Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower, based on limited receipts for comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.44/cwt on 42 head, down $30.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −1.40 against this barn's trailing median of $413.84.

Average price

$412.44

▼ 30.58 vs prior sale

42 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$82.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs MO average

−1.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	427.01	2,400	29
Medium and Large 1-2	555	395.49	2,194	9thin
Medium and Large 2	576	345.00	1,987	4thin

One grade step is worth $82.01/cwt here — about $412 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale42 hd

412.44

—

MO average18 barns · 1,579 hd

411.60

+0.84

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−1.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

413.84

−1.40

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	1,594	199.11	3,174	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	175.97	2,503	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	166.74	1,982	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	140.70	1,424	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)	1,408	$2,809	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,122	$2,650	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$2,625	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	300–350	323	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	474.20/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	544.35/cwt	515.00–580.00	2,597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	528.36/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	413.23/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,736	14
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	567	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	616.17/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,255	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	480.32/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,752	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	511.81/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,620	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,126	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	348.28/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	576.32/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	650.00/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	739	376.42/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,782	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	440.78/cwt	425.00–461.00	2,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	536.32/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	380.96/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	623.95/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	592.13/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,274	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	327.06/cwt	323.00–330.00	2,505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,565	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	171.84/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,562	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	223.82/cwt	221.00–227.00	4,420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	126.53/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,177	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	146.37/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,530	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	180.78/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,426	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,208	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	165.44/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,957	20
Bulls	—	—	1,546	196.87/cwt	183.00–218.00	3,044	14
Bulls	—	—	1,510	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,733	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	220.32/cwt	178.00–261.00	2,346	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	232.18/cwt	215.00–250.00	2,213	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,408	2,809.44/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,809	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,383	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,150	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	301.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	541.81/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,330	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	510.91/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,386	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	424.48/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,441	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	500.41/cwt	440.00–560.00	2,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	576	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	508	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	485.83/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,827	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	441.73/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,156	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	376.65/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,301	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	442.08/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,936	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	388.73/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,247	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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