Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, July 9, 2026

893 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (37)

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.00/cwt ≈ $2,967/hd at 802 lb · 68 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $418.24/cwt +12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,601/hd at 622 lb · 46 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $417.22/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,875/hd at 689 lb · 43 head

Osceola, MO 8-weight steers sold at $370/cwt, running $6/cwt above the MO average ($364) and $1/cwt under Carthage, MO ($371). Receipts were 893 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	893	949
Feeder cattle	680	729
Slaughter cattle	144	170
Replacement cattle	69	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers 550 lbs and under sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, heavier weights sold steady to 7.00 higher. Supply was light to moderate with very good demand. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was a good offering of fancy replacement bred cows in the afternoon cow sale.

▲ Feeder heifers: feeder steers and heifers 550 lbs and under sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers and heifers 550 lbs and under sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: There was a good offering of fancy replacement bred cows in the afternoon cow sale
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	264	5	710.00–720.00	$715.91	$1,890	+0.91
315	315	2	650.00	$650.00	$2,048	—
350–372	365	3	650.00–670.00	$663.60	$2,422	—
418–422	419	11	580.00–611.00	$603.41	$2,528	+81.18
460–490	486	20	515.00–590.00	$535.90	$2,604	+22.47
500–534	509	36	490.00–537.50	$513.91	$2,616	+27.39
550–590	573	8	452.50–515.00	$474.98	$2,722	+12.57
600–631	614	21	437.50–461.00	$448.70	$2,755	+9.48
660–691	689	43	405.00–419.00	$417.22	$2,875	+1.40
728	728	4	375.00	$375.00	$2,730	-22.16
802	802	68	370.00	$370.00	$2,967	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	317	3	600.00–630.00	$620.37	$1,967	+40.37
355–380	371	4	610.00–640.00	$624.85	$2,318	+54.85
437–446	443	7	490.00–535.00	$522.33	$2,314	+32.33
481–493	490	12	510.00–515.00	$513.77	$2,517	+41.88
528–546	539	20	445.00–485.00	$467.09	$2,518	+21.13
560–591	574	19	417.50–433.00	$429.19	$2,464	+14.06
610–640	622	46	403.00–427.50	$418.24	$2,601	+12.19
691	691	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,488	—
915	915	3	321.00	$321.00	$2,937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	4	365.00	$365.00	$2,008	—
762–795	779	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,688	—
910	910	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,821	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
672	672	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,680	—
1142	1142	5	180.00	$180.00	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	710.00	$710.00	$1,598	—
252	252	3	600.00	$600.00	$1,512	—
361	361	3	545.00	$545.00	$1,967	+10.00
405–435	418	21	500.00–505.00	$503.37	$2,104	-2.20
456–492	477	27	470.00–495.00	$483.12	$2,304	-1.13
501–533	522	30	440.00–475.00	$454.09	$2,370	+10.12
567–569	568	14	435.00–460.00	$447.52	$2,542	+18.18
614	614	8	404.00	$404.00	$2,481	+2.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	3	495.00	$495.00	$1,663	—
367–382	376	6	440.00–475.00	$454.76	$1,710	—
441–445	442	6	440.00–450.00	$443.35	$1,960	—
487	487	12	452.50	$452.50	$2,204	+9.92
502–543	522	13	422.50–436.00	$429.43	$2,242	+2.04
565–590	577	15	377.50–406.00	$397.58	$2,294	+12.95
610–647	628	22	367.00–395.00	$378.35	$2,376	+0.78
638	638	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,201	-32.57
655–695	677	6	340.00–360.00	$353.30	$2,392	-2.26
710	710	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,414	—
777	777	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,370	-30.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	6	407.00	$407.00	$2,259	—
638	638	3	355.00	$355.00	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	4	395.00	$395.00	$2,113	+30.00
590	590	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,036	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,050	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	2	610.00	$610.00	$2,361	—
430	430	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,193	-20.00
455–470	463	4	520.00	$520.00	$2,408	+40.00
530	530	2	470.00	$470.00	$2,491	—
635	635	5	395.00	$395.00	$2,508	-20.00
650	650	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,535	—
915	915	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,882	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,090	—
522	522	3	445.00	$445.00	$2,323	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–945	863	85-90%	6	134.00–149.00	$141.55	$1,222	—
850–935	893	85-90%	2	85.00–105.00	$95.48	$853	—
935–955	945	85-90%	3	184.00–187.00	$185.34	$1,751	+52.90
810–1080	980	85-90%	26	155.00–180.00	$170.68	$1,673	-10.27
1020	1020	85-90%	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,928	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1320	1126	80-85%	17	171.00–186.00	$179.90	$2,026	—
1055–1295	1189	80-85%	15	188.00–200.00	$192.71	$2,291	+14.38
1195–1250	1228	80-85%	4	200.00–206.00	$203.23	$2,496	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1500	1422	75-80%	5	183.00–187.00	$185.66	$2,640	-6.21
1260–1700	1461	75-80%	18	188.00–201.00	$193.53	$2,827	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	270.00	$270.00	$3,092	—
1315–1615	1448	3	200.00–208.00	$205.21	$2,971	—
1390–2060	1641	13	216.00–238.00	$228.39	$3,748	—
1810	1810	1	253.00	$253.00	$4,579	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1105	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	235.00–275.00	$257.31	$2,599
1031	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,887

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1202–1272	1221	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	3,500.00–3,750.00	$3,710.18
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1075–1150	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,751.69
1135–1145	1138	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,825.00	$2,682.50
1166	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1188	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,125.00	$3,125.00
1200–1235	1218	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,750.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1068	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	3,400.00–3,450.00	$3,422.61
1000–1032	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,475.00–3,900.00	$3,690.85

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00
1620–2035	1828	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,400.00–3,475.00	$3,441.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

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Price trend

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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