Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold its monthly Special Replacement Cow sale this Saturday, January 31st at 4:00pm. Over 800 bred cows, bred heifers, cow calf pairs and breeding bulls have been consigned to this sale.

Compared to last week, no true comparables could be determined this week due to the extra light offering of feeders, this is due to the cold temps and inclimate weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply was light on a moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.29/cwt on 11 head, down $42.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.30 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$424.29

▼ 42.18 vs prior sale

11 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.06

vs MO average

−59.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	432.78	2,366	8thin
Medium and Large 2	563	401.67	2,261	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $105 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 sale11 hd

424.29

—

MO average3 barns · 213 hd

456.35

−32.06

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−59.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

−40.30

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	—	High	1,850	198.42	3,670	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	172.29	2,577	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	164.41	2,029	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	150.82	1,619	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)	1,231	$2,693	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$2,417	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,328	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	441.20/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	617.50/cwt	585.00–650.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	317	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	452.23/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	422	429.92/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	386	507.94/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	488	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,449	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,042	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	152.53/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,646	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	161.91/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,443	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	173.14/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,164	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	118.68/cwt	112.50–124.00	1,161	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	160.30/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,758	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	160.72/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,969	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	176.07/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,625	11
Bulls	—	—	1,665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,896	195.28/cwt	181.00–207.00	3,703	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,327.74/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,328	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,693.03/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,693	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,347	2,416.60/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,417	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	213.16/cwt	188.00–240.00	2,149	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,230	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	462.48/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,239	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.

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