Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 22, 2026

1,181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $476.61/cwt +13.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,683/hd at 563 lb · 128 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $442.47/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,296/hd at 519 lb · 71 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $424.18/cwt -10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,660/hd at 627 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,181	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	327	11	570.00–590.00	$576.94	$1,887	-34.11
381	381	5	570.00	$570.00	$2,172	-15.10
407–440	426	24	520.00–535.00	$524.41	$2,234	-27.87
470	470	4	512.50	$512.50	$2,409	-14.44
502–530	518	42	477.50–502.50	$491.01	$2,543	+5.61
557–593	563	128	439.00–485.00	$476.61	$2,683	+13.27
605–641	627	68	407.00–450.00	$424.18	$2,660	-10.95
672–685	675	25	396.00–401.00	$399.98	$2,700	-11.83
705–720	707	37	366.00–370.00	$369.34	$2,611	-19.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–383	372	6	520.00–530.00	$524.85	$1,952	—
407–443	426	25	500.00–525.00	$512.05	$2,181	+18.34
457–460	457	47	480.00–482.50	$482.45	$2,205	+6.97
504–548	519	71	432.50–461.00	$442.47	$2,296	+10.58
550–573	565	12	410.00–422.50	$414.53	$2,342	-0.71
603–615	609	15	375.00–385.00	$379.02	$2,308	-18.25
672–698	684	36	365.00–377.50	$374.36	$2,561	-17.45
700–706	705	10	355.00–370.00	$367.02	$2,587	-3.79
786	786	4	333.00	$333.00	$2,617	—
803–845	836	30	319.00–330.00	$323.03	$2,701	-1.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	5	445.00	$445.00	$2,007	+42.84
671–673	672	11	330.00–355.00	$341.35	$2,294	—
800	800	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,440	-16.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–328	321	5	530.00–570.00	$537.61	$1,726	-18.56
375–395	381	8	500.00–515.00	$505.63	$1,926	-18.38
418–448	438	48	450.00–490.00	$479.49	$2,100	-4.49
456–471	462	14	450.00–465.00	$454.66	$2,101	-24.10
508–525	516	44	440.00–470.00	$455.93	$2,353	+6.33
589–594	592	21	402.50–416.00	$410.24	$2,429	-24.25
615–645	625	13	374.00–410.00	$395.43	$2,471	-14.67
625 fancy	625	10	440.00	$440.00	$2,750	—
661–693	677	16	360.00–369.00	$364.39	$2,467	-7.16
730	730	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,555	—
757–782	768	7	320.00–340.00	$331.27	$2,544	—
815	815	3	317.00	$317.00	$2,584	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	6	425.00–430.00	$427.54	$1,454	—
387–397	391	8	460.00–470.00	$466.19	$1,823	—
425–438	435	13	425.00–430.00	$426.13	$1,854	-9.99
480–498	487	24	400.00–434.00	$414.89	$2,021	-4.79
500–549	527	61	395.00–428.00	$413.65	$2,180	+21.15
558–590	570	42	378.00–400.00	$386.66	$2,204	-4.16
600–645	630	21	350.00–367.50	$361.83	$2,280	-1.27
660–687	677	8	343.00–360.00	$353.78	$2,395	+9.21
772	772	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,470	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,382	—
533–537	536	13	365.00–375.00	$371.94	$1,994	-10.15
590	590	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,800	-70.00
720	720	3	291.00	$291.00	$2,095	-28.00
785	785	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,355	-19.00
925	925	5	274.50	$274.50	$2,539	—
1088	1088	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,611	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	6	530.00–570.00	$550.15	$1,804	—
405	405	6	505.00	$505.00	$2,045	+40.00
455–490	470	5	430.00–490.00	$445.62	$2,094	+3.34
528–540	530	15	415.00–435.00	$428.95	$2,273	—
551–598	580	8	362.50–390.00	$372.29	$2,159	-9.76
610–637	629	7	330.00–340.00	$337.23	$2,121	—
681	681	4	305.00	$305.00	$2,077	-30.18
757	757	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,309	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1370	1237	80-85%	17	144.00–164.00	$158.39	$1,959	+20.74
1080–1370	1239	80-85%	14	165.00–180.00	$172.96	$2,143	+35.31
1305	1305	80-85%	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,736	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1545	1453	75-80%	13	170.00–178.00	$174.38	$2,534	—
1140–1660	1461	75-80%	12	159.00–167.50	$162.93	$2,380	+12.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–995	973	85-90%	3	152.00–160.00	$157.30	$1,531	+50.57
895–1180	988	85-90%	5	80.00–127.50	$108.66	$1,074	+1.93
880–1105	1010	85-90%	7	132.50–150.00	$138.14	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,572	—
1935–2040	1992	3	187.00–200.00	$195.31	$3,891	—
2035	2035	1	208.00	$208.00	$4,233	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,978

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1040–1140	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,939.91
965–1335	1206	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,850.00–3,200.00	$2,710.44
1015–1505	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,375.00	$2,123.26
1135–1425	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,550.00–3,300.00	$2,912.00

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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.