	663	369.00	369.00
2	750–800	790	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1200–1250	1,210	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	300.00–325.00	310.50
2	800–850	837	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
6	350–400	379	435.00–490.00	463.04
7	400–450	421	385.00–415.00	389.37
7	450–500	495	390.00–405.00	396.38
6	600–650	622	335.00–362.50	349.12
2	700–750	710	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	396	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	475	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,030	127.50–157.00	143.27
2	—	928	94.00–110.00	101.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,452	162.00–174.00	168.16
6	—	1,417	173.50–185.00	179.49
1	—	1,445	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	145.00–150.00	147.27
38	—	1,248	151.00–169.00	161.77
7	—	1,240	170.00–175.00	173.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,599	177.00–203.00	188.57
4	—	1,921	203.00–209.00	206.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,556.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	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	18	—	974	183.00–275.00	231.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	187.50	187.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.