Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2025-11-13

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Nov 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
▼ 673 vs last sale 1,257▲ 584 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 193▲ 262 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 23▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold its monthly Special Replacement Cow sale next Saturday, November 22nd starting at 4:00 pm with over 1000 head expected.

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were trading 2.00 to 4.00 lower with top bulls trading 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $404.74/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.99 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$404.74
81 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,245
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.35
vs MO average
−20.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549415.352,28062
Medium and Large 1-2564382.052,15511thin
Medium and Large 2586353.752,0738thin
One grade step is worth $61.60/cwt here — about $207 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 sale81 hd
404.74
—
MO average21 barns · 3,472 hd
399.39
+5.35
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−20.13
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
−36.99
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—Low1,559181.252,82520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460161.582,35831
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210157.411,90578
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010130.271,31551

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)1,311$2,8568
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,123$2,2872thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)863$1,9502thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,7022thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)817$2,0884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,500$3,1002thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5403
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2603
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2352420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4783
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413444.36/cwt430.00–460.001,83524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5949
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421414.05/cwt395.00–430.001,7434
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482454.90/cwt425.00–465.002,19340
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3498345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1504442.71/cwt415.00–450.002,23120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1183
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned566397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2507
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571403.28/cwt400.00–407.502,30335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576371.90/cwt362.50–385.002,1424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned583375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1864
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586353.75/cwt350.00–355.002,0738
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned602350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1074
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612377.11/cwt374.00–379.002,30821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0906
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3627295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8503
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7555
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688340.26/cwt330.00–350.002,34123
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,3903
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732324.48/cwt310.00–331.002,3755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369387.90/cwt375.00–402.501,4317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382426.92/cwt425.00–430.001,63115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned422360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424412.02/cwt405.00–415.001,74710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436363.65/cwt355.00–370.001,5864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490347.23/cwt347.00–347.501,70111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6504
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515323.82/cwt317.50–338.001,66816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522344.82/cwt342.50–347.001,80013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,89210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned555348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,93116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,95715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588339.76/cwt339.00–343.001,99810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned592325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy644322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0779
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2273
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2731299.89/cwt295.00–307.502,1925
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1372
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2853275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7144
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479423.89/cwt420.00–425.002,0309
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518366.67/cwt335.00–375.001,89910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612301.59/cwt295.00–315.001,8463
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0893
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,2532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,426160.27/cwt140.00–170.002,2856
Bulls——1,565184.38/cwt175.00–203.002,88611
Bulls——1,802211.75/cwt209.00–216.003,8163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93290.42/cwt83.00–95.008433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013126.33/cwt113.00–134.001,28026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016140.37/cwt135.00–150.001,42622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202155.14/cwt140.00–163.001,86555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203136.10/cwt130.00–140.001,6373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234166.84/cwt163.00–170.002,05920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418167.45/cwt163.00–175.002,37413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489159.24/cwt152.00–162.502,37115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492147.89/cwt145.00–150.002,2073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28631,949.86/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,287.08/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3112,855.52/head2,300.00–3,100.002,8568
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2943206.88/cwt167.00–230.001,9516
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,046177.94/cwt156.00–210.001,86115
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27261,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,701.76/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7022

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.