Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 28, 2026

1,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $425.95/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 629 lb · 154 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $446.76/cwt +14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,303/hd at 516 lb · 96 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.98/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,545/hd at 523 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,365	915
Feeder cattle	1,113	635
Slaughter cattle	165	231
Replacement cattle	87	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Note: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold their monthly special replacement cow sale this Saturday afternoon, May 30th at 4pm. Several hundred cow calf pairs, bred heifers, bred cows, and breeding bulls are on site for the sale. Compared to last week's market, feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, the more attractive weaned/vaccinated calves sold up to 10.00 higher in spots. 600 to 700 lb steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower than last week. Demand was good on a moderate to good supply.

▲ Feeder heifers: feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Wheeler Livestock Auction will hold their monthly special replacement cow sale this Saturday afternoon
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower than last week

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	3	770.00	$770.00	$1,848	—
261	261	3	700.00	$700.00	$1,827	—
347	347	3	645.00	$645.00	$2,238	-10.00
357–367	363	5	610.00–615.00	$613.03	$2,225	-11.97
407–410	408	14	555.00–585.00	$567.14	$2,314	+5.96
450–483	460	23	510.00–512.50	$510.80	$2,350	-7.46
460 unweaned	460	3	520.00	$520.00	$2,392	+26.00
506–515 unweaned	508	9	477.00–480.00	$477.68	$2,427	—
507–533	525	54	484.00–500.00	$488.53	$2,565	+13.52
557–584	571	16	461.00–475.00	$468.00	$2,672	-2.78
600–638	629	154	421.50–440.00	$425.95	$2,679	+15.95
656–697	677	6	397.50–410.00	$403.56	$2,732	-36.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	381	8	550.00–575.00	$562.83	$2,144	-7.17
437–442	440	18	525.00–530.00	$525.83	$2,314	-14.17
470–498	482	19	480.00–500.00	$490.99	$2,367	-2.59
533–545	541	16	445.00–460.00	$456.26	$2,468	-3.95
551–586	575	57	417.50–445.00	$431.33	$2,480	-18.67
595 unweaned	595	4	417.50	$417.50	$2,484	—
610 unweaned	610	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,501	—
605–640	632	59	392.50–417.00	$406.91	$2,572	-6.96
660–683	671	31	379.00–397.50	$387.77	$2,602	-3.87
703–708	706	11	366.00–368.00	$367.09	$2,592	+8.05
765–768	767	14	343.00–346.00	$345.15	$2,647	-2.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–533	532	5	437.50–448.00	$441.69	$2,350	—
580–589	585	9	411.00–415.00	$412.76	$2,415	—
797	797	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,590	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	4	630.00	$630.00	$1,682	—
310–343	325	13	560.00–600.00	$578.07	$1,879	+4.92
411–447	432	23	480.00–497.50	$486.38	$2,101	+1.38
463–475	472	14	470.00–475.00	$473.60	$2,235	+12.98
502–529	515	91	441.00–452.50	$447.13	$2,303	+10.36
526 unweaned	526	5	440.00	$440.00	$2,314	+20.00
560–582	571	52	410.00–429.00	$420.39	$2,400	+3.59
605	605	11	439.00	$439.00	$2,656	+28.93
613–615	614	17	391.00–405.00	$395.95	$2,431	-14.12
661–684	676	9	385.00–405.00	$391.52	$2,647	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–395	387	12	495.00–517.50	$510.75	$1,977	+12.53
437–448	442	19	460.00–470.00	$466.07	$2,060	—
450–497	466	17	430.00–457.50	$446.68	$2,082	+16.68
500–548	519	38	422.00–433.00	$428.28	$2,223	+23.28
553–586	567	7	385.00–405.00	$396.14	$2,246	-9.86
551–584	572	11	382.00–400.00	$388.31	$2,221	-17.69
616–636	627	13	365.00–380.00	$372.06	$2,333	-1.34
728	728	5	341.00	$341.00	$2,482	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	2	312.50	$312.50	$2,344	-8.50
842	842	3	309.00	$309.00	$2,602	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	570.00	$570.00	$1,938	+20.00
367–382	375	11	530.00–615.00	$568.25	$2,131	+18.25
430	430	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,236	+11.22
453–475	464	15	485.00–505.00	$496.91	$2,306	+0.36
478 unweaned	478	6	495.00	$495.00	$2,366	—
510–520 unweaned	512	16	455.00–480.00	$475.24	$2,433	—
565	565	2	460.00	$460.00	$2,599	+29.03
629–640	635	18	390.00–400.00	$392.38	$2,492	+0.38
735	735	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,536	—
780–795	788	4	332.50–342.50	$337.45	$2,659	-5.55

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1002	945	85-90%	6	130.00–144.00	$137.99	$1,304	—
970–985	980	85-90%	3	182.00–184.00	$183.34	$1,797	+0.72
865–1175	1021	85-90%	44	145.00–180.00	$166.81	$1,703	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1435	1194	80-85%	31	162.00–184.50	$177.28	$2,117	-32.09
1095–1345	1208	80-85%	16	186.50–194.00	$190.20	$2,298	—
1255–1430	1343	80-85%	2	160.00–161.00	$160.47	$2,155	+0.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1820	1468	75-80%	14	172.00–185.00	$180.81	$2,654	-9.62
1332–1940	1480	75-80%	14	187.00–196.00	$189.99	$2,812	-0.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1850	1509	9	207.00–247.00	$225.06	$3,396	—
1575–1590	1583	2	200.00–201.00	$200.50	$3,174	—
1670–2055	1856	5	249.00–259.00	$251.43	$4,667	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1205	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	217.00–285.00	$248.78	$2,600
920–1150	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	240.00–300.00	$258.59	$2,736

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–897	819	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	308.00–330.00	$321.97	$2,637

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,178

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1010	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1015–1175	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,700.00–3,400.00	$2,954.42
970–1255	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,250.00–2,825.00	$2,486.76
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00
1105–1280	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,156.71
1155–1250	1203	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,777.96
1220	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1335–1555	1409	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,685.00–3,025.00	$2,860.08
1315–1605	1470	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,800.00–3,700.00	$3,314.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1107	1090	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,359.62

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–935	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,650.00	$2,573.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
772	772	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00
865	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00

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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.