Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-06-04

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jun 4
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▼ 313 vs last sale 1,113▲ 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 165▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 87▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of the planer calves, which sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to firm. There was a moderate supply with good to very good demand in all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $423.90/cwt on 126 head, down $32.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.83 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$423.90
▼ 32.84 vs prior sale
126 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$731
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$138.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−41.42
vs MO average
−35.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558438.002,44410thin
Medium and Large 1-2538431.392,319102
Medium and Large 2511403.752,0618thin
Large 3571300.001,7136thin
One grade step is worth $138.00/cwt here — about $731 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale126 hd
423.90
—
MO average20 barns · 4,903 hd
465.33
−41.42
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−35.29
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
−17.83
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—Low1,681223.003,74912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,402183.992,57925
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,187180.752,14674
CowsLean 85-90%High977154.941,51447

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 (2-4 yrs)1,260$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$3,0706
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,413$3,0374thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,302$3,00319
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,116$2,3414thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)708$2,5343thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,700$4,5505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$3,1001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274662.70/cwt650.00–670.001,8165
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned295640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8983
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1126
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned372560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1566
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421516.17/cwt490.00–530.002,17323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,4443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486432.73/cwt417.50–445.002,1038
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned508451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,2914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,0784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy511400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0444
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526435.40/cwt418.00–460.002,29070
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558438.00/cwt437.50–440.002,44410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571420.59/cwt412.50–427.502,40221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned571412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3557
Steers550–600Large 3571300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7136
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635384.45/cwt373.00–390.002,44162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned653375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4497
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660394.09/cwt393.00–397.002,60130
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4955
Steers650–700Large 1666395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6313
Steers650–700Large 3676260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7583
Steers650–700Large 1-2680348.50/cwt348.00–349.002,3706
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,3915
Steers700–750Large 2717330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3663
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,41212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,5385
Steers750–800Large 2760331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5163
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2762325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,5996
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7448
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned248680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,6864
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7394
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8292
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned313610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9097
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8394
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned379536.96/cwt510.00–565.002,0358
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382470.75/cwt445.00–515.001,79815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1406481.10/cwt475.00–485.001,95326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430460.50/cwt455.00–470.001,9808
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4293
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned445455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460479.10/cwt470.00–485.002,20418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469391.10/cwt380.00–398.001,8349
Heifers450–500Large 3471335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474440.45/cwt439.00–445.002,08828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned492430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1168
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy502405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0334
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,14221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523407.94/cwt377.50–421.002,13438
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532445.56/cwt431.00–448.002,37014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562377.04/cwt360.00–394.002,11913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566419.44/cwt412.00–427.002,37417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,9183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned586382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610411.35/cwt407.50–412.502,50913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621374.41/cwt365.00–384.002,3254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy636344.92/cwt340.00–350.002,1946
Heifers600–650Large 2638350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2333
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3323
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy686325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2304
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2747350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6152
Heifers750–800Large 1-2785339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,6617
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned273600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6384
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9984
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1562
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413462.48/cwt445.00–470.001,9107
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed496385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514436.30/cwt410.00–445.002,24312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned522437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,3172
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1134
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609381.06/cwt375.00–407.502,3217
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,17411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3462
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,1201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,606221.80/cwt206.00–238.003,56210
Bulls——1,700253.00/cwt253.00–253.004,3011
Bulls——2,415205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,9511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%872133.08/cwt117.50–140.001,16010
Cows—Lean 85-90%990181.02/cwt178.00–184.001,7922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006159.70/cwt140.00–180.001,60735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180176.86/cwt165.00–185.002,08760
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216187.47/cwt185.00–191.002,28011
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,230234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,8783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384180.91/cwt174.00–185.002,50415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428188.61/cwt185.00–195.002,69310
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,254.29/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1243,059.56/head2,600.00–3,250.003,0608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,117.72/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3382,924.30/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9242
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4312,961.68/head2,400.00–3,200.002,96211
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4353,132.06/head2,900.00–3,350.003,1322
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4873,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,7004,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5505
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2860322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,7741
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2874257.46/cwt200.00–307.502,2504
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,037241.55/cwt225.00–260.002,50510
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,285210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27082,534.12/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5343

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.