Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, last week's sale had little to no comparisons for the current sale this week for feeder steers and heifers, due to the lower supply caused by winter weather conditions. Todays sale showed very good to good demand from buyers on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.28/cwt on 68 head, up $48.99 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.70 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$473.28

▲ 48.99 vs prior sale

68 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$524

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

$97.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.28

vs MO average

−9.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	491.15	2,710	48
Medium and Large 1-2	548	446.63	2,448	13thin
Medium and Large 2	517	405.00	2,094	4thin
Large 1-2	555	394.00	2,187	3thin

One grade step is worth $97.15/cwt here — about $524 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

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 sale68 hd

473.28

—

MO average18 barns · 2,359 hd

484.57

−11.28

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−9.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

+8.70

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	1,819	190.30	3,461	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	174.52	2,623	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	161.24	2,014	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	136.05	1,340	14

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,357	$3,031	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,383	$3,001	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,371	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,084	$4,425	15
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	888	$2,857	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,357	$4,400	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	360.53/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	447.94/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,078	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	664	367.47/cwt	345.00–387.00	2,440	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	427.45/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,094	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	388.00/cwt	372.50–394.00	2,580	12
Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	394.39/cwt	375.00–406.00	2,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	459.57/cwt	441.00–470.00	2,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	360.18/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	580.40/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	515.73/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	477.89/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,734	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	419.26/cwt	396.00–443.00	2,763	86
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	801	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	448.00/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	533.36/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,587	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	553	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	626	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	252	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	503.36/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,703	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,011	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	549.10/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,481	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	115.41/cwt	95.00–125.00	1,140	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	176.42/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,652	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	169.78/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,552	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	173.06/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	158.28/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,945	12
Bulls	—	—	1,910	210.05/cwt	208.00–213.00	4,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	187.19/cwt	179.00–197.00	3,637	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	144.30/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,420	10
Bulls	—	—	1,310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,227	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	4,425.46/head	4,100.00–5,000.00	4,425	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	2,857.18/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,857	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	3,031.45/head	2,400.00–3,500.00	3,031	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,573	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,230	2,370.60/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,371	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	200.99/cwt	195.00–206.00	2,317	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	3,001.45/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	337.38/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	392.50/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Large 3	600–650	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	442.73/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,302	27
Heifers	Large 3	450–500	451	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	385.16/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	414.52/cwt	408.00–447.50	2,429	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	363.95/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,406	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	687	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	455.79/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	307.39/cwt	304.00–317.50	2,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	400.98/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	400.68/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,468	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,699	4

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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