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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Mar 12

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

501 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 451▲ 501 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 45▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 22 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 15.00 lower, based on limited receipts for comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.44/cwt on 42 head, down $30.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.09 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$412.44

▼ 30.58 vs prior sale

42 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$82.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs MO average

−1.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	427.01	2,400	29
Medium and Large 1-2	555	395.49	2,194	9thin
Medium and Large 2	576	345.00	1,987	4thin

One grade step is worth $82.01/cwt here — about $412 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale42 hd

412.44

—

MO average18 barns · 1,579 hd

411.60

+0.84

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−1.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

+3.09

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.02, low $355.00, median $409.35 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	1,594	199.11	3,174	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	175.97	2,503	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	166.74	1,982	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	140.70	1,424	14

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$2,809	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,122	$2,650	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$2,625	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,100	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	616.17/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,255	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,218	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,019	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	528.36/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,240	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	576.32/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,455	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,552	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	544.35/cwt	515.00–580.00	2,597	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	511.81/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,620	23
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	567	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,268	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	480.32/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,752	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,449	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	474.20/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,983	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	413.23/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,736	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,858	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,491	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,531	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,726	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,767	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,837	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	650.00/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,625	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,559	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,373	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	536.32/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,017	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	485.83/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,827	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	541.81/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,330	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	442.08/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,936	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	510.91/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,386	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	441.73/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,156	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	508	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,078	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	440.78/cwt	425.00–461.00	2,327	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	424.48/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,441	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	576	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,987	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	388.73/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,247	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,364	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	376.65/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,301	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	348.28/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,320	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	739	376.42/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,782	40
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,670	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,700	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	301.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,788	13
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,370	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	623.95/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,015	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	592.13/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,274	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	500.41/cwt	440.00–560.00	2,222	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,565	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	380.96/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,499	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	327.06/cwt	323.00–330.00	2,505	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	196.87/cwt	183.00–218.00	3,044	14
Bulls	—	—	1,975	223.82/cwt	221.00–227.00	4,420	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	126.53/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,177	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	146.37/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,530	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	165.44/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,957	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,808	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,208	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	180.78/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,426	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	171.84/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,562	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	232.18/cwt	215.00–250.00	2,213	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	220.32/cwt	178.00–261.00	2,346	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,383	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,408	2,809.44/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,809	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,150	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 451Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, based on limited receipts for comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply was light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	650.00	650.00
13	350–400	366	600.00–630.00	616.17
7	400–450	426	555.00–600.00	576.32
7	450–500	477	515.00–580.00	544.35
23	500–550	512	510.00–515.00	511.81
25	550–600	573	470.00–490.00	480.32
7	600–650	629	470.00–485.00	474.20
6	650–700	674	424.00	424.00
3	700–750	727	375.00	375.00
3	750–800	758	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	530.00	530.00
8	400–450	424	495.00–550.00	528.36
3	550–600	583	420.00	420.00
14	650–700	662	412.50–415.00	413.23
4	700–750	711	356.00	356.00
2	900–950	930	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	692	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	440	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	525.00	525.00
15	350–400	376	460.00–520.00	485.83
13	400–450	438	420.00–475.00	442.08
14	450–500	488	415.00–470.00	441.73
6	550–600	578	387.50–390.00	388.73
11	600–650	611	367.50–380.00	376.65
3	650–700	666	345.00–355.00	348.28
6	750–800	794	340.00	340.00
5	1100–1150	1,126	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	640.00–660.00	650.00
6	350–400	376	530.00–550.00	536.32
11	400–450	430	535.00–550.00	541.81
31	450–500	467	470.00–530.00	510.91
9	500–550	528	425.00–461.00	440.78
17	550–600	575	407.00–430.00	424.48
5	600–650	610	387.50	387.50
3	750–800	752	355.00	355.00
13	900–950	924	300.00–305.00	301.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	700–750	739	375.00–390.00	376.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	590	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	610.00–640.00	623.95
10	350–400	384	580.00–600.00	592.13
6	400–450	444	440.00–560.00	500.41
2	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	503	510.00	510.00
5	650–700	656	360.00–387.50	380.96
7	750–800	766	323.00–330.00	327.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,491	163.00–180.00	171.84
6	—	1,342	176.00–185.00	180.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,220	180.00–182.00	181.00
20	—	1,183	155.00–175.00	165.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	115.00–130.00	126.53
10	—	1,045	135.00–154.00	146.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	221.00–227.00	223.82
14	—	1,546	183.00–218.00	196.87
1	—	1,510	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,065	178.00–261.00	220.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	215.00–250.00	232.18

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)	1	—	1,015	3,550.00	3,550.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,122	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,408	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,809.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,383	2,625.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,100.00	4,100.00

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.