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Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Apr 30

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,222 head

▲ 336 vs last sale 886▲ 1,222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 403▲ 209 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 60▲ 51 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 to up to 10.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls were trading 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate to good with several groups of weaned & vaccinated calves. Demand was good to very good.

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 $486.93/cwt on 131 head, up $20.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +45.19 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$486.93

▲ 20.84 vs prior sale

131 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$67.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs MO average

+5.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	497.95	2,638	88
Medium and Large 1-2	539	467.89	2,520	39
Medium and Large 2	557	430.00	2,395	4thin

One grade step is worth $67.95/cwt here — about $243 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 sale131 hd

486.93

—

MO average19 barns · 3,369 hd

487.37

−0.45

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+5.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

+45.19

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	1,498	217.36	3,256	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,530	205.00	3,137	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	185.07	2,603	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	184.33	2,174	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	160.66	1,508	44

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)	1,190	$2,963	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	935	$2,301	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,037	$2,250	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	269	677.73/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,823	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	661.80/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,131	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	570.52/cwt	530.00–600.00	2,139	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	628.66/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,383	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	564.80/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,372	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,525	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	536.87/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,368	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	518.64/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,308	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,340	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	544.43/cwt	522.50–575.00	2,575	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	499.28/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,382	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	509.16/cwt	507.50–510.00	2,525	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	505.28/cwt	490.00–519.00	2,592	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	498.35/cwt	487.50–502.50	2,611	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	469.46/cwt	460.00–481.00	2,465	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,412	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,819	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	464.75/cwt	457.50–467.00	2,630	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,374	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,746	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,902	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	452.35/cwt	450.00–468.00	2,895	76
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	415.77/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,661	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,755	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	412.53/cwt	380.00–416.00	2,743	69
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	730	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,610	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,804	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	369.39/cwt	361.00–373.00	2,815	17
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	784	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,885	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,818	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	318.21/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,908	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	274	611.85/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,676	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	593.21/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,940	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	575.28/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,950	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	546.87/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,073	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,877	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	515.84/cwt	505.00–560.00	2,213	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	486.02/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,255	93
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	462.59/cwt	431.00–475.00	2,211	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	487.99/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,347	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,050	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,300	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	445.76/cwt	422.50–457.00	2,282	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	468.87/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,443	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	421.62/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,205	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,112	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	414.61/cwt	397.50–440.00	2,417	75
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	386.23/cwt	384.50–395.00	2,263	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,337	3
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	651	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,376	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,249	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,595	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	785	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,504	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	583.38/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,223	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	548.19/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,308	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	502.84/cwt	495.00–527.50	2,474	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	455.63/cwt	405.00–485.00	2,429	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,626	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	430.73/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,671	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	388.51/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,778	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,774	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	217.36/cwt	199.00–234.00	3,256	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	132.37/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,156	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,674	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	163.44/cwt	142.00–176.00	1,549	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	179.01/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,109	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	189.94/cwt	186.00–192.50	2,243	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	188.75/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,609	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	180.55/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,593	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,137	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	832	293.41/cwt	219.00–330.00	2,441	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	892	218.02/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,945	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	243.13/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,477	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	254.37/cwt	230.00–295.00	2,668	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	823	2,846.81/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,847	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	953	2,552.23/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,552	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,803.54/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,804	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,037	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,938.20/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,938	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,450	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Apr 30, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,222Last week 886Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 403Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	670.00–690.00	677.73
12	400–450	428	590.00	590.00
7	450–500	450	520.00	520.00
41	500–550	524	487.50–502.50	498.35
11	550–600	583	471.00	471.00
8	600–650	602	482.00	482.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	530.00–600.00	570.52
20	400–450	441	520.00–555.00	536.87
16	450–500	477	495.00–505.00	499.28
26	500–550	525	460.00–481.00	469.46
13	550–600	566	457.50–467.00	464.75
58	600–650	640	415.00–430.00	415.77
69	650–700	665	380.00–416.00	412.53
17	700–750	732	383.00	383.00
17	750–800	762	361.00–373.00	369.39
3	800–850	812	347.00	347.00
15	900–950	914	315.00–319.00	318.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	630.00–680.00	661.80
21	350–400	379	620.00–630.00	628.66
11	400–450	420	550.00–570.00	564.80
48	450–500	473	522.50–575.00	544.43
30	500–550	513	490.00–519.00	505.28
6	550–600	555	508.00	508.00
76	600–650	640	450.00–468.00	452.35
10	650–700	656	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	572	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	730	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	784	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	445	510.00–525.00	518.64
9	450–500	496	507.50–510.00	509.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	590.00–620.00	611.85
8	300–350	339	560.00–580.00	575.28
14	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
10	450–500	481	480.00–500.00	487.99
19	500–550	512	422.50–457.00	445.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	580.00–600.00	593.21
22	350–400	379	520.00–580.00	546.87
26	400–450	429	505.00–560.00	515.84
93	450–500	464	480.00–530.00	486.02
17	500–550	521	450.00–500.00	468.87
75	550–600	583	397.50–440.00	414.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	450.00	450.00
38	450–500	478	431.00–475.00	462.59
25	500–550	523	410.00–432.50	421.62
59	550–600	586	384.50–395.00	386.23
6	650–700	674	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	528	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	635	368.00	368.00
4	650–700	652	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	710	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	651	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	785	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	381	580.00–585.00	583.38
12	400–450	421	515.00–560.00	548.19
4	450–500	492	495.00–527.50	502.84
13	500–550	533	405.00–485.00	455.63
2	550–600	590	445.00	445.00
9	600–650	620	417.50–445.00	430.73
10	700–750	715	385.00–395.00	388.51
2	750–800	760	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,178	165.00–185.00	179.01
36	—	1,181	186.00–192.50	189.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	120.00–141.00	132.37
2	—	930	179.00–181.00	179.98
37	—	948	142.00–176.00	163.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,382	185.00–197.00	188.75
13	—	1,436	170.00–185.00	180.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,498	199.00–234.00	217.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	832	219.00–330.00	293.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	892	200.00–230.00	218.02

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	7	—	1,049	230.00–295.00	254.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,019	230.00–250.00	243.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	190.00	190.00

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	—	1,245	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	990	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,803.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,938.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	823	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,846.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	953	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,552.23

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	—	1,450	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2	—	1,037	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.