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Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 20, 2025

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.86/cwt -9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,975/hd at 590 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.23/cwt -8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 624 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $365.62/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 567 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 826 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,381 —
360–391 383 4 420.00–425.00 $421.17 $1,613 +1.17
415–440 420 11 400.00–415.00 $411.76 $1,729 -2.29
452 unweaned 452 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,763 —
455–490 473 5 390.00–410.00 $399.87 $1,891 —
503 unweaned 503 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,911 —
513–533 520 11 375.00–390.00 $384.41 $1,999 -20.59
557–592 567 33 355.00–380.00 $365.62 $2,073 -6.28
619 unweaned 619 9 347.50 $347.50 $2,151 -2.50
600–645 625 27 332.50–349.00 $339.14 $2,120 —
660 660 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,125 -18.26
746 746 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,380 -5.48
757–780 767 7 327.00–329.00 $328.13 $2,517 —
810 810 2 314.00 $314.00 $2,543 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 8 495.00–580.00 $507.76 $1,412 —
300–325 313 2 450.00–475.00 $462.00 $1,446 +22.00
347 unweaned 347 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,596 —
350–367 unweaned 365 7 445.00–455.00 $446.37 $1,629 —
395 395 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,758 —
410–416 413 7 425.00–455.00 $444.35 $1,835 -0.01
435 unweaned 435 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 —
464 464 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,995 -24.90
501 501 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,179 -7.71
511–514 unweaned 513 9 395.00–400.00 $396.66 $2,035 —
566 566 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,207 -13.28
680 680 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,346 —
724 724 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,425 -4.00
791 791 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,610 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–592 585 3 320.00–340.00 $326.50 $1,910 -27.25
592 592 3 339.00 $339.00 $2,007 -14.75
617 617 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,005 -10.00
675–688 684 10 310.00–320.00 $312.96 $2,141 —
761–790 770 17 280.00–306.00 $297.52 $2,291 —
857 857 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,400 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 1022 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 344 8 390.00–400.00 $393.76 $1,355 -6.24
360–385 unweaned 364 6 375.00–380.00 $379.12 $1,380 —
355–397 383 10 375.00–390.00 $379.97 $1,455 -7.93
400–436 422 18 350.00–385.00 $364.12 $1,537 +0.47
436 unweaned 436 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,635 +15.00
455–495 478 15 345.00–375.00 $362.03 $1,731 +14.80
502 unweaned 502 6 348.00 $348.00 $1,747 —
567–577 571 9 330.00–339.00 $334.04 $1,907 -5.72
593 unweaned 593 52 335.00 $335.00 $1,987 —
612 612 6 328.00 $328.00 $2,007 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–331 326 11 365.00–375.00 $367.77 $1,199 +17.77
367 367 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,321 +5.00
427 427 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,398 —
515 515 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,661 -1.32
550–585 569 25 315.00–325.00 $319.25 $1,817 —
603 603 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,930 —
686 686 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,148 —
321 321 9 422.50 $422.50 $1,356 —
426 426 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,747 -2.02
480 480 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,848 -30.00
490 unweaned 490 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 —
510 510 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 -1.00
706 706 7 338.00 $338.00 $2,386 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,801 —
675 675 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,910 -7.00
700 thin fleshed 700 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,855 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,841 -33.89
502–522 507 8 350.00–380.00 $371.04 $1,881 +4.37
566–588 579 10 330.00–345.00 $334.41 $1,936 —
615–632 629 5 320.00–335.00 $332.06 $2,089 +2.06
653 653 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,096 —
725 725 3 306.00 $306.00 $2,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,442 —
615 615 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,814 -6.59
761 761 3 287.00 $287.00 $2,184 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1350 1184 80-85% 71 143.00–161.00 $155.24 $1,838 —
1115–1335 1224 80-85% 15 162.00–175.00 $165.93 $2,031 -0.91
1115–1350 1226 80-85% 8 130.00–143.00 $137.25 $1,683 -29.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2040 1455 75-80% 20 163.00–175.50 $168.60 $2,453 +9.36
1310–1835 1457 75-80% 30 152.50–162.50 $158.20 $2,305 -1.04
1485–2040 1649 75-80% 4 144.00–150.00 $147.95 $2,440 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $783 —
850–1115 970 85-90% 17 100.00–126.00 $118.57 $1,150 —
825–1185 1022 85-90% 33 128.00–153.00 $136.12 $1,391 -4.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1770 1477 9 151.00–172.00 $162.76 $2,404 —
1084–2245 1525 35 176.00–205.00 $189.91 $2,896 —
1485–1940 1665 12 205.00–212.00 $209.23 $3,484 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1030 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 174.00–260.00 $194.19 $1,909
880–1270 999 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 160.00–265.00 $233.66 $2,334

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1030–1245 1187 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,825.00–2,250.00 $2,158.96
1080–1335 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,300.00 $2,143.48
1180–1445 1315 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,000.00–3,100.00 $2,486.57
1160–1630 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,400.00–3,000.00 $2,649.54

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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.