Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers had a light test to the market with very few comparables to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Supply was light with moderate demand. The heat wave continues for the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.83/cwt on 49 head, down $3.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −22.01 against this barn's trailing median of $413.84.

Average price

$391.83

▼ 3.13 vs prior sale

49 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$44.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs MO average

+25.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	408.12	2,306	25
Medium and Large 1-2	558	376.51	2,102	21
Medium and Large 2	558	363.33	2,029	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.79/cwt here — about $277 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale49 hd

391.83

—

MO average14 barns · 709 hd

383.52

+8.31

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+25.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

413.84

−22.01

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	1,739	215.27	3,744	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	181.69	2,542	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	177.69	2,125	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	155.03	1,597	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$3,407	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,001	$2,984	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$2,798	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$2,690	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$4,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	164.04/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,750	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	137.01/cwt	127.50–148.00	1,310	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	222.59/cwt	216.00–233.00	4,140	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	188.41/cwt	186.50–190.50	2,402	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,163	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	179.92/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	371.83/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,495	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	703	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	316.19/cwt	308.00–332.50	2,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	413.49/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	396.61/cwt	387.50–403.00	2,253	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	437.54/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	444.04/cwt	443.00–450.00	1,927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	473.86/cwt	469.00–480.00	2,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,308	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	353.98/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	374.81/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,121	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	439.96/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	380.54/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,397	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,499	28
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	908	2,797.52/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,798	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	204.29/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,183	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	188.11/cwt	185.50–189.50	2,637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	176.76/cwt	165.00–183.50	2,102	23
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,720.44/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,917	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	389.95/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	359.98/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,567	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,285	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,953.15/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	3,406.87/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	482.24/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	383.71/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	385.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	458.09/cwt	430.00–468.00	2,167	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	448.50/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	432.75/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,882	9

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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