Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, a few exceptions were some fancier light 400 lb steers and light 600 lb steers selling 5.00 to 20.00 higher. For the balance of the heifers, the less appealing type, sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was a heavy supply of slaughter cattle, trading mostly steady. The demand was good on a moderate supply of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.09/cwt on 76 head, up $1.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +1.50 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$466.09

▲ 1.50 vs prior sale

76 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$50.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.34

vs MO average

−12.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	475.53	2,602	38
Medium and Large 1-2	553	459.35	2,539	35
Medium and Large 2	580	425.00	2,465	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.53/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale76 hd

466.09

—

MO average17 barns · 3,436 hd

485.43

−19.34

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−12.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

+1.50

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	—	Average	1,635	222.27	3,634	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	180.09	2,523	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	172.81	2,031	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	155.06	1,496	79

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)	1,197	$3,229	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,204	$2,778	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,504	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$4,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2	250–300	271	624.30/cwt	600.00–635.00	1,692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	606.98/cwt	588.00–630.00	1,912	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	441	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	469.52/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,531	20
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	636	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	327.17/cwt	325.00–329.00	3,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	453.28/cwt	435.00–479.00	2,833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	406	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	490.46/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	342	548.05/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,874	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,310	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	578.11/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	312	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	466.31/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,972	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	307.50/cwt	307.00–308.00	2,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	606.24/cwt	605.00–610.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	322.46/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,647	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	343.48/cwt	330.00–354.50	2,483	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	476	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	450.81/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,155	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	467.38/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	491.97/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,519	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,112	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	522.05/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,177	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,159	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	201	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	616.55/cwt	605.00–620.00	2,269	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	592.18/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,179	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	652.66/cwt	637.50–660.00	2,134	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	562.64/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,419	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	515.71/cwt	515.00–517.50	2,444	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	445.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,545	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	343	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	381	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	526.05/cwt	517.00–537.50	2,409	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	396.08/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,653	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	440.68/cwt	427.50–469.00	2,243	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	395	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,212	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	155.55/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,310	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	175.18/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,472	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	184.11/cwt	178.50–192.00	2,561	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	150.75/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,811	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	173.58/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,689	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	170.37/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,981	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	160.43/cwt	145.00–171.00	1,550	45
Bulls	—	—	1,643	217.47/cwt	193.00–229.00	3,573	11
Bulls	—	—	1,790	240.34/cwt	233.00–249.00	4,302	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	181.58/cwt	178.00–192.00	2,179	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	132.08/cwt	100.00–171.00	1,264	21
Bulls	—	—	1,420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,485	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,145	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,085	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,184	2,581.36/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	—	955	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,804.12/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,804	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	3,393.66/head	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,394	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,287.54/head	2,850.00–3,750.00	3,288	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,102.77/head	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,103	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	958	210.44/cwt	186.00–235.00	2,016	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	237.31/cwt	195.00–295.00	2,482	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,035	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,863	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	626.89/cwt	600.00–635.00	1,486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	520.36/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,170	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	415.50/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	886	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	448.83/cwt	420.00–453.00	2,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	477.28/cwt	465.00–482.00	2,281	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	309.50/cwt	309.00–310.00	2,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	481.16/cwt	447.50–490.00	2,261	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	421.09/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	414.44/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	417.97/cwt	410.50–425.00	2,462	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,869	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,320	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,105	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	201.60/cwt	185.00–220.00	2,244	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	848	284.42/cwt	262.50–315.00	2,412	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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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