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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Dec 11

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,302 head

▼ 863 vs last sale 2,165▲ 1,302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 341▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 50▲ 20 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 under 575 lbs sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher while the yearlings sold steady to 10.00 higher. There was strong demand again this week from buyers for the lighter weight classes of steers and heifers. The supply of feeders was moderate, Slaughter cows were trading steady to 2.00 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 $389.07/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −20.29 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$389.07

202 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$67.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.85

vs MO average

+11.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	410.57	2,216	110
Medium and Large 1-2	544	365.57	1,989	83
Medium and Large 2	564	343.00	1,936	9thin

One grade step is worth $67.57/cwt here — about $280 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 sale202 hd

389.07

—

MO average17 barns · 3,619 hd

370.22

+18.85

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

+11.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

−20.29

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	—	High	1,817	194.22	3,528	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,570	186.00	2,920	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	160.14	2,297	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	150.52	1,845	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	130.58	1,364	54

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)	1,395	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$2,117	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,134	$3,242	7

Every lot

94 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	515.92/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,481	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	486.31/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,546	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,803	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	357	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,607	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	516.41/cwt	505.00–527.50	2,019	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	484.83/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,896	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	499.22/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,077	28
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	421	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,958	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,705	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,082	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	377.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,678	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	518.17/cwt	500.00–532.50	2,373	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,904	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	491.43/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,354	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	470.94/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,279	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	474.23/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,494	86
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,251	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	435.69/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,353	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,468	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,927	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,275	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	373.29/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,277	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	406.70/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,546	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	365.96/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,317	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,441	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,573	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,491	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	364.45/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,584	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,097	6
Steers	750–800	Medium 2	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,532	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,609	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,632	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,449	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	469.11/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,529	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,464	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	371	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,595	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,746	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	412	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,607	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	445.20/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,883	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	400.86/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,724	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	440.84/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,059	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	399.41/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,869	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	459.28/cwt	425.00–487.50	2,159	128
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	396.85/cwt	381.00–410.00	1,877	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,216	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	370.16/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,929	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,972	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	407.79/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,174	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,902	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	406.66/cwt	386.00–416.00	2,294	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	359.24/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,051	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,952	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,237	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	341.42/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,086	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	369.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,292	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	317.40/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,111	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	332.11/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,292	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,384	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,383	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,137	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	877	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,565	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,120	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,632	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	466.21/cwt	440.00–482.50	1,916	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,048	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,294	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	539	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,140	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,084	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	192.84/cwt	174.00–207.00	3,359	14
Bulls	—	—	2,206	212.14/cwt	209.00–216.00	4,680	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	112.05/cwt	85.00–123.00	1,159	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	135.88/cwt	124.00–150.00	1,424	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	161.86/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,971	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	151.45/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,846	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	137.26/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,743	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	155.89/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,204	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	173.10/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,491	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	141.40/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,162	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,570	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,920	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	199.11/cwt	170.00–227.50	2,063	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	3,242.25/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,242	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,117.48/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,117	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1

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 Dec 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,302Last week 2,165Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 341Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	476	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
6	700–750	711	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	765	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	535.00	535.00
6	350–400	391	505.00–527.50	516.41
28	400–450	416	490.00–525.00	499.22
11	450–500	458	500.00–532.50	518.17
86	500–550	526	465.00–495.00	474.23
24	550–600	561	440.00	440.00
36	600–650	626	392.50–420.00	406.70
3	650–700	651	375.00	375.00
29	700–750	709	350.00–368.00	364.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	365.00–385.00	377.00
5	550–600	584	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	510.00–520.00	515.92
19	300–350	318	460.00–505.00	486.31
13	350–400	391	480.00–492.50	484.83
5	400–450	443	470.00	470.00
29	450–500	484	435.00–490.00	470.94
14	500–550	540	435.00–440.00	435.69
3	550–600	591	385.00	385.00
25	600–650	633	365.00–370.00	365.96
39	650–700	677	368.00	368.00
4	750–800	772	338.00	338.00
3	800–850	820	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	680	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	750	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	450.00	450.00
13	500–550	536	420.00	420.00
9	600–650	610	365.00–377.50	373.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
32	450–500	479	490.00–497.50	491.43
5	650–700	677	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	388	450.00	450.00
12	450–500	467	422.50–447.50	440.84
14	500–550	507	437.00	437.00
3	550–600	581	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	371	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	473	381.00–410.00	396.85
5	500–550	523	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	366	400.00	400.00
28	400–450	430	365.00–430.00	400.86
23	450–500	468	380.00–410.00	399.41
40	500–550	521	355.00–385.00	370.16
38	550–600	571	355.00–367.00	359.24
7	600–650	611	340.00–342.50	341.42
10	650–700	690	330.00–333.00	332.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	326	460.00–500.00	469.11
27	400–450	423	430.00–475.00	445.20
128	450–500	470	425.00–487.50	459.28
62	500–550	533	400.00–425.00	407.79
31	550–600	564	386.00–416.00	406.66
13	600–650	621	360.00–375.00	369.11
32	650–700	699	341.00	341.00
4	700–750	701	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	545	349.00	349.00
6	550–600	574	340.00	340.00
6	650–700	665	310.00–321.00	317.40
3	700–750	737	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
3	850–900	877	292.50	292.50
3	1100–1150	1,120	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	440.00–482.50	466.21
9	450–500	478	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
15	450–500	454	451.00	451.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	539	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	587	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,219	141.00–159.00	151.45
12	—	1,270	125.00–141.00	137.26
8	—	1,218	160.00–164.00	161.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,414	150.00–161.00	155.89
13	—	1,439	163.00–179.00	173.10
4	—	1,529	139.00–147.00	141.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,034	85.00–123.00	112.05
42	—	1,048	124.00–150.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,206	209.00–216.00	212.14
14	—	1,742	174.00–207.00	192.84
2	—	1,560	168.00	168.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,036	170.00–227.50	199.11

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)	7	—	1,134	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,242.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,117.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.