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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Dec 4

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,165 head

▲ 1,522 vs last sale 643▲ 2,165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 301▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 53▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold with large gains from the previous sale, selling 15.00 to 45.00 higher. Buyers showed strong demand on a moderate to heavy supply, including several strings of reputation home raised quality calves in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

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 $430.84/cwt on 373 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −10.90 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$430.84

373 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$72.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.83

vs MO average

+1.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	443.64	2,416	251
Medium and Large 1-2	569	408.31	2,324	106
Medium and Large 2	536	386.84	2,073	8thin
Medium 1-2	592	371.56	2,201	8thin

One grade step is worth $72.08/cwt here — about $215 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 sale373 hd

430.84

—

MO average19 barns · 4,343 hd

415.01

+15.83

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+1.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

−10.90

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	—	Average	1,524	185.72	2,830	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,753	181.78	3,187	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	160.16	2,305	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	154.15	1,878	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	130.17	1,299	48

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$1,775	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,555	$4,150	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	517.67/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,745	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,757	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	417.08/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,568	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	467.48/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,795	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	505.30/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,945	44
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	412	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,875	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	486.50/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,072	55
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,400	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,335	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	488.34/cwt	484.00–500.00	2,354	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	455.87/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,225	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,034	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	447.48/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,354	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	429.59/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,260	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	451.09/cwt	441.00–477.50	2,400	155
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	386.84/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,073	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	429.98/cwt	417.50–452.00	2,447	87
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2Fleshy	589	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,238	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	402.19/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,373	66
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	598	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,138	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	412.43/cwt	386.00–420.00	2,503	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	624	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,153	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	368.66/cwt	364.00–382.50	2,323	97
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	667	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,201	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	377.53/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,529	98
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	331.87/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,247	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	342.35/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,321	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	333.10/cwt	331.00–339.50	2,365	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,417	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,451	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	763	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,327	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	336.09/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,571	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	315.42/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,492	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	314.66/cwt	311.00–317.00	2,612	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,785	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	846	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,728	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	296	488.86/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,447	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,482	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,494	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,575	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,493	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	472.88/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,863	38
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,791	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	402	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,700	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	430.07/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,823	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	453.97/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,961	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	434.81/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,057	69
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	387.07/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,873	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	417.78/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,168	132
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	362.01/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,937	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	386.07/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,139	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	350.82/cwt	342.00–373.00	2,035	116
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2Fleshy	582	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,008	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	612	322.34/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,973	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,336	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	348.76/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,201	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	314.73/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,995	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,124	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	689	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,791	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,468	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,500	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	806	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,394	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	861	257.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,217	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	942	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,331	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 3	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,947	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	470.47/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,023	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,274	170.48/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,172	5
Bulls	—	—	1,571	187.92/cwt	176.00–206.00	2,952	20
Bulls	—	—	1,825	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,979	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	796	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	119.89/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,145	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	137.41/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,408	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	162.97/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,951	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	151.63/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,857	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	134.59/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,701	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	155.94/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,227	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	168.78/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,449	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,217	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,753	181.78/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,187	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	201.97/cwt	174.00–220.00	2,234	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	181.35/cwt	170.00–192.50	2,062	10

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 2,165Last week 643Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 301Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
12	350–400	384	460.00–470.00	467.48
3	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
30	450–500	488	450.00–470.00	455.87
34	500–550	526	410.00–437.50	429.59
66	550–600	590	390.00–414.00	402.19
97	600–650	630	364.00–382.50	368.66
76	650–700	678	342.00–345.00	342.35
20	700–750	710	331.00–339.50	333.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	376	410.00–425.00	417.08
3	450–500	496	410.00	410.00
8	500–550	536	385.00–390.00	386.84
12	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
8	650–700	677	330.00–335.00	331.87
14	750–800	790	315.00–317.00	315.42
10	800–850	830	311.00–317.00	314.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	337	490.00–525.00	517.67
44	350–400	385	490.00–510.00	505.30
55	400–450	426	470.00–507.50	486.50
25	450–500	482	484.00–500.00	488.34
155	500–550	532	441.00–477.50	451.09
87	550–600	569	417.50–452.00	429.98
50	600–650	607	386.00–420.00	412.43
98	650–700	670	365.00–383.00	377.53
3	700–750	721	340.00	340.00
10	750–800	765	334.00–337.00	336.09
5	800–850	839	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	763	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	466	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	667	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	598	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	505.00	505.00
13	450–500	467	500.00	500.00
9	500–550	526	440.00–462.50	447.48
13	700–750	713	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	585	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	846	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
16	600–650	612	315.00–324.00	322.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	296	485.00–490.00	488.86
3	300–350	332	450.00	450.00
9	350–400	398	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
20	600–650	634	311.00–320.00	314.73
11	650–700	672	316.00	316.00
17	800–850	806	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	312	475.00	475.00
38	350–400	394	465.00–475.00	472.88
54	400–450	432	445.00–470.00	453.97
69	450–500	473	410.00–465.00	434.81
132	500–550	519	385.00–440.00	417.78
80	550–600	554	375.00–399.00	386.07
46	600–650	623	375.00	375.00
7	700–750	726	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	689	260.00	260.00
6	850–900	861	250.00–265.00	257.51
3	900–950	942	247.50	247.50
3	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	423.00	423.00
3	500–550	523	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
5	350–400	358	440.00	440.00
23	400–450	424	425.00–440.00	430.07
27	450–500	484	365.00–400.00	387.07
29	500–550	535	350.00–374.00	362.01
116	550–600	580	342.00–373.00	350.82
62	600–650	631	340.00–357.00	348.76
32	750–800	774	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	582	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	430	450.00–480.00	470.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	428	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,451	163.00–178.00	168.78
2	—	1,498	146.00–150.00	148.03
31	—	1,428	151.00–162.00	155.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	125.00–141.00	134.59
33	—	1,197	159.00–172.00	162.97
61	—	1,225	141.00–159.00	151.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	180.00–184.00	181.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	87.50	87.50
30	—	1,025	130.00–148.00	137.41
17	—	955	110.00–127.50	119.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,571	176.00–206.00	187.92
1	—	1,825	218.00	218.00
5	—	1,274	160.00–174.00	170.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,332	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,127	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	10	—	1,137	170.00–192.50	181.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,106	174.00–220.00	201.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,555	4,150.00	4,150.00

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.