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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jan 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 1,070 vs last sale 1,193▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 100▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 21▲ 23 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 this Saturday, January 31st at 4:00pm. Over 800 bred cows, bred heifers, cow calf pairs and breeding bulls have been consigned to this sale.

Compared to last week, no true comparables could be determined this week due to the extra light offering of feeders, this is due to the cold temps and inclimate weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply was light on a moderate demand.

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 $424.29/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.44 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$424.29

11 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.06

vs MO average

−59.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	432.78	2,366	8thin
Medium and Large 2	563	401.67	2,261	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $105 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 sale11 hd

424.29

—

MO average3 barns · 213 hd

456.35

−32.06

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−59.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

−17.44

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	—	High	1,850	198.42	3,670	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	172.29	2,577	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	164.41	2,029	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	150.82	1,619	26

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)	1,231	$2,693	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$2,417	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,328	4thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	617.50/cwt	585.00–650.00	1,883	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,137	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	507.94/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,961	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,586	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,342	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	441.20/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,338	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,270	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,433	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,449	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,401	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,559	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,709	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,759	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	452.23/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,438	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,969	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	462.48/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,887	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	429.92/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,814	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,239	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,129	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,614	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,024	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,024	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,042	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,683	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,896	195.28/cwt	181.00–207.00	3,703	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	118.68/cwt	112.50–124.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	152.53/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,646	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	160.30/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,758	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	160.72/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,969	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,768	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	173.14/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,164	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	176.07/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,625	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	161.91/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,443	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	2,327.74/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,328	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	2,693.03/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,693	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,347	2,416.60/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,417	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	213.16/cwt	188.00–240.00	2,149	2

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 1,193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	318	415.00–465.00	452.23
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	597	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	617	345.00	345.00
2	1200–1250	1,230	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	420.00–440.00	429.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	408	460.00–465.00	462.48
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	530	430.00–444.00	441.20
2	550–600	597	407.50	407.50
12	650–700	685	355.00–360.00	357.50
1	800–850	840	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	585.00–650.00	617.50
2	700–750	705	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	702	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	505.00–510.00	507.94
5	450–500	488	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	482	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	547	370.00	370.00
2	1000–1050	1,042	257.50	257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,079	143.00–158.00	152.53
2	—	978	112.50–124.00	118.68
3	—	1,097	159.00–161.00	160.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	158.00–165.00	161.91
11	—	1,491	170.00–184.00	176.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	142.00	142.00
14	—	1,250	167.00–182.00	173.14
27	—	1,225	149.00–166.00	160.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	211.00	211.00
8	—	1,896	181.00–207.00	195.28

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,208	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,327.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,231	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,693.03

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	—	1,347	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,416.60

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	2	—	1,008	188.00–240.00	213.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	195.00	195.00

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.