Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-04-23

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Apr 23
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 827▲ 886 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
403 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 213▲ 403 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 63▲ 60 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 mostly steady, a few exceptions were some fancier light 400 lb steers and light 600 lb steers selling 5.00 to 20.00 higher. For the balance of the heifers, the less appealing type, sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was a heavy supply of slaughter cattle, trading mostly steady. The demand was good on a moderate supply of feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $466.09/cwt on 76 head, up $1.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +24.35 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$466.09
▲ 1.50 vs prior sale
76 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.34
vs MO average
−12.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547475.532,60238
Medium and Large 1-2553459.352,53935
Medium and Large 2580425.002,4653thin
One grade step is worth $50.53/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale76 hd
466.09
—
MO average17 barns · 3,436 hd
485.43
−19.34
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−12.94
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
+24.35
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—Average1,635222.273,63417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,401180.092,52352
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175172.812,031178
CowsLean 85-90%High965155.061,49679

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,197$3,22914
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,173$2,7882thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,204$2,77810
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,6251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$2,5047
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$4,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$3,2001thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2201700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4076
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271624.30/cwt600.00–635.001,69210
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315606.98/cwt588.00–630.001,91217
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327652.66/cwt637.50–660.002,13415
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned343625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,1444
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368616.55/cwt605.00–620.002,26914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368592.18/cwt580.00–600.002,17920
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1833
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned381560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1345
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned412570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417522.05/cwt510.00–530.002,1779
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430562.64/cwt535.00–595.002,41932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458526.05/cwt517.00–537.502,40923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned474515.71/cwt515.00–517.502,44429
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484490.46/cwt450.00–510.002,37416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512491.97/cwt490.00–495.002,51915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned533470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539469.52/cwt465.00–480.002,53120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned570450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5654
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571445.79/cwt430.00–460.002,54515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580467.38/cwt460.00–470.002,71115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4653
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625453.28/cwt435.00–479.002,83321
Steers600–650Large 1-2636430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7353
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned651407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,65314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,7515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6403
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710396.08/cwt395.00–397.002,81211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,8293
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,9343
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1926327.17/cwt325.00–329.003,03013
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,112280.00/cwt280.00–280.003,1143
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,159245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,8407
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237626.89/cwt600.00–635.001,48612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279606.24/cwt605.00–610.001,6918
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned312490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,52910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313578.11/cwt550.00–600.001,80910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6723
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned342548.05/cwt540.00–560.001,87417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2356525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8695
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,06010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned406520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417520.36/cwt490.00–530.002,17030
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423466.31/cwt450.00–480.001,97220
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned441455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0073
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,2254
Heifers450–500Large 1-2476455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478477.28/cwt465.00–482.002,28123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478450.81/cwt440.00–457.502,15512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484415.50/cwt400.00–423.002,01110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1501460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3059
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned519445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,31018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530448.83/cwt420.00–453.002,3798
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1283
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,2456
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589417.97/cwt410.50–425.002,46221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619414.44/cwt407.50–417.502,56513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2073
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723343.48/cwt330.00–354.502,48318
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,4798
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783309.50/cwt309.00–310.002,4236
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821322.46/cwt319.00–325.002,64726
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2886305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7024
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935307.50/cwt307.00–308.002,8758
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2342620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,1203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1834
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned395560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2124
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470481.16/cwt447.50–490.002,2619
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2509440.68/cwt427.50–469.002,24312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577421.09/cwt412.50–440.002,4309
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5303
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2892300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,145250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,8631
Bulls——1,420175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4851
Bulls——1,643217.47/cwt193.00–229.003,57311
Bulls——1,790240.34/cwt233.00–249.004,3024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957132.08/cwt100.00–171.001,26421
Cows—Lean 85-90%966160.43/cwt145.00–171.001,55045
Cows—Lean 85-90%973173.58/cwt170.00–176.001,68913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163170.37/cwt159.00–178.001,981120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200181.58/cwt178.00–192.002,17951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201150.75/cwt141.00–158.001,8117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391184.11/cwt178.50–192.002,56133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411175.18/cwt173.00–178.002,47217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485155.55/cwt155.00–156.002,3102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Broken Mouth9551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0302,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,102.77/head1,800.00–2,375.002,1032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1523,393.66/head2,700.00–3,900.003,3949
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1842,581.36/head2,200.00–3,000.002,5814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2172,804.12/head2,500.00–3,500.002,8048
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4453,287.54/head2,850.00–3,750.003,2883
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2848284.42/cwt262.50–315.002,4124
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2958210.44/cwt186.00–235.002,0162
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,035180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8631
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,046237.31/cwt195.00–295.002,48210
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113201.60/cwt185.00–220.002,2442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5004,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001

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.