Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 19, 2026

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $597.24/cwt +19.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,486/hd at 416 lb · 69 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $554.82/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 369 lb · 56 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $449.95/cwt +9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 528 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,054	616
Feeder cattle	920	501
Slaughter cattle	114	93
Replacement cattle	20	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold mostly steady with a limited amount of comparables. The majority of the feeders were new crop calves, with many being weaned and vaccinated. Buyers showed very good demand for the lighter weight grass calves, but overall demand was good on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows and bulls were trading 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

→ Feeder cattle: The majority of the feeders were new crop calves
▲ Feeder heifers: steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were trading 2.00 to 4.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were trading 2.00 to 4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	11	665.00–690.00	$680.00	$1,564	—
254–293	269	8	655.00–660.00	$657.05	$1,767	—
301–328	319	37	635.00–695.00	$660.67	$2,108	+10.67
350–397	391	9	590.00–655.00	$604.33	$2,363	-11.84
405–420	412	61	585.00–627.50	$604.75	$2,492	+28.43
448	448	8	540.00	$540.00	$2,419	-36.32
453–499	484	37	523.00–555.00	$537.88	$2,603	-6.47
527 unweaned	527	10	527.50	$527.50	$2,780	—
560–595	575	30	440.00–479.00	$462.95	$2,662	-17.37
600–645	633	32	430.00–465.00	$443.02	$2,804	-31.18
663	663	10	420.00	$420.00	$2,785	-4.00
780	780	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,886	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–281	273	6	620.00–630.00	$625.15	$1,707	—
308	308	3	580.00	$580.00	$1,786	—
380–398	393	12	530.00–565.00	$547.54	$2,152	+17.54
431–445	443	33	525.00–550.00	$530.61	$2,351	+2.25
456–463	459	7	485.00–504.00	$495.79	$2,276	—
500–545	518	8	475.00–510.00	$487.39	$2,525	—
563	563	4	410.00	$410.00	$2,308	-10.00
730–742	738	6	361.00–367.00	$362.98	$2,679	+6.98
775	775	6	354.00	$354.00	$2,744	—
815	815	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,852	—
905	905	2	336.00	$336.00	$3,041	+31.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	4	455.00	$455.00	$2,275	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
923	923	3	319.00	$319.00	$2,944	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,591	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–297	273	10	610.00–680.00	$628.39	$1,716	-21.61
307–331	324	18	590.00–640.00	$610.03	$1,976	—
352–380	369	56	530.00–605.00	$554.82	$2,047	+18.50
400–448	425	43	500.00–555.00	$535.32	$2,275	-6.49
485	485	16	492.50–506.00	$495.88	$2,405	-15.03
500–541	528	46	440.00–467.50	$449.95	$2,376	+9.17
559–592	573	14	412.50–440.00	$427.54	$2,450	+3.06
600–624	615	36	385.00–395.00	$394.19	$2,424	+6.69
651–676	654	26	380.00–392.50	$391.01	$2,557	—
734	734	5	363.00	$363.00	$2,664	-13.42
810	810	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,997	—
953	953	7	307.50	$307.50	$2,930	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	610.00	$610.00	$1,403	—
292	292	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,489	-15.00
335	335	4	520.00	$520.00	$1,742	—
362–380	374	6	467.50–515.00	$482.83	$1,806	-3.00
427–433	431	6	430.00–450.00	$443.40	$1,911	+1.32
455–491	477	16	425.00–470.00	$447.23	$2,133	+5.50
490	490	7	450.00	$450.00	$2,205	+8.27
531	531	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,230	+11.00
553	553	4	411.00	$411.00	$2,273	+22.27
847	847	7	326.00	$326.00	$2,761	—
945	945	6	296.00	$296.00	$2,797	—
1070	1070	2	246.00	$246.00	$2,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	402.50	$402.50	$1,992	—
533	533	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,185	—
663–668	665	7	350.00–355.00	$352.15	$2,342	—
743	743	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,452	—
908	908	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,542	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	7	332.50	$332.50	$2,278	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–340	323	6	630.00–635.00	$634.12	$2,048	+10.17
360–375	369	7	590.00–605.00	$600.80	$2,217	+8.67
415	415	3	565.00	$565.00	$2,345	+64.59
460–476	469	7	500.00–507.50	$503.15	$2,360	+3.15
500–539	520	23	445.00–505.00	$476.57	$2,478	-33.43
607–642	630	11	405.00–420.00	$414.62	$2,612	—
650	650	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,535	+9.04
730	730	5	364.50	$364.50	$2,661	—
1087	1087	2	267.00	$267.00	$2,902	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1360	1146	80-85%	23	150.00–174.00	$164.88	$1,890	—
1095–1220	1163	80-85%	5	175.00–181.00	$178.41	$2,075	+12.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1855	1464	75-80%	11	166.00–176.50	$173.13	$2,535	+1.29
1315–1750	1496	75-80%	6	178.00–184.50	$180.87	$2,706	+9.03
1590	1590	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,464	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	85-90%	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,436	—
835–1185	977	85-90%	12	137.50–162.00	$150.47	$1,470	—
815–1175	1004	85-90%	4	122.50–135.00	$128.31	$1,288	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1555	1503	65-75%	2	187.00–192.00	$189.59	$2,850	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1330	1315	2	175.00–176.00	$175.49	$2,308	—
1070–1880	1630	15	188.00–216.00	$196.55	$3,204	—
1490–1975	1768	3	224.00–240.00	$229.61	$4,060	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1090	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	217.50–280.00	$240.86	$2,247

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1046	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,700.00	$3,700.00
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1350–1445	1398	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–3,400.00	$2,868.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
752	752	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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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.