Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2025-11-06

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Nov 6
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,257 head
▲ 1,044 vs last sale 213▲ 1,257 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 259▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 40▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady with some spots 5.00 to 15.00 higher on the better quality weaned calves. This week the supply was moderate. The CME cattle future markets have been up and down, mostly down, demand was moderate to good with quality and health programs still playing a big part in just how aggressive buyers were willing to get with their bidding. The supply was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $379.83/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.91 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$379.83
150 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$717
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$132.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.14
vs MO average
−39.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526412.222,16771
Medium and Large 1-2564378.762,13829
Medium and Large 2554341.891,89444
Medium and Large 2-3518280.001,4506thin
One grade step is worth $132.22/cwt here — about $717 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 sale150 hd
379.83
—
MO average18 barns · 2,821 hd
393.97
−14.14
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−39.27
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
−61.91
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—High1,647192.413,17017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472165.372,43439
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,196160.601,92181
CowsLean 85-90%Low985126.651,24725

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)1,230$2,9233thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)857$2,4002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,4001thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned319430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3727
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned328450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334472.18/cwt455.00–485.001,5777
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391402.10/cwt400.00–405.001,5727
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417361.64/cwt355.00–365.001,5089
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425460.34/cwt455.00–475.001,95620
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1985
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430401.41/cwt395.00–425.001,7267
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3452360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6277
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467465.42/cwt430.00–485.002,17419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned468380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,77810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned469455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1347
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474383.18/cwt370.00–400.001,81614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480367.03/cwt360.00–380.001,76215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509417.27/cwt407.50–425.002,12447
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4506
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523380.86/cwt375.00–385.001,9925
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1304
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541349.83/cwt340.00–355.001,89322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565401.78/cwt395.00–407.502,27020
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567333.94/cwt327.50–340.001,89322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573378.32/cwt370.00–379.502,16824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned609374.72/cwt363.00–379.002,28231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621351.00/cwt339.00–355.002,18030
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631322.74/cwt302.50–335.002,03629
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3641315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0198
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6449
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666335.82/cwt330.00–343.002,23711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2696314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1853
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2596
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717353.08/cwt340.00–359.002,53226
Steers700–750Medium 1-2737309.40/cwt309.00–310.002,28010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3748297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2257
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,65023
Steers850–900Large 1-2868305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6473
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5095
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned355365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2969
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357397.52/cwt395.00–400.001,4196
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned402385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421429.77/cwt412.50–445.001,80911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427334.69/cwt310.00–350.001,42928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436366.91/cwt355.00–380.001,60030
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1454408.39/cwt395.00–415.001,8549
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned470307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4458
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned472358.49/cwt340.00–373.001,69211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3487
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481331.18/cwt310.00–340.001,59318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515327.85/cwt320.00–333.001,68827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516355.22/cwt341.00–361.001,83322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned530387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,05415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532297.45/cwt290.00–305.001,5826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1095
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy558369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,05911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577320.02/cwt310.00–340.001,84728
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579294.50/cwt285.00–313.001,70542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591348.73/cwt347.00–355.002,0619
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2601335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0137
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3606260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5765
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612345.46/cwt340.00–355.002,11436
Heifers600–650Medium 2622305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8975
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2672327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2016
Heifers650–700Medium 2682296.74/cwt293.00–298.002,02412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1447
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0086
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732359.43/cwt335.00–365.002,63129
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2732316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3134
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2777304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3624
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822306.95/cwt303.00–310.002,5239
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2352385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1375
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423379.81/cwt350.00–435.001,6079
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5086
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8197
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5844
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2634335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1245
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,478167.96/cwt158.00–176.002,4822
Bulls——1,659192.11/cwt176.00–204.003,18712
Bulls——1,713209.93/cwt207.00–214.003,5963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979120.61/cwt105.00–132.501,18118
Cows—Lean 85-90%999142.17/cwt135.00–149.001,4207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181155.07/cwt140.00–163.001,83153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226172.41/cwt165.00–184.002,11427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454149.14/cwt145.00–152.002,1686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466174.54/cwt168.50–181.002,55915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483163.13/cwt155.00–167.502,41918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28572,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2991201.51/cwt175.00–240.001,9978
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094186.08/cwt162.00–210.002,0368
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,922.63/head2,500.00–3,200.002,9233

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.