Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jun 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
588 head
▼ 212 vs last sale 800▲ 588 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 193▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 61▲ 17 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 firm on a light supply. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.15/cwt on 109 head, down $7.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −6.20 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.
Average price
$403.15
▼ 7.10 vs prior sale
109 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,220
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$388
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.50
vs MO average
+2.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525435.302,28632
Large 1562423.002,3779thin
Medium and Large 1-2563386.112,17565
Medium and Large 2513370.001,8983thin
One grade step is worth $65.30/cwt here — about $388 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 sale109 hd
403.15
—
MO average16 barns · 2,190 hd
415.65
−12.50
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+2.63
This barn, trailing median31 sales
409.35
−6.20
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
457418380341median 409.3503/0504/2306/1809/1010/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,691233.733,95213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,442181.852,62318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218178.552,17536
CowsLean 85-90%Low987153.921,52027

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)1,380$3,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$2,7803thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$2,4087
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)755$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,2502thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335614.85/cwt605.00–620.002,0606
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363547.54/cwt530.00–555.001,98811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8833
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418515.82/cwt510.00–525.002,1565
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned455465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470476.00/cwt476.00–476.002,2377
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9873
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481453.13/cwt435.00–470.002,18035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529448.37/cwt442.50–460.002,37218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531437.00/cwt435.00–440.002,32011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned534420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2435
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy564389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,1945
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571438.44/cwt427.50–445.002,50314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577412.26/cwt390.00–417.002,37911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612406.24/cwt400.00–420.002,48613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1767
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643388.16/cwt376.00–395.002,49610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663374.36/cwt355.00–377.502,48221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678387.38/cwt386.00–389.002,62613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy678360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4414
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned271545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4775
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned365505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned370430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376462.02/cwt455.00–480.001,7377
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407471.53/cwt465.00–480.001,9197
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned408430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412431.39/cwt430.00–435.001,7777
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned422471.05/cwt470.00–475.001,9889
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3454300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479384.36/cwt377.50–390.001,8419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483442.61/cwt410.00–451.002,13819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned485457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,2194
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506446.08/cwt432.50–470.002,25719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned521438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,2825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526400.46/cwt385.00–420.002,10621
Heifers550–600Large 1562423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,3779
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,3388
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580394.83/cwt380.00–400.002,29029
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy583349.14/cwt347.00–355.002,03515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,4624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3339
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy617352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1754
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,49224
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2112
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,6815
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426441.97/cwt420.00–475.001,8835
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0402
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1004
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3959
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618383.66/cwt379.00–390.002,3717
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,7382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,170241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,8201
Bulls——1,703254.55/cwt254.00–255.004,3352
Bulls——1,735233.27/cwt215.00–248.004,0479
Bulls——1,790189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,3831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%939130.40/cwt117.50–137.001,2245
Cows—Lean 85-90%995158.13/cwt140.00–168.001,57321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220177.23/cwt166.00–183.002,16227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223185.95/cwt183.00–193.002,2748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422178.77/cwt170.00–183.502,54210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468185.69/cwt184.00–191.002,7268
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 31,0502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Broken Mouth9302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2312,525.85/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,779.87/head2,600.00–3,050.002,7803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.