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Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 30, 2026

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $480.88/cwt +8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 429 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $483.28/cwt -37.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 427 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.78/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,290/hd at 528 lb · 12 head
Osceola 4-weight heifers sold at $460/cwt, the highest of the 7 yards reporting the class and $39/cwt above the MO average ($421). The class is down $63/cwt from its early July peak of $484. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 423 0
Feeder cattle 294 281 0
Slaughter cattle 150 121 0
Replacement cattle 83 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last weeks sale, feeders sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Supply was light with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207 207 3 747.00 $747.00 $1,546 —
360 360 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,944 —
425–437 432 5 490.00–507.50 $496.88 $2,147 -26.81
510–545 528 9 440.00–445.00 $441.52 $2,331 —
607–630 622 6 391.00–405.00 $395.55 $2,460 -18.45
650 650 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,486 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 3 610.00 $610.00 $1,421 —
333 333 3 515.00 $515.00 $1,715 -35.00
350–360 355 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,846 +5.00
402 402 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,849 -1.25
492 492 2 457.50 $457.50 $2,251 —
537–543 540 7 420.00–435.00 $428.53 $2,314 +8.53
605 605 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,344 -13.77
760 760 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,508 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
937 937 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,867 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 3 793.00 $793.00 $1,594 —
260 260 2 629.00 $629.00 $1,635 —
323 323 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,712 -10.00
415–446 429 27 470.00–495.00 $480.88 $2,063 +11.09
455–490 465 11 442.50–469.00 $460.42 $2,141 —
510–532 528 12 422.50–455.00 $433.78 $2,290 +5.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 610.00 $610.00 $1,665 —
357–375 366 4 460.00–490.00 $474.63 $1,737 —
405 405 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,701 —
464–496 478 9 405.00–416.00 $410.07 $1,960 -21.99
520–530 524 9 409.00–415.00 $409.89 $2,148 —
566–575 571 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,170 -6.86
607 607 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,094 -20.00
671 671 4 334.00 $334.00 $2,241 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,702 —
585 585 4 362.50 $362.50 $2,121 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–336 327 8 550.00–630.00 $599.14 $1,959 +39.14
415–441 427 25 455.00–510.00 $483.28 $2,064 -37.88
470 470 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,115 +23.32
565 565 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,288 +18.04
722–737 730 4 336.00–339.00 $337.52 $2,464 -0.19
750–752 751 4 330.00–337.00 $333.50 $2,505 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,496 —
377 377 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,621 —
538 538 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,071 —
566 566 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,207 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1335 1224 80-85% 10 187.50–195.00 $191.06 $2,339 +9.87
1015–1455 1226 80-85% 34 175.00–187.50 $181.32 $2,223 +0.13
1205–1575 1339 80-85% 7 162.00–171.00 $169.17 $2,265 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1015 940 85-90% 7 125.00–151.00 $134.22 $1,262 -1.73
917–1045 955 85-90% 4 180.00–184.00 $181.95 $1,738 +18.37
830–1120 999 85-90% 16 155.00–179.00 $170.08 $1,699 +6.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1645 1472 75-80% 14 175.00–188.00 $183.05 $2,694 -0.33
1380–1790 1557 75-80% 5 189.00–195.00 $191.50 $2,982 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1915 1626 14 206.00–241.00 $223.96 $3,642 -2.44
1825 1825 1 245.00 $245.00 $4,471 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1165 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 215.00–235.00 $224.25 $2,377
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,286

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1030–1300 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 2,750.00–3,500.00 $3,124.28
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00
1120–1273 1232 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,500.00–2,750.00 $2,718.66
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1370–1450 1423 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 3,800.00–3,900.00 $3,832.08
1435 1435 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 4,600.00 $4,600.00
1292–1680 1447 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 4,300.00–4,500.00 $4,373.68
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1295–1450 1360 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,872.40
1471 1471 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 3,650.00 $3,650.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 3,200.00 $3,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 2,350.00 $2,350.00
830 830 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–910 908 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,050.00–3,100.00 $3,075.07
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
1250–1550 1377 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 4,800.00–5,300.00 $5,034.62 —
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,150.00 $4,150.00 —

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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.