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Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 14, 2026

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $464.29/cwt +15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,656/hd at 572 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $560.53/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 426 lb · 44 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $561.42/cwt ≈ $1,901/hd at 339 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 976 1,644 0
Feeder cattle 819 1,449 0
Slaughter cattle 143 147 0
Replacement cattle 14 48 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold uneven from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher, with a few exceptions in the 600 weight steers selling as much as 10.00 to 20.00 higher. The total receipts were light to moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 unweaned 296 6 650.00 $650.00 $1,924 —
320 320 3 660.00 $660.00 $2,112 +12.46
355–390 373 12 620.00–630.00 $623.23 $2,325 +3.76
380–382 unweaned 382 15 590.00–612.50 $609.51 $2,328 +9.51
400–430 408 22 540.00–595.00 $579.15 $2,363 +24.18
408–448 unweaned 443 22 535.00–590.00 $541.91 $2,401 —
457–492 474 23 512.50–525.00 $520.76 $2,468 -8.70
474 unweaned 474 7 520.00 $520.00 $2,465 —
500–515 unweaned 509 5 485.00–495.00 $488.93 $2,489 -0.83
505–517 514 23 487.50–520.00 $503.21 $2,586 +0.90
555–590 572 46 442.50–490.00 $464.29 $2,656 +13.34
605–632 628 21 425.00–470.00 $465.07 $2,921 +32.34
650 650 9 450.00 $450.00 $2,925 +36.75
728 728 4 382.00 $382.00 $2,781 -26.79
765 765 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,754 +0.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 327 5 590.00 $590.00 $1,929 —
367–371 369 7 540.00–580.00 $562.75 $2,077 +12.75
417 unweaned 417 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,085 —
425–442 440 9 500.00–520.00 $517.85 $2,279 -0.54
502–545 538 28 455.00–475.00 $467.24 $2,514 +7.87
560–580 570 4 425.00–445.00 $436.34 $2,487 +4.87
651–680 664 10 395.00–405.00 $399.98 $2,656 —
778 778 4 351.00 $351.00 $2,731 —
803 803 7 339.00 $339.00 $2,722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–341 338 26 560.00–620.00 $565.10 $1,910 —
335–345 unweaned 340 13 540.00–570.00 $554.07 $1,884 —
358 358 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,826 -53.61
393–394 unweaned 394 15 476.00–510.00 $482.79 $1,902 -37.21
413–429 420 23 470.00–487.00 $480.60 $2,019 -44.16
458–488 471 13 423.00–440.00 $431.11 $2,031 -45.37
500–532 514 39 420.00–440.00 $427.21 $2,196 -5.51
568–585 582 19 404.50–410.00 $405.35 $2,359 -39.15
623 623 11 387.00 $387.00 $2,411 -12.75
703 703 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,496 +8.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 10 540.00–570.00 $554.94 $1,537 —
365–396 384 18 450.00–480.00 $461.38 $1,772 —
405–448 433 18 445.00–480.00 $452.47 $1,959 -11.38
435 unweaned 435 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,936 —
480–493 486 13 415.00–420.00 $418.44 $2,034 -26.05
512–549 528 18 400.00–410.00 $408.26 $2,156 -8.53
548 548 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,247 -6.79
550–559 557 13 393.00–400.00 $394.29 $2,196 -2.61
593 593 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,372 +3.10
602 602 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,318 +5.69
615–632 628 14 345.00–380.00 $365.32 $2,294 -13.99
757 757 7 341.50 $341.50 $2,585 —
862 862 6 331.00 $331.00 $2,853 +41.00
915 915 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,539 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 unweaned 440 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,870 —
456 456 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,733 —
470–495 485 5 380.00–410.00 $398.37 $1,932 —
535 535 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,033 —
551–592 568 11 360.00–385.00 $375.69 $2,134 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 590.00 $590.00 $2,171 —
400–440 413 16 460.00–580.00 $546.28 $2,256 +46.28
450 450 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,362 —
500–542 527 17 440.00–490.00 $459.22 $2,420 +19.22
585 585 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 -20.59
617–645 632 8 395.00–430.00 $415.00 $2,623 —
663 663 4 402.50 $402.50 $2,669 -12.50
852 852 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,795 —
933 933 5 311.00 $311.00 $2,902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1290 1168 80-85% 14 154.00–184.00 $173.63 $2,028 -16.29
985–1285 1175 80-85% 32 184.00–205.00 $189.91 $2,231 -0.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1085 974 85-90% 28 141.00–177.00 $161.59 $1,574 -8.74
935–1045 976 85-90% 4 183.00–193.00 $188.57 $1,840 +18.24
930–1055 980 85-90% 4 125.00–137.00 $130.10 $1,275 -40.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1725 1416 75-80% 15 185.00–199.00 $191.17 $2,707 —
1320–1540 1434 75-80% 7 179.00–184.00 $181.75 $2,606 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,668 —
1385–1535 1460 2 188.00–190.00 $189.05 $2,760 —
1200–2095 1615 11 207.00–238.00 $222.56 $3,594 -29.86
1565–2310 1872 3 240.00–243.00 $241.79 $4,526 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1075 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 220.00–290.00 $256.57 $2,419
1015–1150 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 190.00–200.00 $195.78 $2,105

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1255 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,400.00–3,600.00 $3,040.46
1380 1380 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1460 1460 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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.