Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of the planer calves, which sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to firm. There was a moderate supply with good to very good demand in all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.90/cwt on 126 head, down $32.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.68 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$423.90

▼ 32.84 vs prior sale

126 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$731

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$138.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.42

vs MO average

−35.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	438.00	2,444	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	431.39	2,319	102
Medium and Large 2	511	403.75	2,061	8thin
Large 3	571	300.00	1,713	6thin

One grade step is worth $138.00/cwt here — about $731 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

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 sale126 hd

423.90

—

MO average20 barns · 4,903 hd

465.33

−41.42

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−35.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

−40.68

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	1,681	223.00	3,749	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	183.99	2,579	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	180.75	2,146	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	154.94	1,514	47

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)	1,260	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,070	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$3,037	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,302	$3,003	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,116	$2,341	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	708	$2,534	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,700	$4,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Fleshy	650–700	686	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	636	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	381.06/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	460.50/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	436.30/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,243	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	374.41/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	377.04/cwt	360.00–394.00	2,119	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	462.48/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	662.70/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	440.45/cwt	439.00–445.00	2,088	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	407.94/cwt	377.50–421.00	2,134	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	384.45/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,441	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	516.17/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,173	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	470.75/cwt	445.00–515.00	1,798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	379	536.96/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	420.59/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,402	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	502	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	481.10/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,953	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	438.00/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	445.56/cwt	431.00–448.00	2,370	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	394.09/cwt	393.00–397.00	2,601	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	479.10/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,204	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	419.44/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,374	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	411.35/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,509	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	313	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	248	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,686	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	3,059.56/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	3,060	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	181.02/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,792	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	180.91/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,504	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	188.61/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,693	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,230	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,878	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	187.47/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,280	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	159.70/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,607	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,700	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	176.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,087	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	133.08/cwt	117.50–140.00	1,160	10
Bulls	—	—	2,415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	4,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	221.80/cwt	206.00–238.00	3,562	10
Steers	Large 3	550–600	571	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,431	2,961.68/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,962	11
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,699	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,487	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,338	2,924.30/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,924	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	348.50/cwt	348.00–349.00	2,370	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,661	7
Steers	Large 1	650–700	666	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,631	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,132.06/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,132	2
Heifers	Large 3	450–500	471	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,578	3
Steers	Large 3	650–700	676	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,758	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,774	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	874	257.46/cwt	200.00–307.50	2,250	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	708	2,534.12/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,534	3
Steers	Large 2	750–800	760	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,516	3
Steers	Large 2	700–750	717	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,254.29/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,254	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	241.55/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,505	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,117.72/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	496	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	391.10/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	432.73/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	511	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	333	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	492	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,355	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	586	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	653	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	372	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	508	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	273	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	435.40/cwt	418.00–460.00	2,290	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,599	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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