Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-06-25

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Jun 25
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
729 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 455▲ 729 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 113▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 28▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder supply was light to moderate and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $449.44/cwt on 93 head, up $7.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.71 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$449.44
▲ 7.71 vs prior sale
93 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$582
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$118.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.28
vs MO average
−19.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554471.392,61251
Large 1-2521470.002,4494thin
Medium and Large 1-2569425.512,41934
Large 3576352.502,0304thin
One grade step is worth $118.89/cwt here — about $582 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale93 hd
449.44
—
MO average19 barns · 3,475 hd
477.73
−28.28
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−19.02
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
+7.71
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—Low1,637216.873,54917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,419188.602,67630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,181183.042,16156
CowsLean 85-90%Average955158.541,51441

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)1,377$3,2718
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,257$2,9666
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,136$2,63015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)980$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,363$3,9632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,7001thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265715.00/cwt715.00–715.001,8953
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0656
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2341580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9785
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380627.50/cwt627.50–627.502,38515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2065
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423522.23/cwt512.50–560.002,20936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned461517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,3868
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479513.43/cwt510.00–515.002,45913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490471.89/cwt460.00–485.002,31214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519486.52/cwt470.00–515.002,52519
Steers500–550Large 1-2521470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544445.96/cwt440.00–460.002,42610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575462.41/cwt440.00–471.002,65932
Steers550–600Large 3576352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0304
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577415.13/cwt395.00–425.002,39521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned591430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619439.22/cwt417.50–455.002,71942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638406.05/cwt402.00–407.502,59111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681415.82/cwt406.00–440.002,83222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2697360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5092
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704397.16/cwt395.00–401.002,79624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7802
Steers700–750Large 1-2737377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,7822
Steers750–800Large 3773327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned317610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9346
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0975
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7204
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned423530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431505.57/cwt480.00–520.002,17922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468484.25/cwt450.00–500.002,26645
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475442.58/cwt420.00–470.002,10213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512427.39/cwt420.00–430.002,18812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525443.97/cwt433.00–453.002,3319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558429.34/cwt420.00–443.002,39648
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590384.63/cwt375.00–397.502,26930
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630401.20/cwt399.00–405.002,52813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646377.57/cwt372.50–380.002,43916
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,5503
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674355.56/cwt340.00–380.002,3965
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,6465
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6034
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2808316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,5533
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6354
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2962285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7429
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,032280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8902
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,078273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,9433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,1392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2004
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2327
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2586405.02/cwt402.50–407.502,3734
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725363.37/cwt357.00–370.002,6344
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2802320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405195.40/cwt187.50–208.002,7455
Bulls——1,722224.53/cwt212.00–237.003,86611
Bulls——1,855240.00/cwt240.00–240.004,4521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944132.44/cwt125.00–140.001,2505
Cows—Lean 85-90%954161.06/cwt145.00–176.001,53734
Cows—Lean 85-90%993180.95/cwt178.00–184.001,7972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173191.05/cwt187.00–202.002,24124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180178.33/cwt161.00–187.002,10430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283157.43/cwt155.00–160.002,0202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360184.20/cwt180.00–187.002,5058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433191.87/cwt187.00–200.002,74921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0232,424.63/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1833,326.22/head3,300.00–3,350.003,3262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,922.75/head2,700.00–3,050.002,9233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2252,616.87/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6173
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2883,314.75/head3,100.00–3,500.003,3153
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3583,063.56/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0643
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4423,253.10/head2,900.00–3,700.003,2536
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028235.41/cwt220.00–245.002,4203
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,7921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5081
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,345235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,1611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2253,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,5004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001

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.
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