Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-05-28

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, May 28
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,113 head
▲ 478 vs last sale 635▲ 1,113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 231▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 49▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold their monthly special replacement cow sale this Saturday afternoon, May 30th at 4pm. Several hundred cow calf pairs, bred heifers, bred cows, and breeding bulls are on site for the sale.

Compared to last week's market, feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, the more attractive weaned/vaccinated calves sold up to 10.00 higher in spots. 600 to 700 lb steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower than last week. Demand was good on a moderate to good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $456.75/cwt on 170 head, down $9.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +15.01 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$456.75
▼ 9.85 vs prior sale
170 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,520
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs MO average
−3.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532483.142,57279
Medium and Large 1-2569435.792,48077
Medium and Large 2566423.092,39514thin
One grade step is worth $60.04/cwt here — about $177 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 sale170 hd
456.75
—
MO average8 barns · 873 hd
459.58
−2.83
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
−3.62
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
+15.01
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—High1,627230.233,74516
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,474185.402,73328
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205180.812,17849
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010164.481,66153

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)1,289$3,15214
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$2,9544thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,240$2,64310
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,4949
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,4751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$3,0502thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)772$2,8002thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240770.00/cwt770.00–770.001,8483
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1261700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1347645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,2383
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363613.03/cwt610.00–615.002,2255
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381562.83/cwt550.00–575.002,1448
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408567.14/cwt555.00–585.002,31414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440525.83/cwt525.00–530.002,31418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460510.80/cwt510.00–512.502,35023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482490.99/cwt480.00–500.002,36719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned508477.68/cwt477.00–480.002,4279
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525488.53/cwt484.00–500.002,56554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532441.69/cwt437.50–448.002,3505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541456.26/cwt445.00–460.002,46816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571468.00/cwt461.00–475.002,67216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575431.33/cwt417.50–445.002,48057
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585412.76/cwt411.00–415.002,4159
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned595417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4844
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned610410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629425.95/cwt421.50–440.002,679154
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632406.91/cwt392.50–417.002,57259
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671387.77/cwt379.00–397.502,60231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677403.56/cwt397.50–410.002,7326
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706367.09/cwt366.00–368.002,59211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767345.15/cwt343.00–346.002,64714
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2797325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5903
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325578.07/cwt560.00–600.001,87913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387510.75/cwt495.00–517.501,97712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432486.38/cwt480.00–497.502,10123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442466.07/cwt460.00–470.002,06019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466446.68/cwt430.00–457.502,08217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472473.60/cwt470.00–475.002,23514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515447.13/cwt441.00–452.502,30391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519428.28/cwt422.00–433.002,22338
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3145
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567396.14/cwt385.00–405.002,2467
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571420.39/cwt410.00–429.002,40052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy572388.31/cwt382.00–400.002,22111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement605439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,65611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614395.95/cwt391.00–405.002,43117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627372.06/cwt365.00–380.002,33313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676391.52/cwt385.00–405.002,6479
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4825
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3442
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2842309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,6023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375568.25/cwt530.00–615.002,13111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464496.91/cwt485.00–505.002,30615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned478495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3666
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned512475.24/cwt455.00–480.002,43316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635392.38/cwt390.00–400.002,49218
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5362
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2788337.45/cwt332.50–342.502,6594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,509225.06/cwt207.00–247.003,3969
Bulls——1,583200.50/cwt200.00–201.003,1742
Bulls——1,856251.43/cwt249.00–259.004,6675
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945137.99/cwt130.00–144.001,3046
Cows—Lean 85-90%980183.34/cwt182.00–184.001,7973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021166.81/cwt145.00–180.001,70344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194177.28/cwt162.00–184.502,11731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208190.20/cwt186.50–194.002,29816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343160.47/cwt160.00–161.002,1552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468180.81/cwt172.00–185.002,65414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480189.99/cwt187.00–196.002,81214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29182,573.57/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0892,954.42/head2,700.00–3,400.002,9544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0902,359.62/head2,300.00–2,550.002,3604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1662,486.76/head2,250.00–2,825.002,4878
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1702,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,156.71/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,777.96/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4092,860.08/head2,685.00–3,025.002,8604
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4703,314.29/head2,800.00–3,700.003,3147
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2819321.97/cwt308.00–330.002,6376
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045248.78/cwt217.00–285.002,60018
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058258.59/cwt240.00–300.002,73615
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,100198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,1781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27722,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.