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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jun 18

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

455 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 588▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 106▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▲ 28 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 under 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a few spots higher. Heavier weights sold steady but on a light offering of yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Demand good to very good with a large attendance. Supply was light. Overall, This week's feeder offering had improved quality and condition compared to last Thursday.

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 $441.73/cwt on 65 head, up $10.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.

Average price

$441.73

▲ 10.55 vs prior sale

65 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$104.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.86

vs MO average

−17.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	493.17	2,520	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	436.03	2,374	53
Medium and Large 2	567	388.26	2,201	3thin

One grade step is worth $104.91/cwt here — about $319 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 sale65 hd

441.73

—

MO average16 barns · 2,956 hd

470.60

−28.86

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−17.32

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.73

+0.00

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	—	High	1,671	220.38	3,681	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	184.66	2,619	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	181.26	2,152	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	163.45	1,678	18

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,124	$3,433	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$3,213	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,201	$2,829	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,001	$2,258	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	650	$2,750	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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	694.10/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,610	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	699.58/cwt	680.00–705.00	2,029	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,771	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	655.65/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,229	7
Steers	350–400	Medium 3	352	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,584	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	606.57/cwt	575.00–621.00	2,202	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	519.06/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,035	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	532.22/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,214	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	501.79/cwt	492.50–510.00	2,183	15
Steers	450–500	Medium 3	451	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,804	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	517.25/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,390	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	451.22/cwt	442.50–470.00	2,179	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	493.17/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,520	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	526	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,367	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	445.18/cwt	441.00–450.00	2,355	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	552	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,401	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	388.26/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,201	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	413.51/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,386	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	408.29/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,401	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,515	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	389.81/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,456	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	396.23/cwt	391.00–398.00	2,587	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,557	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	365.36/cwt	364.50–366.00	2,696	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,856	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	597.61/cwt	580.00–605.00	1,667	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	523.23/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,612	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	468.42/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,550	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	504.01/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,880	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	488.50/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,076	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	446.89/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,926	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	455.29/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,163	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	427.05/cwt	420.00–433.00	2,067	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	362.28/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,862	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	397.35/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,130	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,425	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	387.16/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,246	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,172	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,534	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	363.89/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,245	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	691	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,398	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,382	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	797	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,491	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,791	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,121	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,870	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,922	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,058	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,843	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	521.93/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,176	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	474.75/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,222	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,103	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	394.40/cwt	393.00–395.00	2,453	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,155	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,876	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,190	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	227.64/cwt	225.00–232.00	3,153	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	209.75/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,784	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	250.29/cwt	248.00–253.00	5,006	2
Bulls	—	—	2,330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	4,171	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	166.99/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,672	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,080	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,344	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	151.05/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,686	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	178.55/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,109	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	187.25/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,273	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	166.60/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,104	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	180.21/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,395	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	186.88/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,734	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2Broken Mouth	960	2,177.08/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,177	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	2,756.37/head	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,756	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,285	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,379	3,272.25/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,272	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,397	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	252.23/cwt	240.00–277.50	2,775	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	650	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Jun 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 588Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	455.00–490.00	468.42
6	400–450	431	440.00–460.00	446.89
15	450–500	484	420.00–433.00	427.05
5	500–550	536	392.50–405.00	397.35
14	550–600	580	375.00–394.00	387.16
11	600–650	617	355.00–372.50	363.89
4	700–750	710	335.50	335.50
2	900–950	912	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
9	250–300	279	580.00–605.00	597.61
3	300–350	308	490.00–540.00	523.23
5	350–400	373	485.00–520.00	504.01
35	400–450	425	465.00–520.00	488.50
17	450–500	475	450.00–470.00	455.29
6	500–550	545	445.00	445.00
5	600–650	607	417.50	417.50
2	700–750	700	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	505	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,121	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	345.00–380.00	362.28
2	550–600	587	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	691	347.00	347.00
2	750–800	797	312.50	312.50
2	800–850	835	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	392	510.00–570.00	519.06
15	400–450	435	492.50–510.00	501.79
9	450–500	483	442.50–470.00	451.22
31	500–550	529	441.00–450.00	445.18
8	550–600	588	400.00–435.00	408.29
5	600–650	630	380.00–400.00	389.81
5	650–700	659	388.00	388.00
7	700–750	738	364.50–366.00	365.36
2	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
3	800–850	840	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	552	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	680.00–720.00	694.10
7	250–300	290	680.00–705.00	699.58
7	300–350	340	630.00–660.00	655.65
19	350–400	363	575.00–621.00	606.57
10	400–450	416	515.00–560.00	532.22
7	450–500	462	510.00–525.00	517.25
9	500–550	511	460.00–515.00	493.17
3	600–650	603	417.00	417.00
8	650–700	653	391.00–398.00	396.23
3	700–750	700	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	451	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	385.00–390.00	388.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	577	400.00–435.00	413.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	510.00–530.00	521.93
12	450–500	468	470.00–490.00	474.75
10	600–650	622	393.00–395.00	394.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	332	620.00	620.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	478	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,143	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,756.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	4	—	1,379	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,272.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,397	3,175.00	3,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	960	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,177.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	960	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	240.00–277.50	252.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	184.00–192.00	186.88
5	—	1,329	180.00–181.00	180.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	165.00–168.00	166.60
12	—	1,214	185.00–194.00	187.25
42	—	1,181	170.00–184.00	178.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,001	160.00–173.00	166.99
4	—	1,116	148.00–153.00	151.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	249.00	249.00
1	—	1,190	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	248.00–253.00	250.29
3	—	1,385	225.00–232.00	227.64
1	—	2,330	179.00	179.00
4	—	1,804	206.00–214.00	209.75

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.