Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were very few true weight comparisons due to last week's light run, but steers and heifers sold with a firm to higher undertone. There were several good strings of quality calves and demand was good with some much need rain to ease up the dry conditions in the area. Wheeler Livestock held their first online video auction with 3 pot loads of yearlings up for offering. 70 steers with a base weight of 835# selling at 320.00, 68 heifers with a base weight of 725# selling at 331.00 and 65 mix steers with a base weight of 800# bringing 337.50. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.91/cwt on 85 head, down $1.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.54 against this barn's trailing median of $412.44.

Average price

$362.91

▼ 1.38 vs prior sale

85 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$60.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.53

vs MO average

+25.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	391.86	2,118	34
Medium and Large 1-2	570	357.20	2,037	24
Medium and Large 2	552	331.52	1,828	27

One grade step is worth $60.34/cwt here — about $289 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.02, low $355.00, median $412.44 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 sale85 hd

362.91

—

MO average5 barns · 268 hd

355.38

+7.53

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

+25.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

412.44

−49.54

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	1,587	181.61	2,883	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	151.44	1,872	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	150.14	2,161	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	127.95	1,335	10

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)	1,138	$3,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$3,429	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,756	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,650	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,478	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	554.56/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	406.18/cwt	395.00–421.00	2,100	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	448.19/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,147	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	393.98/cwt	372.50–396.00	1,950	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	416.79/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,030	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	481.10/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	407.16/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,077	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	499.53/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	785	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,820	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	431.21/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,290	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	453.14/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,912	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	374.09/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	365.51/cwt	359.00–375.00	2,277	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,161	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	394.88/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,456	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	423.98/cwt	416.00–428.00	2,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,887	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	150.14/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,161	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	151.44/cwt	141.00–162.00	1,872	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	118.96/cwt	107.50–124.00	1,272	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	141.44/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,420	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	169.51/cwt	167.50–171.00	2,666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	185.64/cwt	178.00–199.00	2,955	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,650	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	433	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	348.82/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	332.53/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	360.01/cwt	356.00–365.00	2,056	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	351.70/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	403.29/cwt	399.00–420.00	1,750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	624	367.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	333.30/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,903	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	336.87/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	897	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	565	406.58/cwt	405.00–407.50	2,297	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,428.90/head	3,200.00–3,900.00	3,429	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,170	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,482	2,646.72/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,647	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,973.85/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,974	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3

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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