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Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report, Osceola, MO

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 17, 2026

733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.27/cwt -20.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 437 lb · 81 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.33/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 620 lb · 37 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $496.44/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 430 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 733 858 0
Feeder cattle 658 742 0
Slaughter cattle 64 70 0
Replacement cattle 11 46 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 15.00 higher with the supply being mostly feeder calves under 650 weight. The region still is suffering from dry conditions for the late summer with extreme warm temps for this time of year. The market had higher undertones in most of the classes offered today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Supply was low to moderate but sold with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,659 —
390 390 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,872 -20.00
411–447 426 14 445.00–470.00 $457.86 $1,950 -2.14
490 490 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,107 —
497 unweaned 497 5 414.00 $414.00 $2,058 —
510–530 520 6 377.50–395.00 $386.08 $2,008 -20.10
550 unweaned 550 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,228 -1.58
563–572 566 17 386.00–400.00 $391.74 $2,217 -15.76
643 643 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,315 —
652–667 658 10 345.00–350.00 $347.03 $2,283 -1.79
734 734 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,547 +14.47
764 764 27 340.00 $340.00 $2,598 +14.00
870 870 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,784 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 unweaned 316 10 580.00–620.00 $614.30 $1,941 —
370 370 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,035 —
410–427 unweaned 422 13 505.00–535.00 $526.03 $2,220 —
421–445 435 22 475.00–485.00 $478.96 $2,083 -20.57
492–496 494 8 440.00–450.00 $444.98 $2,198 -3.21
521 unweaned 521 5 437.50 $437.50 $2,279 —
634 634 12 387.00 $387.00 $2,454 -7.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,218 —
856 856 3 307.00 $307.00 $2,628 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–341 unweaned 333 8 490.00–530.00 $505.73 $1,684 —
337–345 340 3 510.00–515.00 $513.31 $1,745 —
368 unweaned 368 6 490.00 $490.00 $1,803 —
375 375 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,838 +8.90
408–444 436 31 421.00–445.00 $430.98 $1,879 -22.16
433–443 unweaned 437 50 413.00–450.00 $433.07 $1,893 —
453 unweaned 453 11 413.00 $413.00 $1,871 —
455 455 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,934 +8.21
500–545 532 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,022 -27.16
586 unweaned 586 16 365.00 $365.00 $2,139 —
613–632 620 37 365.00–372.00 $367.33 $2,277 +1.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–342 339 19 460.00–480.00 $475.34 $1,611 —
385–397 390 5 420.00–445.00 $430.18 $1,678 +5.18
427 427 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,665 -13.29
480–493 486 9 387.00–395.00 $391.39 $1,902 -2.59
493 unweaned 493 16 387.50 $387.50 $1,910 —
500 500 6 378.00 $378.00 $1,890 —
565 565 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,921 +2.50
650 650 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 -39.00
657 657 16 340.00–347.00 $341.75 $2,245 -7.25
890 890 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,617 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 unweaned 390 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 —
417 417 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,585 +14.92
545 545 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 —
545 545 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,989 —
552–576 571 13 310.00–327.00 $321.70 $1,837 -11.60
876 876 3 292.50 $292.50 $2,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,999 —
400–436 427 4 470.00–500.00 $477.03 $2,037 —
468–497 486 24 385.00–450.00 $411.44 $2,000 -58.56
556–571 564 8 385.00–390.00 $387.47 $2,185 —
620–636 632 6 345.00–355.00 $351.71 $2,223 -22.38
661–683 670 7 345.00–355.00 $350.63 $2,349 +15.63
700 700 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,345 -17.50
781 781 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,484 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 unweaned 321 3 560.00 $560.00 $1,798 —
421 unweaned 421 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,000 —
433 433 5 495.00 $495.00 $2,143 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 —
597 597 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,149 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,698 —
1055–1265 1160 80-85% 16 131.00–151.00 $138.11 $1,602 —
1155–1450 1331 80-85% 4 121.00–130.00 $125.29 $1,668 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1090 1018 85-90% 3 114.00–120.00 $117.60 $1,197 -23.84
915–1130 1032 85-90% 11 127.00–141.00 $133.23 $1,375 -8.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1625 1403 75-80% 6 143.00–147.00 $144.06 $2,021 —
1365–1525 1457 75-80% 3 152.00–156.00 $154.47 $2,251 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2155 1599 6 176.00–192.00 $184.99 $2,958 -0.65
1695–1850 1773 2 163.00–170.00 $166.35 $2,949 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–995 957 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 185.00–235.00 $211.05 $2,020
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,811

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1595 1423 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,883.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–945 925 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,802.16
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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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.