Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher in most classes. A winter storm is being forecasted for the local area holding off some sellers this week until the weather breaks, also affecting some of the buyers from shipping cattle to their destinations the next few days. The supply was moderate with a moderate to good demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.48/cwt on 253 head, up $33.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +1.89 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$466.48

▲ 33.64 vs prior sale

253 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$41.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs MO average

+1.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	480.17	2,650	170
Medium and Large 1-2	526	438.43	2,305	83

One grade step is worth $41.74/cwt here — about $345 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 sale253 hd

466.48

—

MO average19 barns · 4,222 hd

459.50

+6.98

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+1.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

+1.89

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	1,896	193.79	3,675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	168.88	2,460	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	163.97	2,033	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	132.15	1,315	15

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)	1,283	$2,912	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,206	$2,710	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,123	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,940	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,912.00/head	2,550.00–3,300.00	2,912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	576.94/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	323.03/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,701	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	482.45/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,205	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	442.47/cwt	432.50–461.00	2,296	71
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,090	1,939.91/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	413.65/cwt	395.00–428.00	2,180	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	466.19/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,454	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,123.26/head	1,750.00–2,375.00	2,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	374.36/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,561	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	371.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,994	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	372.29/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	426.13/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	361.83/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,280	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	386.66/cwt	378.00–400.00	2,204	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	414.89/cwt	400.00–434.00	2,021	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	337.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	367.02/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	379.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,308	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	353.78/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	428.95/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,273	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	414.53/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,342	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	108.66/cwt	80.00–127.50	1,074	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	174.38/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,534	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	162.93/cwt	159.00–167.50	2,380	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	172.96/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,143	14
Bulls	—	—	1,992	195.31/cwt	187.00–200.00	3,891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	158.39/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,959	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	157.30/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,531	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	138.14/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	524.41/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,234	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	341.35/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,294	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,088	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	399.98/cwt	396.00–401.00	2,700	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	505.63/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	491.01/cwt	477.50–502.50	2,543	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	410.24/cwt	402.50–416.00	2,429	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	395.43/cwt	374.00–410.00	2,471	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	537.61/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	364.39/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,467	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	479.49/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,100	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	454.66/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,101	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	331.27/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	550.15/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	445.62/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	369.34/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,611	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	424.18/cwt	407.00–450.00	2,660	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	512.05/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,181	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	455.93/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,353	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	476.61/cwt	439.00–485.00	2,683	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	524.85/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,952	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,710.44/head	1,850.00–3,200.00	2,710	6

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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