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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Oct 22

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

963 head

▼ 608 vs last sale 1,571▲ 259 vs year ago 704 · +36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 195▼ 19 vs year ago 268 · −7.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate to good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.66/cwt on 88 head, down $4.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −40.76 against this barn's trailing median of $409.42.

Average price

$368.66

▼ 4.85 vs prior sale

88 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$88.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.39

vs MO average

−8.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	388.16	2,091	44
Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.76	1,888	41
Medium and Large 2	553	300.00	1,659	3thin

One grade step is worth $88.16/cwt here — about $432 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale88 hd

368.66

—

MO average15 barns · 1,580 hd

358.28

+10.39

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−8.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.42

−40.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.02, low $355.00, median $409.42 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,718	173.79	2,986	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	135.55	2,042	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	130.46	1,563	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	113.21	1,161	30

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,292	$2,441	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$2,365	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$4,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,946	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	445.05/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,887	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	531.77/cwt	500.00–547.50	2,260	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,770	4
Steers	400–450	Large 2	438	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,719	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	488.70/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,263	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	416.00/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,972	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	442.17/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,304	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	378.15/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,034	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,883	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	421.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,413	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,143	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,108	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	394.60/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,415	28
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	635	349.48/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,219	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	368.66/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,348	24
Steers	650–700	Large 2-3	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	365.98/cwt	363.00–369.00	2,441	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	326	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,500	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,688	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	417.60/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,553	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,860	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	441.18/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,893	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	378.92/cwt	360.00–407.00	1,637	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	418.98/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,936	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	382.14/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,823	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	377.20/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,799	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,034	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	355.53/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,874	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,659	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,164	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	372.84/cwt	371.00–377.50	2,110	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	586	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,963	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,860	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	337.94/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,061	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	616	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,409	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	373.32/cwt	353.00–387.00	2,322	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	324.49/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,035	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,063	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	722	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,202	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	310.75/cwt	310.75–310.75	2,514	41
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,420	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	470.75/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,798	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	465	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,779	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	392.38/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,856	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	359.22/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,864	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	343.29/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,809	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	383.69/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,030	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,836	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	614	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,149	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	651	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,083	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	310.12/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,096	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,260	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	758	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,426	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	175.04/cwt	161.00–186.00	3,011	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	96.60/cwt	78.00–111.00	957	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	121.52/cwt	99.00–134.00	1,267	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	118.33/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,382	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	132.66/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,599	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,781	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,683	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	135.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,064	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	218.03/cwt	190.00–255.00	2,272	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	224.33/cwt	200.00–253.00	2,530	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	2,365.36/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,160	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	2,441.35/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,441	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wheeler Livestock Auction - Cattle Auction - Osceola, MO

Thu Oct 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 1,571Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 195Year ago 268

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 40

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
19	400–450	424	420.00–460.00	445.05
20	450–500	474	390.00–440.00	416.00
16	500–550	538	370.00–405.00	378.15
5	550–600	587	365.00	365.00
24	600–650	637	360.00–377.00	368.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	357	545.00	545.00
28	400–450	425	500.00–547.50	531.77
11	450–500	463	455.00–505.00	488.70
24	500–550	521	435.00–460.00	442.17
29	550–600	572	400.00–430.00	421.80
28	600–650	612	380.00–405.00	394.60
6	650–700	667	363.00–369.00	365.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	663	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	635	340.00–355.00	349.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	538	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	611	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	690	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	410.00–425.00	417.60
26	400–450	432	360.00–407.00	378.92
26	450–500	477	372.50–395.00	377.20
34	500–550	527	340.00–372.50	355.53
3	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
30	600–650	610	335.00–340.00	337.94
41	800–850	809	310.75	310.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	485.00	485.00
22	400–450	429	425.00–450.00	441.18
16	450–500	462	416.00–420.00	418.98
21	500–550	511	398.00	398.00
11	550–600	566	371.00–377.50	372.84
23	600–650	622	353.00–387.00	373.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	418	445.00	445.00
12	550–600	562	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	600–650	616	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	300.00	300.00
10	600–650	627	312.50–330.00	324.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	307.50	307.50
3	650–700	660	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	722	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
19	450–500	477	372.50–387.50	382.14
4	550–600	586	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	382	450.00–505.00	470.75
2	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	392.38
22	500–550	529	365.00–395.00	383.69
3	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	650	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	735	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	651	320.00	320.00
10	750–800	758	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	527	300.00–390.00	343.29
2	600–650	610	301.00	301.00
11	650–700	676	307.50–315.00	310.12
2	750–800	770	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	465	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
7	500–550	519	355.00–365.00	359.22
5	600–650	614	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,042	190.00–255.00	218.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	200.00–253.00	224.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,292	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,441.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,365.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,205	125.00–140.00	132.66
4	—	1,168	115.00–123.00	118.33
1	—	1,220	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	991	78.00–111.00	96.60
20	—	1,043	99.00–134.00	121.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	128.00	128.00
17	—	1,518	130.00–144.00	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	155.00	155.00
15	—	1,720	161.00–186.00	175.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.