Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Another week of quality reputation weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings were in the offering.The supply was moderate and demand was very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.84/cwt on 196 head, down $20.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −31.75 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$432.84

▼ 20.81 vs prior sale

196 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,021

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$175.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.49

vs MO average

−39.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	475.75	2,602	64
Medium and Large 1-2	562	418.36	2,350	120
Medium and Large 2	559	365.00	2,040	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	300.00	1,581	3thin

One grade step is worth $175.75/cwt here — about $1,021 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.

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 sale196 hd

432.84

—

MO average20 barns · 5,476 hd

459.33

−26.49

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−39.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

−31.75

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	1,802	187.16	3,373	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	163.27	2,453	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	155.76	1,884	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	127.00	1,308	31

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)	1,356	$3,010	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,416	$2,624	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,509	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,289	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,103	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	960	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,545	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,790	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	400–450	435	436.12/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,897	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	344.57/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,391	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	411.81/cwt	399.00–422.50	2,767	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	390.82/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,275	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	811	321.48/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	449.60/cwt	437.50–477.50	2,342	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	419.68/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,131	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	402.16/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	415.24/cwt	365.00–430.00	2,359	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	363.10/cwt	348.00–366.00	2,277	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	585.10/cwt	550.00–650.00	2,212	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	397.27/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,439	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	370.81/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	475.48/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	463.34/cwt	450.00–471.00	2,641	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	611.05/cwt	585.00–640.00	2,023	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	435.13/cwt	414.00–439.50	2,733	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	493.71/cwt	466.00–522.50	2,177	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	311.31/cwt	307.50–317.00	2,979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	526.94/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,508	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	431.89/cwt	405.50–456.00	2,302	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	3,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	643.00/cwt	643.00–643.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	388.51/cwt	378.50–399.00	2,824	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	391.81/cwt	370.00–394.00	2,660	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	485.40/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,568	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	552.28/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,286	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	532	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,314	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	996	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,460	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	442.28/cwt	429.00–450.00	2,119	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	557.44/cwt	545.00–610.00	2,090	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	335.18/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,219	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	165.97/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,992	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	152.78/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,853	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	134.05/cwt	122.50–142.00	1,402	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	106.73/cwt	85.00–120.00	1,051	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,240	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	156.77/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,248	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	187.16/cwt	175.00–199.50	3,373	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	166.55/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,533	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	3,009.95/head	2,400.00–4,025.00	3,010	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,288.66/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	2,624.45/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,624	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	195.20/cwt	173.00–237.50	2,270	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,248	2,102.61/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,544.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,345	2,508.79/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,509	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,790	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	434.49/cwt	413.00–480.00	2,529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	410.10/cwt	403.00–420.00	2,506	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	327.86/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	382.09/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,067	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	382.05/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,166	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	556.17/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	478.76/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,217	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	524.01/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,976	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	483.98/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,052	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	318.14/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,346	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	371.55/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	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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