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Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Apr 16

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

827 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 1,052▲ 827 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 221▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 155▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of the less attractive calves selling 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good 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 $464.59/cwt on 118 head, down $32.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +22.85 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$464.59

▼ 32.99 vs prior sale

118 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$66.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.12

vs MO average

−23.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	483.88	2,591	46
Medium and Large 1-2	529	455.86	2,413	57
Large 1-2	574	446.25	2,561	11thin
Medium and Large 2	581	417.50	2,426	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.38/cwt here — about $165 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 sale118 hd

464.59

—

MO average19 barns · 3,926 hd

497.71

−33.12

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−23.76

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

+22.85

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	—	Average	1,508	216.22	3,261	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	177.02	2,512	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	174.35	2,059	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	149.83	1,475	51

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)	1,296	$3,236	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,219	$2,729	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,665	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,106	$2,157	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	291	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,673	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	655.27/cwt	625.00–665.00	1,920	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,693	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	652.33/cwt	645.00–660.00	2,172	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,196	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	599.98/cwt	595.00–615.00	2,304	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	567.83/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,198	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	421	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,231	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	542.51/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,327	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,929	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	520.01/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,246	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	503.09/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,349	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,376	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	534.10/cwt	528.00–549.00	2,612	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	466.68/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,296	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	459.99/cwt	447.50–477.50	2,383	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	492.56/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,561	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,416	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	445.97/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,484	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,627	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	466.56/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,655	9
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	574	446.25/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,561	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,426	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,606	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	430.17/cwt	428.00–440.00	2,646	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	423.91/cwt	421.00–427.50	2,641	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,660	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,666	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,766	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,642	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,878	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	321	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,461	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	326	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,516	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	603.63/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,974	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	561.99/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,973	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,343	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,910	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	525.57/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,018	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	504.67/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,099	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,202	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	493.48/cwt	487.50–499.00	2,275	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	462	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,084	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	461.64/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,220	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	420.34/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,068	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	425.08/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,215	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,022	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	424.01/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,336	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	377.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,177	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	398.21/cwt	396.00–407.50	2,302	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	337.48/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,082	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	365.61/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,263	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	365.81/cwt	365.00–366.00	2,425	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	346.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,487	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,614	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	892	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,676	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,245	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	509.79/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,197	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	465.88/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,455	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,633	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	888	266.79/cwt	257.50–282.50	2,369	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	183.74/cwt	166.00–196.00	2,646	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	211.50/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,390	11
Bulls	—	—	2,053	231.31/cwt	230.00–233.00	4,749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	130.64/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,228	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	177.45/cwt	173.00–182.50	1,695	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	153.93/cwt	139.00–173.00	1,538	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	172.16/cwt	154.00–184.00	2,006	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,215	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,278	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	187.24/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,400	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,973	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	156.16/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,194	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	176.29/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,503	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	187.58/cwt	185.00–192.50	2,690	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,106	2,156.96/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,157	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	2,728.75/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,729	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	3,235.69/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,236	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	2,665.23/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,665	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	830	302.10/cwt	285.00–312.50	2,507	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	835	242.75/cwt	220.00–267.50	2,027	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	247.54/cwt	205.00–275.00	2,540	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	206.12/cwt	190.00–227.50	2,173	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	251.01/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,661	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,979	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	810	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 1,052Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 221Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	999	139.00–173.00	153.93
11	—	940	120.00–138.00	130.64
2	—	955	173.00–182.50	177.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,420	165.00–181.00	176.29
5	—	1,405	150.00–163.00	156.16
7	—	1,434	185.00–192.50	187.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,165	154.00–184.00	172.16
10	—	1,282	184.00–195.00	187.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,603	200.00–221.00	211.50
4	—	1,440	166.00–196.00	183.74
2	—	2,053	230.00–233.00	231.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	257.50–282.50	266.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	455.00	455.00
3	550–600	575	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	492	415.00–435.00	420.34
2	500–550	532	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	577	370.00–385.00	377.35
5	600–650	617	330.00–342.50	337.48
3	700–750	703	320.00	320.00
3	850–900	892	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	615.00	615.00
24	350–400	384	500.00–545.00	525.57
3	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
12	450–500	481	445.00–470.00	461.64
8	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
16	550–600	578	396.00–407.50	398.21
11	600–650	619	364.00–370.00	365.61
27	650–700	663	365.00–366.00	365.81
10	700–750	717	340.00–350.00	346.90
5	750–800	792	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	369	517.50	517.50
3	400–450	415	490.00	490.00
12	450–500	462	451.00	451.00
8	500–550	521	417.50–430.00	425.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
13	300–350	327	585.00–625.00	603.63
10	350–400	351	555.00–565.00	561.99
25	400–450	416	500.00–520.00	504.67
40	450–500	461	487.50–499.00	493.48
3	500–550	500	455.00	455.00
10	550–600	551	422.50–427.50	424.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	436	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	680	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	368	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	645.00–660.00	652.33
10	350–400	384	595.00–615.00	599.98
6	400–450	429	540.00–545.00	542.51
17	450–500	489	528.00–549.00	534.10
31	500–550	520	490.00–500.00	492.56
9	550–600	569	460.00–470.00	466.56
21	600–650	615	428.00–440.00	430.17
10	650–700	652	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	293	625.00–665.00	655.27
14	350–400	387	565.00–570.00	567.83
24	400–450	432	505.00–535.00	520.01
13	450–500	467	495.00–510.00	503.09
37	500–550	518	447.50–477.50	459.99
15	550–600	557	435.00–452.50	445.97
24	600–650	623	421.00–427.50	423.91
4	650–700	675	395.00	395.00
3	750–800	760	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	291	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	305	555.00	555.00
6	400–450	431	445.00–450.00	447.47
15	450–500	492	460.00–470.00	466.68
4	550–600	581	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	530.00	530.00
16	450–500	484	491.00	491.00
5	500–550	531	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	360	610.00	610.00
6	550–600	565	465.00	465.00
6	600–650	606	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	574	440.00–450.00	446.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	431	500.00–520.00	509.79
13	500–550	527	420.00–485.00	465.88
4	550–600	585	450.00	450.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,665.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,219	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,728.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,296	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,235.69

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)	4	—	1,106	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,156.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	235.00–270.00	251.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	177.50	177.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,054	190.00–227.50	206.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,026	205.00–275.00	247.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	255.00	255.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	220.00–267.50	242.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	830	285.00–312.50	302.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.