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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Feb 19

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

997 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 876▲ 997 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 100▲ 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 54▲ 39 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 5.00 to 12.00 higher with some spots higher. The demand was very good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls were trading mostly steady.

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 $487.11/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +45.37 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$487.11

119 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$27.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs MO average

−0.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	498.09	2,694	71
Medium and Large 1-2	553	470.86	2,604	48

One grade step is worth $27.23/cwt here — about $90 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 sale119 hd

487.11

—

MO average20 barns · 3,668 hd

488.60

−1.49

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−0.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

+45.37

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	—	Low	1,551	188.14	2,919	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	170.76	2,506	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	162.64	1,978	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	136.57	1,351	32

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)	1,328	$3,781	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$3,191	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,409	$2,856	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,600	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,402	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	631.87/cwt	615.00–635.00	2,104	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	516.86/cwt	485.00–557.50	1,871	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	614.37/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,298	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	402	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,352	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	535.21/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,253	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	565.76/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,404	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	538.71/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,543	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	516.88/cwt	505.00–527.50	2,481	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	472.96/cwt	471.00–475.00	2,464	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	514.11/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,715	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	480.06/cwt	475.00–512.50	2,588	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	463.71/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,615	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	506.22/cwt	498.00–510.00	2,961	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	433.08/cwt	392.50–445.00	2,650	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	476.24/cwt	455.00–499.00	2,991	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	448.85/cwt	427.00–457.00	2,980	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	410.59/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,829	25
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	692	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,595	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	390.50/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,831	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	377.28/cwt	375.50–380.00	2,879	10
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	773	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,783	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,958	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	244	566.32/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,382	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	612.25/cwt	610.00–612.50	1,886	30
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,804	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	480.48/cwt	462.50–525.00	1,773	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	536.88/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,051	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	520.79/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,166	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	471.34/cwt	467.50–480.00	2,013	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	408.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,764	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	444.97/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,038	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	466	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,120	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	524.97/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,478	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	430.37/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,036	7
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	477	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,099	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,874	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	477.79/cwt	459.00–515.00	2,480	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,336	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	428.76/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,255	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,536	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	411.26/cwt	409.00–417.50	2,418	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,485	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,172	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	383.35/cwt	380.00–383.50	2,476	67
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,533	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	366.74/cwt	356.00–385.00	2,431	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,267	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,787	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,603	54
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	852	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,582	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,735	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,153	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	553.77/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,060	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,371	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,436	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	512.27/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,387	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,551	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	446.88/cwt	415.00–457.50	2,413	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	428.83/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,436	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	397.95/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,427	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	384.89/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,579	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	356.10/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,557	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,795	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	174.40/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	190.04/cwt	183.00–198.00	2,944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	123.44/cwt	100.00–134.00	1,199	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	162.96/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,621	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	146.18/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,471	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	163.67/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,941	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	176.12/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,233	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	147.28/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,904	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	178.63/cwt	176.00–181.50	2,503	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	170.18/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,520	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,439	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	835	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	917	3,190.73/head	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,191	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,838.21/head	3,300.00–4,200.00	3,838	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,409	2,856.48/head	2,500.00–3,275.00	2,856	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,805	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 876Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 54Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher with some spots higher. The demand was very good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls were trading mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	692	375.00	375.00
3	750–800	773	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
7	350–400	362	485.00–557.50	516.86
9	400–450	421	525.00–537.50	535.21
22	450–500	480	505.00–527.50	516.88
21	500–550	539	475.00–512.50	480.06
27	550–600	564	450.00–477.50	463.71
39	600–650	612	392.50–445.00	433.08
25	650–700	689	395.00–415.00	410.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	333	615.00–635.00	631.87
15	350–400	374	610.00–620.00	614.37
7	400–450	425	560.00–570.00	565.76
19	450–500	472	535.00–540.00	538.71
28	500–550	528	495.00–530.00	514.11
19	550–600	585	498.00–510.00	506.22
53	600–650	628	455.00–499.00	476.24
25	650–700	664	427.00–457.00	448.85
14	700–750	725	386.00–395.00	390.50
10	750–800	763	375.50–380.00	377.28
46	800–850	815	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	402	585.00	585.00
24	500–550	521	471.00–475.00	472.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	244	555.00–600.00	566.32
3	300–350	311	580.00	580.00
17	350–400	369	462.50–525.00	480.48
15	400–450	427	467.50–480.00	471.34
12	450–500	458	420.00–470.00	444.97
9	500–550	526	412.50–440.00	428.76
18	550–600	588	409.00–417.50	411.26
67	600–650	646	380.00–383.50	383.35
8	650–700	663	356.00–385.00	366.74
54	750–800	759	343.00	343.00
33	850–900	856	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	308	610.00–612.50	612.25
9	350–400	382	530.00–540.00	536.88
14	400–450	416	495.00–530.00	520.79
27	450–500	472	485.00–535.00	524.97
20	500–550	519	459.00–515.00	477.79
10	550–600	570	440.00–450.00	444.97
5	600–650	609	408.00	408.00
8	650–700	658	385.00	385.00
5	700–750	724	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	400.00–420.00	408.29
7	450–500	473	420.00–445.00	430.37
5	500–550	517	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	625	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	715	317.00	317.00
3	850–900	852	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	519	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	550.00–560.00	553.77
2	400–450	447	545.00	545.00
4	450–500	466	505.00–520.00	512.27
4	500–550	540	415.00–457.50	446.88
10	550–600	568	405.00–445.00	428.83
3	600–650	610	375.00–410.00	397.95
2	650–700	670	380.00–390.00	384.89
2	700–750	718	350.00–362.50	356.10
6	1050–1100	1,079	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	615.00	615.00
3	400–450	416	570.00	570.00
8	500–550	526	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	137.00–152.00	147.28
5	—	1,268	174.00–178.00	176.12
24	—	1,186	155.00–173.00	163.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	971	100.00–134.00	123.44
2	—	995	162.00–164.00	162.96
15	—	1,006	134.00–156.00	146.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	155.00–159.00	157.02
7	—	1,481	163.00–174.00	170.18
4	—	1,401	176.00–181.50	178.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	163.00–180.00	174.40
1	—	1,725	218.00	218.00
6	—	1,549	183.00–198.00	190.04

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)	1	—	1,300	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,300	3,300.00–4,200.00	3,838.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,409	2,500.00–3,275.00	2,856.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,097	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	917	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,190.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,805	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	1	—	1,010	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,600.00	4,600.00

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.