Sale reports / Missouri / Wheeler Livestock Auction / 2026-08-13

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Aug 13
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 448▲ 309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 106▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 94▲ 22 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 had a light test to the market with very few comparables to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Supply was light with moderate demand. The heat wave continues for the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.83/cwt on 49 head, down $3.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −21.83 against this barn's trailing median of $413.66.
Average price
$391.83
▼ 3.13 vs prior sale
49 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,201
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.31
vs MO average
+25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565408.122,30625
Medium and Large 1-2558376.512,10221
Medium and Large 2558363.332,0293thin
One grade step is worth $44.79/cwt here — about $277 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
457418380341median 413.6601/1503/1205/0707/0909/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.02, low $355.00, median $413.66 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 sale49 hd
391.83
—
MO average14 barns · 709 hd
383.52
+8.31
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
+25.18
This barn, trailing median31 sales
413.66
−21.83
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,739215.273,7445thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,399181.692,54210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196177.692,12525
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,030155.031,59718

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$3,4073thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,001$2,9846
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$2,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$2,7982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,210$2,6904thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)840$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$4,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,49928
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630380.54/cwt375.00–387.502,39710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450444439.96/cwt420.00–445.001,95310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566374.81/cwt365.00–395.002,12117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611353.98/cwt350.00–356.002,1639
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,30824
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450436473.86/cwt469.00–480.002,0669
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434444.04/cwt443.00–450.001,92713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400364437.54/cwt435.00–440.001,5934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568396.61/cwt387.50–403.002,25315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650611388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,3719
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3772
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500485447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,1707
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475413.49/cwt390.00–430.001,9645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900873316.19/cwt308.00–332.502,7603
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy700–750703340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3903
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671371.83/cwt370.00–373.002,49518
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3376
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5333
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2002
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8652
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,423179.92/cwt174.00–183.002,5606
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,250173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1631
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275188.41/cwt186.50–190.502,4022
Bulls——1,860222.59/cwt216.00–233.004,1403
CowsLean 85-90%—956137.01/cwt127.50–148.001,3106
CowsLean 85-90%—1,067164.04/cwt150.00–171.001,75012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3504,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450435432.75/cwt427.50–445.001,8829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532448.50/cwt440.00–457.502,3864
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473458.09/cwt430.00–468.002,16712
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450431385.02/cwt375.00–390.001,6596
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1866
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525383.71/cwt375.00–395.002,0144
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0172
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3081
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400384482.24/cwt465.00–495.001,8528
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0923,406.87/head3,100.00–3,600.003,4073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0732,953.15/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713359.98/cwt350.00–361.002,56711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488389.95/cwt380.00–400.001,9034
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Stock CowsMedium 1-2—935205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9171
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8402,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1052,720.44/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7203
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,189176.76/cwt165.00–183.502,10223
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,402188.11/cwt185.50–189.502,6373
Bulls——1,558204.29/cwt200.00–208.003,1832
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,5252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9082,797.52/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7982

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.