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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Oct 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

906 head

▼ 272 vs last sale 1,178▲ 400 vs year ago 506 · +79.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 122▼ 22 vs year ago 162 · −13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 24 · +4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, on the heifer side, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. The futures saw gains early in the week giving a positive outlook for calves coming off of grass and into the barn to be sold. There was a good mix of weaned and unweaned feeders in today's sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. On the video auction today, 47 head of Holstein steers were sold with a base weight of 950 lbs selling for 240.00/cwt. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.96/cwt on 89 head, down $4.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −38.63 against this barn's trailing median of $445.59.

Average price

$406.96

▼ 4.34 vs prior sale

89 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$75.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.20

vs MO average

−23.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	424.17	2,278	60
Medium and Large 1-2	557	395.34	2,200	14thin
Medium and Large 2	532	349.00	1,857	15thin

One grade step is worth $75.16/cwt here — about $421 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale89 hd

406.96

—

MO average16 barns · 1,473 hd

397.76

+9.20

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−23.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

445.59

−38.63

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.41, low $389.21, median $445.59 across 32 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	—	Average	1,523	178.43	2,717	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	135.76	1,957	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	132.78	1,610	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	118.69	1,220	26

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)	1,298	$3,063	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,006	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	304	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,535	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,909	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	527.20/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,956	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,039	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	455.32/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,135	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	415.67/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,954	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	351.67/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,762	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	431.65/cwt	416.00–450.00	2,223	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	392.76/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,105	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	397.91/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,296	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,998	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,395	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	408.93/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,388	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,256	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	390.20/cwt	390.00–391.00	2,439	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	335.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,097	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,486	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	348.77/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,337	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	694	333.28/cwt	327.50–339.00	2,313	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,569	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,515	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,838	66
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,941	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	294	505.46/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,486	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,146	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	376	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,504	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	452.28/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,922	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	400.18/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,705	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,608	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,007	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	391.02/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,896	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	355.13/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,733	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	360.89/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,837	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	346.10/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,775	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,061	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	327.15/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,884	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,159	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	341.72/cwt	341.00–344.00	2,057	21
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	647	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,142	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,152	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	324.14/cwt	310.00–346.00	2,230	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	694	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,082	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,178	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,406	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,201	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,826	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	478.22/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,755	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	373.19/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,579	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	397.19/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,879	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	422.78/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,063	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	407.34/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,106	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,198	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,045	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,949	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,148	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,384	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	966	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,386	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	183.77/cwt	175.00–199.00	2,780	9
Bulls	—	—	1,540	168.83/cwt	164.00–173.50	2,600	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	83.63/cwt	70.00–95.00	810	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	129.11/cwt	122.00–137.50	1,304	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	114.11/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,204	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	134.07/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,616	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	119.86/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,546	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	136.74/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,946	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,326	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	123.62/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	965	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,006.25/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,006	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	3,063.49/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,063	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	208.25/cwt	175.00–245.00	2,049	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	181.76/cwt	167.50–190.00	2,001	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wheeler Livestock Auction - Cattle Auction - Osceola, MO

Thu Oct 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 906Last week 1,178Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 122Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	505.00	505.00
7	450–500	470	410.00–420.00	415.67
7	500–550	536	390.00–400.00	392.76
7	550–600	577	395.00–400.00	397.91
3	600–650	618	365.00	365.00
13	650–700	670	340.00–357.50	348.77
3	700–750	732	351.00	351.00
3	750–800	775	324.50	324.50
19	1000–1050	1,032	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	550.00	550.00
7	350–400	371	505.00–545.00	527.20
3	400–450	412	495.00	495.00
17	450–500	469	445.00–460.00	455.32
38	500–550	515	416.00–450.00	431.65
11	550–600	584	400.00–414.00	408.93
25	600–650	625	390.00–391.00	390.20
66	850–900	876	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
8	550–600	580	413.00	413.00
8	650–700	670	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	501	350.00–355.00	351.67
6	550–600	579	345.00	345.00
9	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	335.58
12	650–700	694	327.50–339.00	333.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	294	460.00–520.00	505.46
3	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
18	450–500	485	380.00–407.50	391.02
12	500–550	509	357.50–365.00	360.89
6	550–600	585	369.00	369.00
21	600–650	602	341.00–344.00	341.72
12	650–700	658	327.00	327.00
23	700–750	731	298.00	298.00
13	850–900	883	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	452.28
3	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
5	500–550	523	394.00	394.00
8	550–600	565	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	694	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	455.00	455.00
11	550–600	570	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	647	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	337	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	426	377.50	377.50
18	450–500	488	342.50–365.00	355.13
7	500–550	513	345.00–347.50	346.10
14	550–600	576	320.00–342.50	327.15
5	650–700	688	310.00–346.00	324.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	426	390.00–405.00	400.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	560.00	560.00
7	350–400	367	470.00–490.00	478.22
2	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
19	450–500	488	395.00–435.00	422.78
13	500–550	517	395.00–425.00	407.34
9	550–600	583	377.00	377.00
6	600–650	633	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	747	287.50	287.50
3	800–850	815	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	293	410.00	410.00
9	400–450	423	355.00–410.00	373.19
2	550–600	597	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	696	280.00	280.00
4	950–1000	966	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	473	390.00–410.00	397.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,298	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,063.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,006.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	167.50–190.00	181.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	984	175.00–245.00	208.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	895	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,205	126.00–143.00	134.07
3	—	1,290	115.00–124.00	119.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	70.00–95.00	83.63
12	—	1,055	106.00–121.00	114.11
12	—	1,010	122.00–137.50	129.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	121.00–125.00	123.62
1	—	1,525	152.50	152.50
20	—	1,423	130.00–143.00	136.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,513	175.00–199.00	183.77
5	—	1,540	164.00–173.50	168.83

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.