Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last weeks sale, feeders sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.95/cwt on 33 head, down $2.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −11.89 against this barn's trailing median of $413.84.

Average price

$401.95

▼ 2.40 vs prior sale

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$85.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.72

vs MO average

+41.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	433.78	2,290	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	397.93	2,160	15thin
Medium and Large 2	567	348.33	1,976	6thin

One grade step is worth $85.45/cwt here — about $314 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 sale33 hd

401.95

—

MO average10 barns · 411 hd

377.23

+24.72

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+41.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

413.84

−11.89

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	1,639	225.36	3,694	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	185.27	2,769	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	181.56	2,253	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	162.54	1,588	27

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)	1,435	$4,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,309	$3,953	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,471	$3,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$3,261	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$3,124	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,232	$2,719	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	882	$3,017	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$2,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,357	$4,896	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$4,788	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	600–650	622	395.55/cwt	391.00–405.00	2,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	441.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,331	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	3,075.07/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	483.28/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,064	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	599.14/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,959	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	224.25/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,377	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,718.66/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	3,124.28/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,124	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,225	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	409.89/cwt	409.00–415.00	2,148	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	474.63/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	428.53/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	169.17/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,265	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	191.06/cwt	187.50–195.00	2,339	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	134.22/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,262	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	181.95/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	181.32/cwt	175.00–187.50	2,223	34
Bulls	—	—	1,626	223.96/cwt	206.00–241.00	3,642	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	5,034.62/head	4,800.00–5,300.00	5,035	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	333.50/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,505	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	496.88/cwt	490.00–507.50	2,147	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	480.88/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,063	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	460.42/cwt	442.50–469.00	2,141	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	747.00/cwt	747.00–747.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	201	793.00/cwt	793.00–793.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	629.00/cwt	629.00–629.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	337.52/cwt	336.00–339.00	2,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	410.07/cwt	405.00–416.00	1,960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	433.78/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,712	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,447	4,373.68/head	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,374	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	830	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,621	2
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	937	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,867	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,471	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,872.40/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,872	4
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,435	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,423	3,832.08/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	183.05/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,694	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	191.50/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,982	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	170.08/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,699	16
Bulls	—	—	1,825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,471	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	2
Steers	Large 3	600–650	607	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,730	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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