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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Sep 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

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Feeder Cattle receipts

658 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 742▲ 658 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 70▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 46▲ 11 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 3.00 to 15.00 higher with the supply being mostly feeder calves under 650 weight. The region still is suffering from dry conditions for the late summer with extreme warm temps for this time of year. The market had higher undertones in most of the classes offered today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Supply was low to moderate but sold with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.00/cwt on 48 head, down $7.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.35 against this barn's trailing median of $409.35.

Average price

$355.00

▼ 7.90 vs prior sale

48 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$40.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.41

vs MO average

+0.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	369.57	2,105	23
Medium and Large 1-2	516	368.50	1,902	8thin
Medium and Large 2	565	328.95	1,858	17thin

One grade step is worth $40.62/cwt here — about $247 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 sale48 hd

355.00

—

MO average18 barns · 1,243 hd

370.42

−15.41

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+0.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.35

−54.35

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,643	180.33	2,962	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	147.53	2,096	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	137.13	1,627	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	129.88	1,336	14

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,423	$2,884	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,802	2thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	614.30/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,941	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,659	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	526.03/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,220	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	457.86/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,950	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	478.96/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,083	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,198	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,058	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	386.08/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,008	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,279	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	391.74/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,217	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,454	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,315	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	347.03/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,283	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,218	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,547	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,598	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	856	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,628	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,784	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	505.73/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,684	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	475.34/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,611	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	513.31/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,745	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,803	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	430.18/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,678	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,585	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,665	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	430.98/cwt	421.00–445.00	1,879	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	433.07/cwt	413.00–450.00	1,893	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,871	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	391.39/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,902	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,910	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,890	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,022	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	321.70/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,837	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,139	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	367.33/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,277	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	341.75/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,245	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	876	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,562	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,617	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	321	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,798	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,999	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,000	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	477.03/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,037	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,143	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	411.44/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,000	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,185	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,149	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	351.71/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,223	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	350.63/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,349	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,484	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,599	184.99/cwt	176.00–192.00	2,958	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	166.35/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,949	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	117.60/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,197	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	133.23/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,375	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,698	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	138.11/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,602	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	125.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,668	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	144.06/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,021	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	154.47/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,251	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	211.05/cwt	185.00–235.00	2,020	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,811	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	2,883.61/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,884	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,802.16/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,802	2

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 742Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 46Year 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
19	300–350	339	460.00–480.00	475.34
5	350–400	390	420.00–445.00	430.18
5	400–450	427	390.00	390.00
9	450–500	486	387.00–395.00	391.39
6	500–550	500	378.00	378.00
2	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
16	650–700	657	340.00–347.00	341.75
3	850–900	890	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	510.00–515.00	513.31
3	350–400	375	490.00	490.00
31	400–450	436	421.00–445.00	430.98
2	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
7	500–550	532	380.00	380.00
37	600–650	620	365.00–372.00	367.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	490.00–530.00	505.73
6	350–400	368	490.00	490.00
50	400–450	437	413.00–450.00	433.07
11	450–500	453	413.00	413.00
16	550–600	586	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
13	550–600	571	310.00–327.00	321.70
3	850–900	876	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	493	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
14	400–450	426	445.00–470.00	457.86
3	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	520	377.50–395.00	386.08
17	550–600	566	386.00–400.00	391.74
5	600–650	643	360.00	360.00
10	650–700	658	345.00–350.00	347.03
11	700–750	734	347.00	347.00
27	750–800	764	340.00	340.00
2	850–900	870	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
22	400–450	435	475.00–485.00	478.96
8	450–500	494	440.00–450.00	444.98
12	600–650	634	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	580.00–620.00	614.30
13	400–450	422	505.00–535.00	526.03
5	500–550	521	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	414.00	414.00
3	550–600	550	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	672	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	856	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	427	470.00–500.00	477.03
24	450–500	486	385.00–450.00	411.44
8	550–600	564	385.00–390.00	387.47
6	600–650	632	345.00–355.00	351.71
7	650–700	670	345.00–355.00	350.63
2	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	781	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	560.00	560.00
4	400–450	421	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	597	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	495.00	495.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	185.00–235.00	211.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	161.00	161.00

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)	3	—	1,423	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,883.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,802.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	163.00–170.00	166.35
6	—	1,599	176.00–192.00	184.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	114.00–120.00	117.60
11	—	1,032	127.00–141.00	133.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	152.00–156.00	154.47
6	—	1,403	143.00–147.00	144.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	153.00	153.00
4	—	1,331	121.00–130.00	125.29
16	—	1,160	131.00–151.00	138.11

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.