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Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report, Osceola, MO

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 1, 2026

1,317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.47/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,553/hd at 741 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $451.65/cwt +31.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 518 lb · 74 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $401.67/cwt +21.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 621 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,317 982 1,386
Feeder cattle 1,178 712 1,152
Slaughter cattle 122 220 213
Replacement cattle 17 50 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher and yearling cattle 650 lbs up selling 2.00 to 5.00 higher. On the video side, A nice string of 84 steers with a base weight of 600lbs selling @401.00. There was a good supply today of better attractive weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings over last week's run. Demand was good to very good, as the seats were filled for customer appreciation day! Slaughter cattle sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–436 427 29 455.00–500.00 $486.45 $2,077 +24.01
420–434 unweaned 430 7 460.00–490.00 $481.63 $2,071 —
517 unweaned 517 39 461.00 $461.00 $2,383 +40.46
510–521 520 35 420.00–442.50 $441.24 $2,294 —
562–574 568 33 389.00–390.00 $389.48 $2,212 -13.02
596 unweaned 596 18 415.00 $415.00 $2,473 —
605 unweaned 605 12 410.00 $410.00 $2,480 —
608–649 624 56 386.00–410.00 $399.89 $2,495 +19.89
665–667 665 12 370.00–389.00 $373.17 $2,482 +15.67
719–721 720 21 351.50–356.00 $353.21 $2,543 -0.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,965 —
422–447 429 7 450.00–460.00 $457.02 $1,961 —
420–445 unweaned 433 4 430.00–435.00 $432.57 $1,873 —
523–548 536 8 375.00–412.50 $387.27 $2,076 -9.83
545 unweaned 545 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,071 -3.00
555–580 570 10 370.00–387.50 $377.94 $2,154 -1.06
615–642 626 5 347.50–375.00 $363.72 $2,277 +1.70
662–675 665 26 343.50–367.50 $351.00 $2,334 +6.46
691 unweaned 691 3 342.00 $342.00 $2,363 —
739–749 741 94 343.00–347.50 $344.47 $2,553 +1.31
750–770 759 38 330.00–338.00 $333.10 $2,528 -3.62
823 823 6 319.00 $319.00 $2,625 —
885 885 11 309.50 $309.50 $2,739 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–597 586 27 340.00–355.00 $349.38 $2,047 —
675 675 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,261 —
709–722 714 8 325.00–330.00 $326.90 $2,334 +16.90
771 771 4 326.00 $326.00 $2,513 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,560 +60.00
362 362 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,629 +2.03
425–447 439 8 410.00–420.00 $416.37 $1,828 +7.29
445 unweaned 445 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,847 —
465–487 481 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,924 +17.00
488 unweaned 488 14 407.00 $407.00 $1,986 —
505–531 523 20 372.00–387.50 $376.19 $1,967 +2.77
545–546 unweaned 545 13 337.50–365.00 $343.86 $1,874 —
550 550 31 360.50 $360.50 $1,983 +30.50
610–635 621 14 335.00–358.00 $347.09 $2,155 +20.09
631 unweaned 631 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,051 —
652–693 683 25 327.00–347.50 $332.02 $2,268 -0.98
781 781 8 324.00 $324.00 $2,530 +16.50
805–832 821 19 308.50–325.00 $315.32 $2,589 +5.32
860 860 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,675 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,664 —
350–394 unweaned 378 18 480.00–505.00 $483.86 $1,829 +3.86
403–447 428 7 427.00–455.00 $438.30 $1,876 —
435 unweaned 435 12 450.00 $450.00 $1,958 —
460 460 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,932 —
472 unweaned 472 2 457.50 $457.50 $2,159 +57.50
515 fancy 515 5 436.00 $436.00 $2,245 —
550–579 563 11 366.00–380.00 $373.46 $2,103 -8.50
611–637 619 19 377.00–382.00 $380.38 $2,355 —
669 669 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,442 +4.74
710 710 8 341.00 $341.00 $2,421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,558 -15.00
462–480 473 9 320.00–355.00 $335.89 $1,589 -64.11
565 565 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 —
615 unweaned 615 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,814 —
618 618 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,965 +23.83
692 692 7 325.00 $325.00 $2,249 —
735 735 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,168 —
860–880 875 25 277.50–297.00 $292.15 $2,556 +4.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,708 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,650 —
355 355 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,988 +64.73
440 unweaned 440 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,024 —
448 448 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,005 -17.50
475 475 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,066 —
500–528 517 12 390.00–405.00 $398.50 $2,060 +27.94
585 585 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,150 +2.97
613–616 615 7 345.00–355.00 $350.73 $2,157 +18.22
657 657 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,201 +17.50
768 768 3 314.00 $314.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–579 575 10 335.00–345.00 $337.95 $1,943 —
662–690 679 5 295.00–305.00 $301.10 $2,044 +41.10
747 747 9 280.00 $280.00 $2,092 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1390 1169 80-85% 43 125.00–143.50 $136.30 $1,593 -14.79
1180 1180 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,723 -5.09
1325 1325 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,590 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1185 987 85-90% 19 120.00–139.00 $130.82 $1,291 —
1050–1075 1060 85-90% 3 103.00–114.00 $109.03 $1,156 -37.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1650 1432 75-80% 13 131.00–145.00 $138.00 $1,976 —
1345–1650 1498 75-80% 2 143.00–150.00 $146.14 $2,189 —
1450–1710 1580 75-80% 2 125.00–130.00 $127.29 $2,011 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1555 1445 2 160.00–171.00 $165.92 $2,398 +2.90
1240–2435 1775 12 171.00–193.00 $181.85 $3,228 —
1980 1980 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,960 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,078
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,390

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1315–1490 1449 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 2,200.00–2,850.00 $2,559.40

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —

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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.