Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold their monthly special replacement bred heifer, bred cows and cow/calf pairs along with breeding bulls. Over 1000 head expected for Saturday, October 25th, at 4:00pm

Compared to last week , feeder steers and heifers that were more attractive and weaned with vaccinations sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some spots higher, the lower quality unweaned calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. No comparables available to report on the yearling cattle. Demand was very good on a light supply. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.58/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −29.26 against this barn's trailing median of $413.84.

Average price

$384.58

74 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$67.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MO average

−13.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	414.20	2,204	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	389.05	2,117	44
Medium and Large 2	549	346.38	1,901	16thin

One grade step is worth $67.82/cwt here — about $303 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 sale74 hd

384.58

—

MO average18 barns · 1,882 hd

389.70

−5.12

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−13.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

413.84

−29.26

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	1,685	193.42	3,259	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	172.02	2,474	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	162.28	2,025	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	139.66	1,426	23

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,557	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	933	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,500	2thin

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	450–500	466	434.76/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,026	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	384.05/cwt	365.00–392.00	2,254	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	447.50/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	443.26/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	340.93/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	488.98/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,284	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	452.01/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	394	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	541	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	365.04/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,110	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	470.30/cwt	449.00–479.00	2,497	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	358.00/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	2
Steers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	383.43/cwt	372.50–405.00	2,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	479.06/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	310.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	396.38/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	389.37/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	349.12/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	396	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,841	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	143.27/cwt	127.50–157.00	1,476	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	168.16/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,442	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	179.49/cwt	173.50–185.00	2,543	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	147.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,857	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	161.77/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,019	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	101.72/cwt	94.00–110.00	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	173.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,153	7
Bulls	—	—	1,599	188.57/cwt	177.00–203.00	3,015	11
Bulls	—	—	1,921	206.74/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,341	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	735	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,556.73/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,557	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	231.73/cwt	183.00–275.00	2,257	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	352.44/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	837	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	463.04/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	405.31/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,041	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	396.68/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	744	304.80/cwt	303.00–307.50	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	501.95/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	372.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	339.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	392.20/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,028	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	414.20/cwt	414.00–415.00	2,204	14

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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