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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, May 21

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

635 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 819▲ 635 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 143▲ 231 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 14▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light supply, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a few spots 15.00 higher. Demand was good. The offering did include a good supply of replacement 2nd and 3rd period bred heifers and bred cows to take back home. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher, high dressing bulls sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. The top slaughter bull today crossed the scales at 267.00/cwt.

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 $418.56/cwt on 102 head, up $9.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +9.21 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$418.56

▲ 9.67 vs prior sale

102 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$43.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.41

vs MO average

+0.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	423.56	2,298	85
Medium and Large 1-2	557	405.56	2,257	9thin
Medium and Large 2	570	380.10	2,165	8thin

One grade step is worth $43.46/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd

418.56

—

MO average20 barns · 4,083 hd

425.97

−7.41

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

+0.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

+9.21

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	—	Low	1,604	225.66	3,619	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	188.38	2,769	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	184.98	2,182	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	164.44	1,639	54

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)	1,214	$2,733	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$2,721	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,070	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$3,932	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$5,000	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$4,200	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,145	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,129	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,250	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,300	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	561.18/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,402	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	518.26/cwt	516.00–520.00	2,368	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,148	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	493.58/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,374	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,386	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	475.01/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,437	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	460.21/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,485	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	470.78/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,655	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,628	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	413.87/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,545	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,583	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	433.81/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,776	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,860	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	391.64/cwt	384.50–400.00	2,604	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	359.04/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,628	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	763	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,655	5
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	773	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,651	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	573.15/cwt	555.00–595.00	1,834	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	546.13/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,026	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	498.22/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,848	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,925	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,095	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,091	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	460.62/cwt	453.00–477.50	2,197	62
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,996	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	436.77/cwt	432.50–447.00	2,267	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,171	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	386.19/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,093	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	416.80/cwt	404.00–429.00	2,326	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,326	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,233	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	373.40/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,334	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	410.07/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,604	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,233	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	349.46/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,380	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,306	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,557	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,414	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	929	294.17/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,733	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	508.78/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,264	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	496.55/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,359	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	430.97/cwt	421.00–445.00	2,517	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,430	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,696	8
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,867	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,372	189.78/cwt	181.00–196.00	2,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	227.86/cwt	213.00–239.00	3,646	5
Bulls	—	—	1,842	257.89/cwt	250.00–267.00	4,750	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	125.72/cwt	107.50–140.00	1,207	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	182.62/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,819	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	164.18/cwt	147.00–179.00	1,640	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,050	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,132	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	191.40/cwt	185.00–203.00	2,253	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	176.77/cwt	162.00–185.00	2,081	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,190	209.37/cwt	205.00–214.00	2,492	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	181.02/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,484	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	190.43/cwt	186.00–200.00	2,851	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	3,234.60/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,235	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,048	2,381.38/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,381	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,758.25/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,758	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,068	2,097.66/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,098	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,664.30/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,664	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,320	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,389	2,852.51/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	2,853	13
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,533	3,059.99/head	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,060	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,361	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,523	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 May 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 819Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
6	400–450	426	540.00	540.00
11	450–500	481	480.00–510.00	493.58
14	500–550	540	440.00–470.00	460.21
3	550–600	570	450.00	450.00
18	600–650	615	407.50–420.00	413.87
10	650–700	665	384.50–400.00	391.64
6	700–750	732	355.00–367.50	359.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	655.00	655.00
4	350–400	360	625.00	625.00
8	400–450	428	550.00–580.00	561.18
22	450–500	457	516.00–520.00	518.26
6	500–550	513	472.50–480.00	475.01
41	550–600	564	440.00–485.00	470.78
10	600–650	640	430.00–450.00	433.81
4	650–700	650	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	763	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	660.00	660.00
7	450–500	483	494.00	494.00
5	550–600	584	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	630	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	773	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	395	550.00	550.00
8	400–450	445	495.00–515.00	508.78
4	450–500	475	475.00–520.00	496.55
7	550–600	584	421.00–445.00	430.97
3	600–650	620	392.00	392.00
8	750–800	786	343.00	343.00
2	900–950	910	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	555.00–595.00	573.15
20	350–400	371	535.00–555.00	546.13
29	400–450	432	485.00	485.00
62	450–500	477	453.00–477.50	460.62
27	500–550	519	432.50–447.00	436.77
47	550–600	558	404.00–429.00	416.80
9	600–650	635	402.50–420.00	410.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	484.00	484.00
11	500–550	535	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	481	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	542	380.00–392.50	386.19
4	550–600	597	374.00	374.00
7	600–650	649	344.00	344.00
3	700–750	701	329.00	329.00
3	750–800	752	321.00	321.00
5	900–950	929	290.00–297.00	294.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	485.00–515.00	498.22
3	400–450	401	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	536	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	573	406.00	406.00
4	600–650	625	367.00–380.00	373.40
8	650–700	681	343.00–360.00	349.46
3	750–800	752	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,211	4,350.00	4,350.00

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)	3	—	963	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,234.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,097.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,381.38

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)	1	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,250	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,758.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,236	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,664.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1	—	1,320	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	13	—	1,389	2,600.00–3,350.00	2,852.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,533	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,059.99

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	1	—	1,040	227.00	227.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	232.50	232.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,585	5,000.00	5,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	4,200.00	4,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	107.50–140.00	125.72
7	—	996	180.00–187.00	182.62
42	—	999	147.00–179.00	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,497	186.00–200.00	190.43
12	—	1,372	170.00–186.00	181.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,177	185.00–203.00	191.40
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
53	—	1,177	162.00–185.00	176.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	205.00–214.00	209.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	181.00–196.00	189.78
5	—	1,600	213.00–239.00	227.86
3	—	1,842	250.00–267.00	257.89

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.