Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTE: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold its monthly Special Cow sale this Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm. There will be 1300 + head in this sale, will a few herd dispersals and many consignments of fancy bred cows, bred heifers, cow/calf pairs and breeding bulls.

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher with the lighter weight calves 400 to 450 wt going to grass selling with the most gains, as much as 20.00 and up. On the heifer side, lighter weight calves under 600 lbs sold from 5.00 lower to 15.00 higher, 6 to 700 lb heifers sold with a higher undertone, replacement type, selling with good demand 5.00 to 30.00 higher. The supply was moderate with good demand overall. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and the slaughter bulls were also selling steady except for the higher yielding bulls selling 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $437.38/cwt on 264 head, up $2.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +23.54 against this barn's trailing median of $413.84.

Average price

$437.38

▲ 2.32 vs prior sale

264 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$39.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.92

vs MO average

+6.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	451.60	2,501	168
Medium and Large 1-2	569	412.50	2,348	96

One grade step is worth $39.10/cwt here — about $153 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.02, low $391.83, median $413.84 across 30 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 sale264 hd

437.38

—

MO average18 barns · 2,628 hd

428.45

+8.92

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+6.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

413.84

+23.54

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	1,677	193.43	3,243	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	169.95	2,520	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	163.86	2,007	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	138.26	1,359	51

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,534	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,975	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,258	$2,939	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,638	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	350–400	367	539.09/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	449.12/cwt	442.50–458.50	2,515	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	391.16/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,437	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	534.12/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	625.27/cwt	600.00–645.00	1,963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	513.67/cwt	480.00–527.50	2,173	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	549.84/cwt	535.00–565.00	2,612	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	524.74/cwt	492.50–539.00	2,734	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	688	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	280	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	398.63/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,627	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	383.08/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,758	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	584.56/cwt	555.00–610.00	2,455	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	622.92/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,074	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	462.12/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	572.18/cwt	555.00–625.00	2,180	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	485.01/cwt	470.00–493.00	2,954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	705.23/cwt	700.00–710.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	487.03/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	417.37/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	406.50/cwt	406.50–406.50	2,894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	456.85/cwt	456.00–458.00	3,052	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	489.66/cwt	460.00–496.00	2,825	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	698	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	465.03/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	395.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,838	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	514.85/cwt	475.00–540.00	2,384	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	403.61/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,523	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	521.27/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	725	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,751	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	167.17/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,496	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	171.62/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,142	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	161.31/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,965	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	145.84/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,435	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	121.96/cwt	92.00–134.00	1,194	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	176.70/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,587	12
Bulls	—	—	1,439	175.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,530	5
Bulls	—	—	2,058	220.22/cwt	216.00–223.00	4,532	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	194.02/cwt	183.00–207.00	3,260	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	163.38/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,700.61/head	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,701	14
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,534.13/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,534	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	229.55/cwt	205.00–282.50	2,348	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,847.10/head	2,550.00–3,300.00	2,847	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,235	2,868.93/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	480.60/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	487.40/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	411.27/cwt	393.00–447.00	2,570	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	428.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,282	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	409.12/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,361	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	436.57/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	436.82/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,027	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	677	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	678	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	631	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	717	319.32/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	465.40/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,439	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	384	506.70/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	466.84/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,446	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	358.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	572.93/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	396.32/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,230	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,132	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,525	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1

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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