Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the steers under 700 lbs. sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower. The heifers weighing 350-450 lbs. sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and the heifers weighing 450 to 600 lbs. sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. The steers over 700 lbs. and the heifers over 600 lbs. had little to no comparisons. The CME Feeder Cattle Futures traded sharply lower on Thursday. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply. Slaughter cows sold with very good demand, mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. The slaughter bulls sold with sharply higher undertones, and the top slaughter bull sold for 267.00/cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.49/cwt on 213 head, down $37.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −15.09 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$449.49

▼ 37.43 vs prior sale

213 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$247.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.67

vs MO average

−38.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	467.71	2,555	119
Medium and Large 1-2	575	436.57	2,509	82
Large 1-2	535	417.50	2,234	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	398.58	2,177	7thin
Large 2-3	501	220.00	1,102	3thin

One grade step is worth $247.71/cwt here — about $1,453 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.41, low $408.73, median $464.59 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale213 hd

449.49

—

MO average20 barns · 4,773 hd

495.16

−45.67

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−38.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

−15.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Average	1,580	230.77	3,647	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	191.94	2,744	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	188.78	2,267	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	169.70	1,703	43

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,568	$3,164	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$3,039	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$2,702	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,686	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	463.85/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	459.37/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,389	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	431.47/cwt	421.00–442.50	2,533	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	318.81/cwt	317.50–323.50	2,659	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	359.82/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,846	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	644	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,228	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	240.09/cwt	209.00–255.00	2,454	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,686.24/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,686	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	269.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	502.31/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,577	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	518.22/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,177	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,328	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	3,038.85/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,701.95/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	421.14/cwt	407.50–437.00	2,392	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	476.48/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,249	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	529.46/cwt	522.00–555.00	2,436	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	489.76/cwt	487.50–492.50	2,503	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	717	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	415.59/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,410	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	503.12/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,405	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	396.90/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,246	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	411.62/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,548	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	367.16/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,732	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	518.39/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,276	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	379.31/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,363	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	416.79/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,205	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	444.49/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,160	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	150.36/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,406	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	182.06/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,966	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	170.33/cwt	162.00–179.00	1,702	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	188.32/cwt	184.00–190.50	2,580	11
Bulls	—	—	1,589	220.39/cwt	206.00–238.00	3,502	9
Bulls	—	—	1,604	252.42/cwt	243.00–267.00	4,049	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	3,550.00/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	195.00/cwt	191.00–202.00	2,886	13
Bulls	—	—	1,315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	182.88/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,094	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	195.13/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,611	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	189.92/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,275	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	707	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,404	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	693	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,495	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	488	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,086	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	663	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,486	3
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	501	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,102	3
Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	677	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,388	5
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	846	301.41/cwt	270.00–332.50	2,550	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,568	3,163.97/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,164	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,234	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,511	5
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	267.83/cwt	205.00–305.00	2,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	432.72/cwt	427.50–441.00	2,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	408.79/cwt	399.00–414.00	2,919	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	579	444.50/cwt	444.50–444.50	2,574	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	563.61/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,102	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	554.97/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,353	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	413.25/cwt	408.00–426.50	2,707	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	399.75/cwt	399.00–403.00	2,450	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	377.82/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	432.73/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,692	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	647.54/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,092	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	346.34/cwt	338.00–360.00	2,483	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	619.47/cwt	610.00–630.00	2,335	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	524.76/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,220	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	450.95/cwt	442.00–465.00	2,566	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	459.17/cwt	425.00–472.50	2,255	7

How this sale compares

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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