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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Mar 26

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

686 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 920▲ 686 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 114▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 20▲ 75 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 Cow sale this Saturday March 28th, at 4:00 pm, over 1300 bred cows, bred heifers, cow/calf pairs and breeding bulls will be offered.

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to firm, the calves in this weeks offering, mostly new crop calves, were somewhat less attractive than the previous week. There was good demand on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls traded steady.

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 $413.66/cwt on 81 head, down $26.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.30 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$413.66

▼ 26.59 vs prior sale

81 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$68.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.83

vs MO average

−11.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	437.78	2,360	43
Medium and Large 1-2	566	401.94	2,273	20
Medium and Large 2	556	369.07	2,052	18thin

One grade step is worth $68.71/cwt here — about $308 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 sale81 hd

413.66

—

MO average19 barns · 2,562 hd

424.49

−10.83

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−11.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

+4.30

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	—	Average	1,618	204.15	3,302	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	183.63	2,616	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	173.72	2,081	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	146.08	1,418	47

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)	1,275	$3,351	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$3,300	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,266	$3,016	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$2,691	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$2,517	10

Every lot

83 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,844	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	674.01/cwt	635.00–695.00	2,130	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	606.71/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,032	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,205	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,249	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,289	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	425	485.53/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,064	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	508.56/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,233	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,605	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,541	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	493.50/cwt	462.50–511.00	2,418	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	458.96/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,354	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,527	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	489.22/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,554	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,358	4
Steers	550–600	Large 3	552	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,849	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	435.85/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,436	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,627	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,583	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	412.81/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,597	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	431.69/cwt	427.50–432.50	2,746	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	410.17/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,719	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	382.54/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,597	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,916	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	551.71/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,501	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	619.23/cwt	615.00–625.00	1,827	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	601.08/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,839	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	544.90/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,054	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	568.54/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,195	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	491.55/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,123	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	471.41/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,220	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,338	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,192	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	387.33/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,014	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	447.50/cwt	438.00–470.00	2,363	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	415.85/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,362	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	399.93/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,276	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	359.94/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,066	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,465	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	372.89/cwt	370.00–374.00	2,260	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	356.45/cwt	354.00–359.50	2,477	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	349.42/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,526	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,500	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,572	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,630	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,176	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,214	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,129	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	561.82/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,455	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,141	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	480.32/cwt	475.00–492.50	2,454	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	442.29/cwt	420.00–462.50	2,322	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,558	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,486	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	391.33/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,438	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,735	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	179.78/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,727	3
Bulls	—	—	1,586	206.22/cwt	184.00–218.00	3,271	13
Bulls	—	—	1,973	227.23/cwt	224.00–230.00	4,483	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	125.09/cwt	96.00–137.50	1,198	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	153.80/cwt	139.00–170.00	1,496	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	170.77/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,715	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	182.12/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,175	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	168.24/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,019	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	152.71/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,848	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	185.03/cwt	172.00–193.00	2,627	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	166.80/cwt	164.50–169.00	2,469	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	252.91/cwt	195.00–282.00	2,458	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	211.14/cwt	181.00–250.00	2,225	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	3,300.41/head	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,300	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,691.08/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,691	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,239	2,502.00/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,502	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	3,015.52/head	2,050.00–3,550.00	3,016	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,351.04/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,351	7

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 920Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 20Year ago 0

NOTE: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold its monthly Special Cow sale this Saturday March 28th, at 4:00 pm, over 1300 bred cows, bred heifers, cow/calf pairs and breeding bulls will be offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	295	615.00–625.00	619.23
5	300–350	306	590.00–625.00	601.08
14	350–400	386	550.00–570.00	568.54
21	400–450	432	475.00–500.00	491.55
28	450–500	471	455.00–515.00	471.41
19	500–550	528	438.00–470.00	447.50
14	550–600	568	412.50–420.00	415.85
4	600–650	605	407.50	407.50
23	700–750	723	347.00–365.00	349.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	535.00–570.00	551.71
2	350–400	390	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	486	451.00	451.00
2	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
18	550–600	569	390.00–409.00	399.93
11	600–650	606	370.00–374.00	372.89
18	650–700	695	354.00–359.50	356.45
7	700–750	733	341.00	341.00
5	1000–1050	1,033	249.00	249.00
12	1100–1150	1,112	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	377	535.00–555.00	544.90
9	450–500	482	485.00	485.00
10	500–550	520	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	520	375.00–400.00	387.33
12	550–600	574	355.00–385.00	359.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	316	635.00–695.00	674.01
6	450–500	475	535.00	535.00
14	500–550	522	485.00–500.00	489.22
5	550–600	565	465.00	465.00
12	600–650	636	427.50–432.50	431.69
24	650–700	663	400.00–421.00	410.17
9	850–900	850	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	625.00	625.00
3	300–350	335	600.00–610.00	606.71
6	350–400	398	565.00	565.00
13	400–450	439	485.00–530.00	508.56
2	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
10	500–550	513	445.00–470.00	458.96
5	550–600	559	415.00–450.00	435.85
7	600–650	629	407.50–415.00	412.81
13	650–700	679	372.50–400.00	382.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	470.00–500.00	485.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	420	545.00	545.00
11	450–500	490	462.50–511.00	493.50
4	500–550	521	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	461	565.00	565.00
9	550–600	574	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	550.00	550.00
9	400–450	437	490.00	490.00
11	500–550	525	420.00–462.50	442.29
4	550–600	592	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	623	385.00–410.00	391.33
3	750–800	795	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	680.00	680.00
10	350–400	360	615.00	615.00
18	400–450	437	540.00–580.00	561.82
10	500–550	511	475.00–492.50	480.32
4	550–600	550	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	148.00–157.50	152.71
20	—	1,194	175.00–189.00	182.12
23	—	1,200	160.00–176.00	168.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	973	139.00–170.00	153.80
15	—	958	96.00–137.50	125.09
4	—	1,004	169.00–173.00	170.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,420	172.00–193.00	185.03
2	—	1,480	164.50–169.00	166.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,586	184.00–218.00	206.22
3	—	1,517	173.00–186.00	179.78
2	—	1,973	224.00–230.00	227.23

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,054	181.00–250.00	211.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	972	195.00–282.00	252.91

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)	3	—	1,215	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,691.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,266	2,050.00–3,550.00	3,015.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,275	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,351.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,133	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,300.41

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)	9	—	1,239	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,502.00

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.