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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Oct 23

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

704 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 511▲ 704 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 136▲ 268 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 40 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 sale this Saturday, October 25th at 4:00pm. Over 1000 head are expected for this great sale.

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 450# sold steady to 10.00 higher, other classes over 450# sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was light to moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.60/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.13 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$424.60

104 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$795

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

$121.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.41

vs MO average

−33.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	441.72	2,443	66
Medium and Large 1-2	578	401.29	2,319	35
Medium and Large 2	515	320.00	1,648	3thin

One grade step is worth $121.72/cwt here — about $795 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 sale104 hd

424.60

—

MO average17 barns · 2,340 hd

430.01

−5.41

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−33.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

−17.13

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,622	191.06	3,099	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	171.84	2,455	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	160.27	1,927	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	139.27	1,397	50

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)	1,080	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,503	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,005	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	998	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	837	$2,370	3thin

Every lot

82 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	235	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,410	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,525	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,516	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	514.84/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,900	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	497.35/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,099	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	483.14/cwt	445.00–507.50	2,271	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	431.34/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,049	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	422.11/cwt	375.00–440.00	2,233	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	433.97/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,356	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	443.10/cwt	415.00–447.50	2,459	56
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	396.09/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,337	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	387.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,336	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	405.84/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,476	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,177	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	368.63/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,444	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,438	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	357.39/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,634	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,936	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,174	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,530	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	508.40/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,754	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,527	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	452.47/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,710	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	425.43/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,791	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	394.04/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,710	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	384.74/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,766	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	387.11/cwt	381.00–400.00	1,986	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	354.24/cwt	352.50–356.00	1,913	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	543	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,009	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	391.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,228	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	330.63/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,914	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,392	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	360.72/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,190	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	315.85/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,939	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	657	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,004	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	325.64/cwt	321.00–332.50	2,156	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,354	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,634	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,496	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,619	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	416.48/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,778	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,201	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	387.25/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,878	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	383.37/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,982	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,749	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	353.49/cwt	341.00–367.50	2,043	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	603	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,327	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	332.25/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,073	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,210	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	316.95/cwt	303.00–344.00	2,298	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	752	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,106	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	169.95/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,393	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	196.03/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,360	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,438	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	118.64/cwt	97.50–130.00	1,185	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	145.91/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,474	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	160.70/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,917	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	174.76/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,097	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	143.78/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,797	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	179.13/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,544	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	169.38/cwt	162.50–173.00	2,409	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	160.69/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,402	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	220.88/cwt	202.50–240.00	2,262	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	201.76/cwt	170.00–255.00	2,068	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	2,370.32/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,370	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,502.97/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,503	12

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 511Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	377	405.00	405.00
15	400–450	434	380.00–415.00	394.04
27	450–500	459	375.00–395.00	384.74
14	500–550	513	381.00–400.00	387.11
25	550–600	569	390.00–395.00	391.49
11	600–650	607	360.00–361.00	360.72
2	700–750	707	333.00	333.00
10	750–800	750	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	498	360.00	360.00
10	500–550	540	352.50–356.00	354.24
11	550–600	579	325.00–341.00	330.63
8	600–650	614	307.50–330.00	315.85
5	650–700	662	321.00–332.50	325.64
3	800–850	832	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	535.00	535.00
6	300–350	345	495.00–515.00	508.40
15	350–400	378	435.00–460.00	452.47
19	400–450	421	415.00–465.00	425.43
3	550–600	598	400.00	400.00
16	700–750	710	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	543	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	657	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	500.00–535.00	514.84
18	400–450	422	455.00–505.00	497.35
22	450–500	470	445.00–507.50	483.14
10	500–550	543	432.50–440.00	433.97
56	550–600	555	415.00–447.50	443.10
23	600–650	610	403.00–415.00	405.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	475	420.00–440.00	431.34
7	500–550	529	375.00–440.00	422.11
28	550–600	590	394.00–400.00	396.09
4	600–650	603	380.00–390.00	387.47
9	650–700	663	367.50–370.00	368.63
10	700–750	737	355.00–359.00	357.39
3	850–900	866	339.00	339.00
2	950–1000	992	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	631	345.00	345.00
10	650–700	679	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	235	600.00	600.00
4	250–300	250	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	545.00	545.00
4	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
19	400–450	427	405.00–455.00	416.48
13	450–500	485	385.00–395.00	387.25
11	500–550	517	370.00–395.00	383.37
11	550–600	578	341.00–367.50	353.49
9	600–650	624	325.00–337.50	332.25
4	650–700	696	317.50	317.50
12	700–750	725	303.00–344.00	316.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	522	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	603	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	752	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	162.50	162.50
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
38	—	1,010	132.00–158.00	145.91
10	—	999	97.50–130.00	118.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,200	172.00–185.00	174.76
65	—	1,193	151.00–172.00	160.70
14	—	1,250	128.00–149.00	143.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,420	175.00–191.00	179.13
16	—	1,422	162.50–173.00	169.38
3	—	1,495	160.00–161.00	160.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	161.00–178.00	169.95
2	—	1,515	209.00	209.00
14	—	1,714	184.00–205.00	196.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	11	—	1,025	170.00–255.00	201.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,024	202.50–240.00	220.88

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)	3	—	837	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,370.32
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,213	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,502.97

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.