Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

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 sale this Saturday, October 25th at 4:00pm. Over 1000 head are expected for this great sale.

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 450# sold steady to 10.00 higher, other classes over 450# sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was light to moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.60/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −39.99 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$424.60

104 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$795

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

$121.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.41

vs MO average

−33.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	441.72	2,443	66
Medium and Large 1-2	578	401.29	2,319	35
Medium and Large 2	515	320.00	1,648	3thin

One grade step is worth $121.72/cwt here — about $795 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale104 hd

424.60

—

MO average17 barns · 2,340 hd

430.01

−5.41

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−33.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

−39.99

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	—	Low	1,622	191.06	3,099	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	171.84	2,455	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	160.27	1,927	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	139.27	1,397	50

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)	1,080	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,503	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,005	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	998	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	837	$2,370	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	513	387.11/cwt	381.00–400.00	1,986	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	391.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,228	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,634	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	452.47/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	354.24/cwt	352.50–356.00	1,913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	315.85/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	433.97/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	483.14/cwt	445.00–507.50	2,271	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	405.84/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,476	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	422.11/cwt	375.00–440.00	2,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,438	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	508.40/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	431.34/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	357.39/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	514.84/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	443.10/cwt	415.00–447.50	2,459	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	368.63/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,444	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	326	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	387.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	396.09/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,337	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	497.35/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,099	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	387.25/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,878	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	332.25/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	416.48/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,778	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	174.76/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,097	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	160.70/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,917	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	145.91/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,474	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	179.13/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,544	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	118.64/cwt	97.50–130.00	1,185	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	169.38/cwt	162.50–173.00	2,409	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	160.69/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	143.78/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,797	14
Bulls	—	—	1,408	169.95/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,393	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	196.03/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,360	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	201.76/cwt	170.00–255.00	2,068	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	220.88/cwt	202.50–240.00	2,262	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	2,370.32/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,370	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,502.97/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	752	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	353.49/cwt	341.00–367.50	2,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	425.43/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,791	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	543	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	657	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	316.95/cwt	303.00–344.00	2,298	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	383.37/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	360.72/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	384.74/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,766	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	330.63/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	325.64/cwt	321.00–332.50	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	394.04/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,710	15

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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