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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jan 15

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,535 head

▼ 1,521 vs last sale 3,056▲ 1,535 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 200▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 21▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Another week of quality reputation weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings were in the offering.The supply was moderate and demand was very good.

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 $432.84/cwt on 196 head. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −8.90 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$432.84

196 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,021

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$175.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.49

vs MO average

−39.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	475.75	2,602	64
Medium and Large 1-2	562	418.36	2,350	120
Medium and Large 2	559	365.00	2,040	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	300.00	1,581	3thin

One grade step is worth $175.75/cwt here — about $1,021 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 sale196 hd

432.84

—

MO average20 barns · 5,476 hd

459.33

−26.49

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−39.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

−8.90

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	1,802	187.16	3,373	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	163.27	2,453	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	155.76	1,884	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	127.00	1,308	31

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)	1,356	$3,010	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,416	$2,624	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,509	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,289	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,103	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	960	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,545	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,790	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

85 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	643.00/cwt	643.00–643.00	1,575	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	611.05/cwt	585.00–640.00	2,023	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	585.10/cwt	550.00–650.00	2,212	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	552.28/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,286	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	493.71/cwt	466.00–522.50	2,177	73
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,940	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	475.48/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,230	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	526.94/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,508	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	402.16/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,950	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	485.40/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,568	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,314	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	431.89/cwt	405.50–456.00	2,302	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	415.24/cwt	365.00–430.00	2,359	99
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	463.34/cwt	450.00–471.00	2,641	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,134	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	397.27/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,439	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	435.13/cwt	414.00–439.50	2,733	164
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	411.81/cwt	399.00–422.50	2,767	82
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	391.81/cwt	370.00–394.00	2,660	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	388.51/cwt	378.50–399.00	2,824	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	370.81/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,722	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,971	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	811	321.48/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,607	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	3,005	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,834	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,921	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	957	311.31/cwt	307.50–317.00	2,979	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,606	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	556.17/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,774	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	524.01/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,976	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	483.98/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,052	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	436.12/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,897	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	478.76/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,217	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	419.68/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,027	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	449.60/cwt	437.50–477.50	2,342	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	382.09/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,067	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,131	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,346	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,130	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	434.49/cwt	413.00–480.00	2,529	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	390.82/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,275	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	410.10/cwt	403.00–420.00	2,506	135
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	363.10/cwt	348.00–366.00	2,277	66
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,070	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	371.55/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,471	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	318.14/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,135	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	344.57/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,391	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,287	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	327.86/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,377	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,521	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,424	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,576	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	557.44/cwt	545.00–610.00	2,090	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	442.28/cwt	429.00–450.00	2,119	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,421	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	382.05/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,166	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	335.18/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,219	11
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	996	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,460	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,802	187.16/cwt	175.00–199.50	3,373	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	106.73/cwt	85.00–120.00	1,051	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	134.05/cwt	122.50–142.00	1,402	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	165.97/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,992	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	152.78/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,853	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,683	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	156.77/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,248	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,240	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	166.55/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,533	16
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,790	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,288.66/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,289	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,248	2,102.61/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,345	2,508.79/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,509	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,356	3,009.95/head	2,400.00–4,025.00	3,010	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,416	2,624.45/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,624	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,674	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	195.20/cwt	173.00–237.50	2,270	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,544.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,545	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,535Last week 3,056Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	550.00	550.00
24	400–450	435	420.00–450.00	436.12
11	450–500	483	395.00–435.00	419.68
13	500–550	543	392.50	392.50
26	550–600	582	380.00–410.00	390.82
66	600–650	627	348.00–366.00	363.10
16	650–700	694	330.00–362.50	344.57
5	700–750	725	320.00–333.00	327.86
3	750–800	757	333.00	333.00
3	800–850	831	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	319	550.00–570.00	556.17
31	350–400	377	500.00–570.00	524.01
18	400–450	424	450.00–490.00	483.98
49	450–500	463	455.00–500.00	478.76
48	500–550	521	437.50–477.50	449.60
9	550–600	582	413.00–480.00	434.49
135	600–650	611	403.00–420.00	410.10
7	650–700	665	350.00–380.00	371.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
27	500–550	541	375.00–385.00	382.09
3	550–600	568	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	647	320.00	320.00
9	650–700	671	310.00–330.00	318.14
2	700–750	717	319.00	319.00
6	750–800	760	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	552	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	643.00	643.00
16	300–350	331	585.00–640.00	611.05
17	350–400	378	550.00–650.00	585.10
12	400–450	414	540.00–570.00	552.28
19	450–500	476	500.00–540.00	526.94
36	500–550	529	470.00–505.00	485.40
28	550–600	570	450.00–471.00	463.34
164	600–650	628	414.00–439.50	435.13
82	650–700	672	399.00–422.50	411.81
41	700–750	727	378.50–399.00	388.51
7	750–800	784	379.00	379.00
11	800–850	829	362.50	362.50
4	850–900	860	329.50	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	485	390.00–410.00	402.16
3	500–550	531	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	573	372.50	372.50
12	800–850	811	320.00–323.00	321.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	400–450	441	466.00–522.50	493.71
7	450–500	469	470.00–490.00	475.48
13	500–550	533	405.50–456.00	431.89
99	550–600	568	365.00–430.00	415.24
52	600–650	614	380.00–403.00	397.27
23	650–700	679	370.00–394.00	391.81
15	700–750	734	370.00–371.00	370.81
5	800–850	820	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	910	321.00	321.00
5	950–1000	957	307.50–317.00	311.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	532	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	375	545.00–610.00	557.44
3	500–550	538	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	950–1000	996	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
16	450–500	479	429.00–450.00	442.28
11	550–600	567	350.00–395.00	382.05
11	650–700	662	325.00–340.00	335.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,200	160.00–181.00	165.97
29	—	1,213	142.00–159.00	152.78
2	—	1,223	135.00–140.00	137.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,046	122.50–142.00	134.05
8	—	985	85.00–120.00	106.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,434	153.00–160.00	156.77
16	—	1,521	160.00–176.00	166.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,802	175.00–199.50	187.16

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,356	2,400.00–4,025.00	3,009.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,288.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,416	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,624.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,048	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,102.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,345	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,508.79

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	4	—	1,163	173.00–237.50	195.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	280.00	280.00

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)	2	—	985	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,544.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	—	1,790	3,700.00	3,700.00

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.