Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Aug 6
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 294▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 150▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 83▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with a lower supply and little comparisons last week, today's sale shows a positive trend to the market prices. There was a light supply but the offering today had some better attractive calves that crossed the scales. Demand was good to very good. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was a nice sellout of big fancier type bred cows in the 2nd and 3rd stages, buyers also showed good demand for those replacements and some other cow/calf pairs, and a good offering of younger open cows to take back home to breed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $429.45/cwt on 30 head, down $4.62 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −12.28 against this barn's trailing median of $441.73.
Average price
$429.45
▼ 4.62 vs prior sale
30 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,373
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$86.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.28
vs MO average
+15.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516503.582,5984thin
Large 1-2526425.002,2363thin
Medium and Large 1-2562417.142,34623
One grade step is worth $86.44/cwt here — about $252 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 sale30 hd
429.45
—
MO average13 barns · 1,190 hd
435.73
−6.28
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+15.21
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.73
−12.28
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—Low1,676219.393,67718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,413179.332,5346thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200173.002,07613
CowsLean 85-90%Low933152.901,4267thin

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)1,340$4,41820
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$4,2333thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,123$2,7096
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,4502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)870$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,800$5,6002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,753$4,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$4,5384thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$3,9002thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008705
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3353322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,13768
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372573.77/cwt570.00–590.002,1345
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9383
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned431507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,1875
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482507.36/cwt480.00–525.002,44514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516503.58/cwt485.00–510.002,5984
Steers500–550Large 1-2526425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541450.30/cwt447.50–465.002,4366
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570408.83/cwt400.00–412.002,33015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy614458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,81210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy627367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632379.50/cwt365.00–390.002,39819
Steers600–650Large 1-2635375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672370.59/cwt369.00–377.002,49015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,2613
Steers700–750Large 1-2716340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4344
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733356.12/cwt346.00–369.002,61012
Steers700–750Large 3733210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5394
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772339.28/cwt335.00–342.002,61917
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983308.00/cwt308.00–308.003,0284
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7406
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405433.73/cwt430.00–435.001,7574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned422505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1441487.90/cwt470.00–520.002,15210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457433.22/cwt430.00–470.001,98019
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482336.59/cwt312.50–370.001,6227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505411.58/cwt402.50–430.002,0786
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545391.24/cwt387.50–395.002,1328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564398.44/cwt392.50–400.002,24710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568373.77/cwt360.00–382.502,12311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,3438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy603345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,08011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy613341.29/cwt340.00–345.002,0924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618356.32/cwt355.00–365.002,2029
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy676328.72/cwt325.00–330.002,2224
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,6344
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2346550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9036
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned432529.37/cwt510.00–550.002,2875
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2472
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned572390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629364.49/cwt362.50–375.002,2936
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,652221.57/cwt208.50–238.003,66012
Bulls——1,688201.04/cwt200.00–205.003,3944
Bulls——1,798242.98/cwt240.00–246.004,3692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2181
Cows—Lean 85-90%943155.05/cwt145.00–164.001,4626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200173.00/cwt162.00–181.002,07613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,6741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416176.99/cwt174.00–180.002,5065
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29532,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1194,542.93/head4,400.00–4,750.004,5435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,626.04/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6262
Bred Cows—Large 11,2404,750.00/head4,750.00–4,750.004,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Large 11,3854,845.85/head4,600.00–4,900.004,8466
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4334,063.13/head3,700.00–4,200.004,0639
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4703,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3504,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4904,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,7534,850.00/head4,500.00–5,200.004,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,8005,600.00/head5,600.00–5,600.005,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,151242.59/cwt225.00–290.002,79226
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255207.22/cwt205.00–215.002,60113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,9331

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.