Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher, with a few exceptions in the 600 weight steers selling as much as 10.00 to 20.00 higher. The total receipts were light to moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.89/cwt on 108 head, down $10.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −4.95 against this barn's trailing median of $413.84.

Average price

$408.89

▼ 10.36 vs prior sale

108 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$43.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.71

vs MO average

−8.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	420.05	2,253	58
Medium and Large 1-2	545	402.82	2,196	37
Medium and Large 2	563	376.35	2,119	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.70/cwt here — about $134 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.02, low $391.83, median $413.84 across 30 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 sale108 hd

408.89

—

MO average17 barns · 2,877 hd

423.60

−14.71

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−8.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

413.84

−4.95

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	1,614	222.63	3,594	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	188.17	2,675	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	184.96	2,169	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	161.09	1,570	36

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)	1,162	$3,040	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	500–550	528	408.26/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,156	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	431.11/cwt	423.00–440.00	2,031	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	417	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	436.34/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	554.07/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	427.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,196	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	399.98/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	503.21/cwt	487.50–520.00	2,586	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	464.29/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,656	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	465.07/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,921	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	562.75/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	296	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	467.24/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,514	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	579.15/cwt	540.00–595.00	2,363	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	623.23/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,325	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	509	488.93/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	520.76/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,468	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	517.85/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,279	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	541.91/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,401	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	609.51/cwt	590.00–612.50	2,328	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	546.28/cwt	460.00–580.00	2,256	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	415.00/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	459.22/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,420	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	461.38/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,772	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	394	482.79/cwt	476.00–510.00	1,902	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	365.32/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,294	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,539	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	477	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	375.69/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	554.94/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	548	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	602	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	452.47/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,959	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	405.35/cwt	404.50–410.00	2,359	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	398.37/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	480.60/cwt	470.00–487.00	2,019	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	456	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	418.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	256.57/cwt	220.00–290.00	2,419	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	195.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,105	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	3,040.46/head	2,400.00–3,600.00	3,040	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,460	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	173.63/cwt	154.00–184.00	2,028	14
Bulls	—	—	1,872	241.79/cwt	240.00–243.00	4,526	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	222.56/cwt	207.00–238.00	3,594	11
Bulls	—	—	1,460	189.05/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,760	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	191.17/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,707	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	181.75/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,606	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	161.59/cwt	141.00–177.00	1,574	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	188.57/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,840	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	189.91/cwt	184.00–205.00	2,231	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	130.10/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	565.10/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,910	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	394.29/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,196	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,411	11

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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