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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Dec 18

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,146 head

▲ 1,146 vs last sale 0▲ 1,146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

268 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 0▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold its monthly Special Replacement Cow sale including bred heifers, bred cows, breeding bulls and several cow calf pairs. Over 1500 cows have been consigned for this auction. Please plan to attend this Saturday, December 20th at 4pm if you are looking for replacement stock to take home.

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 15.00 higher. This was the last feeder sale for 2025, buyers showed good demand on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls were trading mostly steady. No sale next Thursday the 25th.... Merry Christmas to everyone!

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 $401.70/cwt on 246 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −7.65 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$401.70

246 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$76.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.68

vs MO average

+11.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	426.01	2,307	111
Medium and Large 1-2	532	392.18	2,087	95
Medium and Large 2	558	357.83	1,998	35
Medium 1-2	590	350.00	2,065	5thin

One grade step is worth $76.01/cwt here — about $242 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 sale246 hd

401.70

—

MO average21 barns · 3,171 hd

381.02

+20.68

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

+11.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

−7.65

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	—	Average	1,705	189.13	3,225	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	161.73	2,378	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	154.20	1,908	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	133.71	1,321	41

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)	1,311	$2,762	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,487	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,043	7

Every lot

86 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,542	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	271	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	759	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,510	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	549.73/cwt	532.50–565.00	1,792	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,796	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	515.32/cwt	505.00–532.50	1,958	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	1,900	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	408	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,775	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	464.95/cwt	450.00–482.50	1,976	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	487.52/cwt	487.00–492.50	2,160	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	523.24/cwt	501.00–541.00	2,464	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	457.18/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,217	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,931	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	434.55/cwt	382.00–457.50	2,247	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	475.17/cwt	471.00–492.50	2,476	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,500	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,445	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	400.78/cwt	390.00–411.00	2,292	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	438.85/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,537	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	358.74/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,088	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	365.49/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,200	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	351.34/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,126	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	422.20/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,563	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	381.01/cwt	373.00–387.00	2,522	71
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,115	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	360.71/cwt	342.50–368.00	2,431	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	331.44/cwt	331.00–332.50	2,433	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	3
Steers	750–800	Medium 2	751	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,373	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,895	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,301	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,798	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	549.57/cwt	525.00–595.00	1,819	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	431.71/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,463	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,594	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	455.80/cwt	440.00–486.00	1,882	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	412.73/cwt	405.00–422.00	1,771	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	482.61/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,254	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	392.91/cwt	389.00–412.50	1,894	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	485	322.66/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,565	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	507	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,914	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,765	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,105	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	442.67/cwt	405.00–464.00	2,302	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	392.43/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,088	89
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,041	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	566	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,015	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	356.17/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,041	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	397.57/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,298	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	607	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,942	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	328.73/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,032	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	350.35/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,186	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	626	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,035	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,532	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,442	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,901	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	347.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,402	34
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,096	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,411	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	405.01/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,685	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,017	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,000	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	165.34/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	192.53/cwt	174.00–209.00	3,367	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	110.37/cwt	98.00–121.00	1,081	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	137.46/cwt	124.00–151.00	1,348	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	159.96/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,694	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	163.36/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,996	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	152.74/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,896	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,685	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	168.10/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,453	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	157.44/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,299	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,416	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	2,761.98/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,762	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	2,486.67/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,487	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,333	2,042.82/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,043	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,782	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	212.74/cwt	166.00–270.00	2,236	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	188.84/cwt	156.00–207.00	1,990	5

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	620.00	620.00
8	300–350	331	525.00–595.00	549.57
9	350–400	359	444.00	444.00
31	400–450	413	440.00–486.00	455.80
28	450–500	467	440.00–490.00	482.61
70	500–550	520	405.00–464.00	442.67
41	550–600	578	397.00–400.00	397.57
15	600–650	636	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	271	480.00	480.00
7	300–350	339	415.00–455.00	431.71
3	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
35	400–450	429	405.00–422.00	412.73
29	450–500	482	389.00–412.50	392.91
89	500–550	532	390.00–399.00	392.43
3	550–600	553	369.00	369.00
14	600–650	624	350.00–351.00	350.35
34	650–700	691	340.00–350.00	347.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	507	377.50	377.50
3	600–650	626	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	300.00–340.00	322.66
3	600–650	607	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	508	347.50	347.50
21	550–600	573	355.00–360.00	356.17
11	600–650	618	312.50–335.00	328.73
7	650–700	667	285.00	285.00
3	1050–1100	1,096	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	590	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	751	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	600.00	600.00
14	300–350	326	532.50–565.00	549.73
17	350–400	380	505.00–532.50	515.32
10	400–450	443	487.00–492.50	487.52
62	450–500	471	501.00–541.00	523.24
43	500–550	521	471.00–492.50	475.17
13	550–600	578	430.00–455.00	438.85
27	600–650	607	400.00–432.50	422.20
71	650–700	662	373.00–387.00	381.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	378	475.00	475.00
14	400–450	425	450.00–482.50	464.95
15	450–500	485	440.00–470.00	457.18
54	500–550	517	382.00–457.50	434.55
6	550–600	572	390.00–411.00	400.78
10	600–650	602	362.50–370.00	365.49
27	650–700	674	342.50–368.00	360.71
10	700–750	734	331.00–332.50	331.44
3	900–950	940	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	392.50	392.50
10	550–600	582	357.50–360.00	358.74
20	600–650	605	342.50–362.50	351.34
6	650–700	663	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	383	496.00	496.00
18	500–550	533	469.00	469.00
9	550–600	552	443.00	443.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	745	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	555.00	555.00
3	450–500	492	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	395.00–415.00	405.01
3	550–600	597	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	979	98.00–121.00	110.37
4	—	1,059	156.00–164.00	159.96
28	—	981	124.00–151.00	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	145.00–150.00	147.95
23	—	1,460	150.00–162.00	157.44
22	—	1,459	163.00–178.00	168.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,241	141.00–160.00	152.74
4	—	1,246	130.00–140.00	135.23
19	—	1,222	160.00–168.00	163.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,749	174.00–209.00	192.53
2	—	1,400	159.00–170.00	165.34

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)	4	—	1,287	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,486.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,311	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,761.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,333	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,042.82

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	15	—	1,051	166.00–270.00	212.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,042	171.00	171.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,054	156.00–207.00	188.84

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.