Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with limited receipts. Heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. The local area received much needed rainfall that affected the supply of feeders and yearlings for this weeks sale. One of the highlights of the sale was 70 heifers weighing 624# @415.50. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with bulls selling 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $441.56/cwt on 65 head, up $27.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +27.72 against this barn's trailing median of $413.84.

Average price

$441.56

▲ 27.90 vs prior sale

65 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$49.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.09

vs MO average

+18.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	449.11	2,426	54
Medium and Large 1-2	540	407.07	2,198	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	400.00	2,200	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.11/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

441.56

—

MO average19 barns · 2,056 hd

427.47

+14.09

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+18.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

413.84

+27.72

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	1,392	222.22	3,093	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	180.00	2,608	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	176.15	2,081	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	151.86	1,487	25

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)	1,300	$3,145	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,229	$2,835	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,716	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,141	$2,439	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$2,372	9

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	526.59/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	415.15/cwt	411.00–415.50	2,591	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	417.95/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	336.60/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	386.22/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	433.75/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,490	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	525.91/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	493.74/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,513	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	534.28/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,554	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	840	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	785	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	542.50/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	415.54/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	602.13/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,234	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	613.62/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	432.23/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	483.80/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	430.88/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	462.42/cwt	457.50–465.00	2,645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	467.71/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	435.97/cwt	405.00–439.00	2,716	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	475.92/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,551	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	466.87/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,624	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	127.05/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	155.24/cwt	137.50–174.00	1,537	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	169.87/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,001	23
Bulls	—	—	1,830	241.05/cwt	236.00–248.00	4,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	211.34/cwt	200.00–228.00	3,405	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	176.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,466	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	154.47/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,359	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	188.36/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,737	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	184.64/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,190	17
Bulls	—	—	1,330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,447	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,296	226.01/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,929	30
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,213	205.29/cwt	201.00–210.00	2,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,141	2,464.94/head	2,100.00–2,850.00	2,465	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,070	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	223.04/cwt	179.00–255.00	2,393	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	256.22/cwt	200.00–310.00	2,572	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,715.56/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,716	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,834.92/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,835	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,144.59/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	294.20/cwt	280.00–297.00	2,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	565.67/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	508.05/cwt	485.00–540.00	2,185	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	503.65/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,387	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	486.44/cwt	465.00–493.00	2,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	455.58/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,396	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	349.72/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	407.07/cwt	407.00–407.50	2,198	7

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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