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Wheeler Livestock Auction

Name: Wheeler Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Osceola, Missouri · Thu, Oct 29

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3917

← Oct 22Oct 29latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

918 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 963▲ 705 vs year ago 213 · +331.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 249▲ 46 vs year ago 259 · +17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 30▲ 21 vs year ago 40 · +52.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTE: WLA will hold its monthly Special Replacement Cow Sale this Saturday, October 31st at 4:00pm, featuring 50 + breeding bulls, over 1,000 bred cows, bred heifers, and cow calf pairs.

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a steady undertone. Steers and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher with a few fancier calves selling 15.00 higher. Today's largest lot was 93 steers weighing 614# selling @411.00. Supply was moderate to good, with good Demand. There was a heavy offering of slaughter cows with a moderate offering of replacement cows in the sale. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower, bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.03/cwt on 105 head, up $1.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −33.56 against this barn's trailing median of $445.59.

Average price

$412.03

▲ 1.02 vs prior sale

105 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$119.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs MO average

−23.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	439.93	2,311	49
Medium and Large 1-2	550	391.44	2,155	53
Medium and Large 2	575	320.00	1,840	3thin

One grade step is worth $119.93/cwt here — about $471 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 sale105 hd

412.03

—

MO average20 barns · 2,658 hd

414.70

−2.67

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−23.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

445.59

−33.56

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $501.41, low $389.21, median $445.59 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	1,661	171.75	2,852	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	134.10	1,978	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	128.28	1,580	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	107.19	1,066	71

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)	1,389	$2,997	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$2,516	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,453	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,898	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,855	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,100	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. 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	548.13/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,524	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,786	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	484.80/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,031	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,940	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	501.37/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,281	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	440.84/cwt	427.50–455.00	2,085	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	404.26/cwt	403.00–405.00	1,949	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	451.32/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,306	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	402.18/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,111	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	400.60/cwt	397.50–409.00	2,303	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	381.09/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,191	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	407.00/cwt	385.00–411.00	2,503	113
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	369.22/cwt	355.00–376.00	2,274	16
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	365.29/cwt	357.50–373.00	2,389	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	374.23/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,462	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	344.24/cwt	334.00–352.50	2,472	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,455	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	326.84/cwt	325.00–328.50	2,517	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	332.82/cwt	326.00–335.50	2,736	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,788	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,590	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,442	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	446.24/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,415	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	398.02/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,508	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	402.82/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,652	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	444.81/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,868	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	349.47/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,667	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,068	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	382.87/cwt	360.00–389.00	1,991	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	335.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,786	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,870	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	373.92/cwt	369.00–397.50	2,169	106
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,074	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,213	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,064	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,925	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,280	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	356.24/cwt	349.00–367.50	2,408	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,124	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,458	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	303.61/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,459	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	303.99/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,514	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,042	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,459	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,362	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	417.30/cwt	411.00–425.00	1,907	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,024	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,199	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,238	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,532	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	164.76/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,623	9
Bulls	—	—	1,738	179.62/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,122	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	95.61/cwt	72.00–112.00	922	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	120.53/cwt	112.00–132.50	1,241	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	113.41/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,368	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	142.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,751	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	129.94/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,606	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	134.11/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,965	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,727	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	142.27/cwt	140.50–144.00	2,232	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,854.62/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,855	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	807	237.45/cwt	182.50–300.00	1,916	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,561	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	195.53/cwt	151.00–240.00	2,186	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	166.79/cwt	143.00–215.00	1,926	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	2,453.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,453	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,285	1,898.05/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,898	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,516.00/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,516	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,389	2,997.41/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	2,997	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	1,175	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	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.

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

Wheeler Livestock Auction - Cattle Auction - Osceola, MO

Thu Oct 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 963Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 249Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 30Year ago 40

NOTE: WLA will hold its monthly Special Replacement Cow Sale this Saturday, October 31st at 4:00pm, featuring 50 + breeding bulls, over 1,000 bred cows, bred heifers, and cow calf pairs.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	807	182.50–300.00	237.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	264.00	264.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,155	143.00–215.00	166.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,118	151.00–240.00	195.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	920	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,854.62

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	—	1,375	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,516.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,389	2,600.00–3,600.00	2,997.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,453.00

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)	2	—	1,285	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,898.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,100.00	2,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	640	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	482	403.00–405.00	404.26
3	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	722	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	545.00–550.00	548.13
3	400–450	436	445.00	445.00
24	450–500	473	427.50–455.00	440.84
26	500–550	525	380.00–420.00	402.18
27	550–600	575	379.00–390.00	381.09
16	600–650	616	355.00–376.00	369.22
6	650–700	654	357.50–373.00	365.29
17	700–750	718	334.00–352.50	344.24
15	750–800	770	325.00–328.50	326.84
18	800–850	822	326.00–335.50	332.82
2	850–900	850	328.00	328.00
2	1100–1150	1,102	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	530.00	530.00
8	400–450	419	480.00–495.00	484.80
9	450–500	455	475.00–515.00	501.37
38	500–550	511	420.00–465.00	451.32
11	550–600	575	397.50–409.00	400.60
113	600–650	615	385.00–411.00	407.00
20	650–700	658	372.00–375.00	374.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	385.00–405.00	398.02
17	450–500	477	340.00–360.00	349.47
17	500–550	532	330.00–340.00	335.70
10	600–650	631	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	692	307.00	307.00
5	800–850	810	300.00–306.00	303.61
2	1000–1050	1,042	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	317	420.00–475.00	446.24
14	400–450	410	385.00–410.00	402.82
10	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	538	347.50	347.50
3	550–600	596	348.00	348.00
7	600–650	616	335.00	335.00
8	650–700	659	346.00	346.00
10	700–750	723	340.00	340.00
7	800–850	827	295.00–311.00	303.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	435.00–455.00	444.81
3	450–500	481	430.00	430.00
31	500–550	520	360.00–389.00	382.87
106	550–600	580	369.00–397.50	373.92
33	600–650	608	364.00	364.00
10	650–700	676	349.00–367.50	356.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
9	450–500	457	411.00–425.00	417.30
2	500–550	547	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	623	353.00	353.00
3	650–700	658	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	722	310.00	310.00
3	850–900	870	291.00	291.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,465	126.00–139.00	134.11
2	—	1,468	115.00–120.00	117.63
4	—	1,569	140.50–144.00	142.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	141.00–145.00	142.97
72	—	1,236	119.00–140.00	129.94
11	—	1,206	110.00–116.00	113.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	964	72.00–112.00	95.61
33	—	1,030	112.00–132.50	120.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,592	155.00–170.00	164.76
8	—	1,738	170.00–188.00	179.62

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.