Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-01-08

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jan 8
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,056 head
▲ 1,910 vs last sale 1,146▲ 3,056 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 268▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 43▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale 3 weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 10.00 to 40.00 higher with most of the gains in the weight classes from 300 to 550 lbs. but the heavier weights did see upward trends as well. As mentioned today, the cattle pens and lots were filled starting on this past Monday through today with all home raised home grown feeders from consignors as they took advantage of mild weather for a January here in the Midwest. Over 3000 calves and yearling went through the sale ring with very strong demand from the buyers on a heavy supply. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady from the previous report.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $453.65/cwt on 397 head. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +11.91 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$453.65
397 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$815
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$150.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.27
vs MO average
−12.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552472.842,611230
Medium and Large 1-2546437.442,389138
Medium and Large 2552390.182,15224
Medium and Large 3557322.501,7965thin
One grade step is worth $150.34/cwt here — about $815 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale397 hd
453.65
—
MO average22 barns · 8,485 hd
462.91
−9.27
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−12.68
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
+11.91
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—Low1,716179.483,08019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,413159.112,24822
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202150.721,81147
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012128.501,30151

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)1,098$2,3658
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,228$2,2092thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,183$2,0122thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,6501thin

Every lot

102 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245641.92/cwt640.00–650.001,5735
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2272500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,36014
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6073
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327535.92/cwt530.00–540.001,75213
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331586.51/cwt565.00–600.001,94113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363463.85/cwt450.00–505.001,68443
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395541.73/cwt530.00–545.002,14034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned410475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413537.06/cwt535.00–560.002,21857
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418490.90/cwt470.00–515.002,05245
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned432495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9783
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469464.91/cwt430.00–490.002,18063
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472538.62/cwt510.00–555.002,54247
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned500475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529489.19/cwt477.00–515.002,58867
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533446.01/cwt415.00–465.002,37790
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned537460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541395.48/cwt385.00–400.002,14010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1097
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3557322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563465.96/cwt435.00–484.002,623160
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563392.80/cwt390.00–395.002,2117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574417.86/cwt405.00–435.002,39944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1783
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618427.79/cwt400.00–445.002,644197
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624393.05/cwt371.00–400.002,453251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3624339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,11522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666396.85/cwt384.50–411.002,64387
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675372.31/cwt370.00–375.002,51348
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2702310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1763
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725380.00/cwt375.00–382.752,755292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,7234
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777365.20/cwt355.50–379.502,83867
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815338.64/cwt338.00–340.002,76013
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868335.31/cwt334.50–340.002,91020
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7563
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,21514
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6523
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2299490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,46521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322542.82/cwt480.00–560.001,74824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 4335234.00/cwt234.00–234.007845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,64610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381474.28/cwt460.00–510.001,80762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned387485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8775
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned403425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8637
Heifers400–450Medium 2410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2303
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4467
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430483.67/cwt455.00–495.002,08046
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433441.20/cwt430.00–455.001,91027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456416.97/cwt405.00–425.001,90110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned465409.93/cwt400.00–431.001,90610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487477.75/cwt455.00–489.002,327143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned508421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,1393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525449.48/cwt420.00–475.002,36085
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535423.22/cwt400.00–455.002,26424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562426.47/cwt403.00–445.002,39727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573366.71/cwt345.00–380.002,10118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574371.79/cwt352.50–395.002,134146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608384.57/cwt380.00–400.002,33881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,09710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement673395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,65830
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681351.85/cwt347.50–355.002,39651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688382.99/cwt375.00–385.002,63519
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,61615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2711300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1333
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737316.02/cwt310.00–330.002,32910
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5385
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1791357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,8248
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2929280.98/cwt280.00–285.002,61015
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,016222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,2569
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374516.46/cwt485.00–550.001,9326
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0383
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3763
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2004
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527410.96/cwt390.00–425.002,16611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0993
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625360.21/cwt357.50–365.002,2518
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,422166.90/cwt160.00–171.002,3735
Bulls——1,818182.90/cwt177.00–190.003,32513
Bulls——1,860198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,6831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%994107.40/cwt75.00–122.001,06814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019136.49/cwt125.00–153.001,39137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199163.31/cwt162.00–165.001,9584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201151.77/cwt141.00–161.001,82338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211132.65/cwt115.00–140.001,6065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399156.96/cwt150.00–162.002,19617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460166.42/cwt163.00–171.002,4305
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2791
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040221.25/cwt220.00–222.502,3012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,365.25/head1,750.00–2,900.002,3658
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,011.95/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,209.16/head1,650.00–2,600.002,2092

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.