Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

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 class

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 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −35.14 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	503.58	2,598	4thin
Large 1-2	526	425.00	2,236	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	417.14	2,346	23

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.

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 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

464.59

−35.14

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	1,676	219.39	3,677	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	179.33	2,534	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	173.00	2,076	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	152.90	1,426	7thin

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)	1,340	$4,418	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$4,233	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,123	$2,709	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,800	$5,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,753	$4,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,313	$4,538	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$3,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	676	328.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	613	341.29/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	408.83/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,330	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	356.12/cwt	346.00–369.00	2,610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	572	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	336.59/cwt	312.50–370.00	1,622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	450.30/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	339.28/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,619	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	426	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	398.44/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	356.32/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	391.24/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	379.50/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,398	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	433.73/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	364.49/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	603	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	242.59/cwt	225.00–290.00	2,792	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	373.77/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,123	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,137	68
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	953	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	207.22/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,601	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,933	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,385	4,845.85/head	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,846	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	526	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,236	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,381	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	870	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	155.05/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,462	6
Bulls	—	—	1,652	221.57/cwt	208.50–238.00	3,660	12
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,240	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,433	4,063.13/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	4,063	9
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	716	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,434	4
Steers	Large 3	700–750	733	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,539	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,753	4,850.00/head	4,500.00–5,200.00	4,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,800	5,600.00/head	5,600.00–5,600.00	5,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,490	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	176.99/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,506	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	242.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	4,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	201.04/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,394	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	173.00/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,076	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,626.04/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	4,542.93/head	4,400.00–4,750.00	4,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	433.22/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,980	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	573.77/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	487.90/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,152	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	411.58/cwt	402.50–430.00	2,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	370.59/cwt	369.00–377.00	2,490	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	529.37/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	503.58/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	507.36/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,445	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	627	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,304	3

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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