Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTE: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold their monthly Special Replacement Cow Sale this Saturday, July 25th at 4:00 pm with over 1000 already consigned.

Compared to the last reported sale, todays feeder supply was very light due to the extreme warmer temps across the region the past week or so. That being said, the cash markets are lower 10.00 to 25.00 which has followed the future markets trending lower the past two weeks also. Demand was moderate to good but true comparables could not be made in today's inventory of feeders. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.00/cwt on 24 head, down $45.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.58 against this barn's trailing median of $464.59.

Average price

$424.00

▼ 45.37 vs prior sale

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$32.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs MO average

+4.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	450.00	2,507	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	419.13	2,343	16thin
Medium and Large 2	505	417.52	2,108	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.48/cwt here — about $398 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 sale24 hd

424.00

—

MO average11 barns · 704 hd

426.26

−2.26

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+4.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

464.59

−40.58

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	1,637	227.94	3,732	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	188.06	2,239	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	187.63	2,705	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	152.07	1,477	12

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)	1,365	$3,078	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,790	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,736	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	500–550	530	428.65/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,272	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	519	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	337.71/cwt	332.50–348.00	2,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	352.94/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,598	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	339.26/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	413.43/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	377.17/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	432.06/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	461.75/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	469.79/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	523.69/cwt	522.50–525.00	2,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	521.16/cwt	495.00–545.00	2,142	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	386.96/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,233	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,803.23/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	520.07/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	399.78/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,327	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	331	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,459	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	192.32/cwt	188.00–205.00	2,712	13
Bulls	—	—	1,760	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	4,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	226.40/cwt	209.00–237.00	3,688	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	192.94/cwt	188.00–201.00	2,281	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	181.19/cwt	167.50–188.00	2,174	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	386.86/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,209	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	612.41/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	386.25/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	376	495.01/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	426.68/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	401.27/cwt	382.50–407.50	2,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	516.63/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	372.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	461.25/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	246	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	417.52/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,017.07/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	3,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	615	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,440	3,004.06/head	2,865.00–3,135.00	3,004	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	267.63/cwt	238.00–296.00	2,462	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,035	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,163	2,701.29/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,701	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,173	211.09/cwt	202.00–227.50	2,476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	183.38/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,718	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	163.58/cwt	147.00–177.00	1,618	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	135.95/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,286	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,201.26/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,201	2

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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