Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-02-12

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Feb 12
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
876 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 655▲ 876 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 73▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 34▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 650lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 16.00 higher and steers over 650lbs had little to compare to but sold with a steady undertone. 4 weight heifers sold sharply higher, and heifers 500lbs and over sold unevenly from 2.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes in the offering on a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.82/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +34.08 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$475.82
104 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,026
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$200.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.31
vs MO average
−2.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529500.252,64657
Medium and Large 1-2559457.462,55543
Medium and Large 2507350.001,7752thin
Medium 2540300.001,6202thin
One grade step is worth $200.25/cwt here — about $1,026 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale104 hd
475.82
—
MO average18 barns · 4,852 hd
482.13
−6.31
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−2.57
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
+34.08
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—High1,730198.003,42515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430170.452,43710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,161164.231,90731
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low986132.681,30840

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$2,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$2,6667
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,034$2,2688
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)816$2,6533thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)819$2,2263thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)735$2,0366
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,605$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,505$3,7001thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8452
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6155
Steers350–400Medium 2372300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8852
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381560.33/cwt520.00–580.002,13519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422502.62/cwt480.00–517.502,1213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434575.20/cwt550.00–585.002,4967
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned444545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4205
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473492.24/cwt490.00–505.002,3289
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480543.49/cwt540.00–545.002,60917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned511488.04/cwt482.50–493.002,49413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514507.73/cwt491.00–527.502,61029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522470.08/cwt465.00–480.002,45418
Steers500–550Medium 2540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6202
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573496.38/cwt477.50–503.002,84415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585448.37/cwt417.50–461.002,62325
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned601435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618350.12/cwt340.00–360.002,1642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619453.39/cwt442.50–470.002,80635
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644419.20/cwt390.00–425.002,7006
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,7026
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673379.87/cwt375.00–385.002,5572
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned694357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,48115
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715384.50/cwt384.50–384.502,7498
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732371.56/cwt355.00–377.502,72023
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757354.49/cwt327.50–360.002,6836
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,7228
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1843353.52/cwt353.50–354.002,98062
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,025312.50/cwt312.50–312.503,20310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6485
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned367510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,87212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned395540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428462.64/cwt450.00–470.001,98016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431403.45/cwt400.00–405.001,7396
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1441508.01/cwt485.00–520.002,24018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455465.59/cwt465.00–475.002,11817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6386
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462486.60/cwt480.00–495.002,24818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned514411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,1138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517403.94/cwt395.00–425.002,08837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1546432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,3616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553432.87/cwt426.00–443.002,39430
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned563391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,2017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577416.95/cwt396.00–427.502,40611
Heifers550–600Medium 2579319.90/cwt305.00–325.001,8524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602393.93/cwt385.00–395.002,37119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627370.90/cwt370.00–371.502,32612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672348.20/cwt340.00–359.002,34020
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned688290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9955
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy820319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,61648
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1341600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0463
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned361550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9865
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,1222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,3333
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455529.95/cwt525.00–545.002,4114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478485.31/cwt465.00–500.002,3209
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned497485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4107
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3874
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned558330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572426.74/cwt422.50–440.002,4418
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5497
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,5184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned623405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5238
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8154
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,5592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5803
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715324.86/cwt315.00–345.002,3233
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2784315.32/cwt308.00–346.002,4725
Bulls1050–1100Large 1-21,055262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,7694
Bulls1100–1150Large 1-21,102245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,70012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453174.36/cwt172.00–177.002,5332
Bulls——1,678213.26/cwt208.00–221.003,5793
Bulls——1,801198.15/cwt187.00–207.003,56910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918122.23/cwt111.00–132.501,12210
Cows—Lean 85-90%923102.85/cwt82.00–110.009497
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035146.31/cwt135.00–157.001,51423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130149.00/cwt141.00–154.001,6845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165165.87/cwt157.00–175.501,93223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185177.08/cwt174.00–179.002,0983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343153.51/cwt152.00–155.002,0622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412171.90/cwt162.00–179.502,4276
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570183.04/cwt182.00–184.002,8742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27731,989.32/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9892
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27822,254.59/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2554
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28162,652.88/head2,500.00–2,725.002,6533
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28951,720.25/head1,450.00–1,900.001,7202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29271,863.31/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29332,875.47/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0222,675.67/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1343,268.30/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2684
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1952,000.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2847252.63/cwt210.00–285.002,14011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995196.02/cwt184.00–210.001,9502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6053,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002

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.