New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.32/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 695 lb · 73 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $1,267/hd at 823 lb · 62 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.28/cwt ≈ $1,107/hd at 727 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	955	1,538
Feeder cattle	760	—
Slaughter cattle	154	—
Replacement cattle	41	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers steady to 5.00 higher, heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Most of the cattle on offer this week were long time weaned with two rounds of shots but short-weaned or fleshy cattle are starting to see some significant seasonal discounts. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
479	479	8	184.00	$184.00	$881
503–520	508	14	163.50–170.00	$168.08	$854
522 unweaned	522	8	160.00	$160.00	$835
568–577	573	18	159.00–165.00	$162.36	$930
600–626 unweaned	607	16	130.00–137.00	$135.19	$821
605–628	623	14	154.50–163.25	$161.43	$1,006
650–692	668	13	151.00–155.50	$154.19	$1,030
721–731	727	50	149.75–156.00	$152.28	$1,107
823	823	62	154.00	$154.00	$1,267

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
392	392	3	182.50	$182.50	$715
408 thin fleshed	408	3	190.00	$190.00	$775
448	448	5	160.00	$160.00	$717
475–499	492	10	164.50–165.00	$164.64	$810
520–533	527	7	158.50–163.50	$160.61	$846
568–584	576	23	152.50–160.50	$156.34	$901
609–642	627	14	144.75–154.25	$148.31	$930
651–687	655	35	144.50–150.25	$148.84	$975
792	792	5	131.25	$131.25	$1,040

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
933	933	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,213

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
506–535	518	7	145.00–155.00	$150.58	$780
559–577	570	12	145.50–150.00	$146.64	$836
578	578	6	135.00	$135.00	$780
635–641	636	44	140.00–146.00	$140.96	$897
671–698	695	73	142.00–145.50	$142.32	$989
750	750	3	128.50	$128.50	$964

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
403	403	6	144.50	$144.50	$582
407 thin fleshed	407	3	160.00	$160.00	$651
495	495	6	138.00	$138.00	$683
513–540	531	34	141.50–145.00	$142.75	$758
563 unweaned	563	6	133.50	$133.50	$752
573	573	4	141.00	$141.00	$808
620–628	622	27	139.50–141.50	$140.90	$876
623 unweaned	623	3	121.00	$121.00	$754

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720 unweaned	720	3	98.00	$98.00	$706

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1093–1500	1239	80-85%	22	54.00–63.00	$59.20	$733
1190–1370	1265	80-85%	5	63.50–66.00	$64.63	$818
1050–1525	1279	80-85%	12	44.00–53.50	$49.32	$631

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1325–1520	1389	75-80%	6	43.00–53.00	$49.73	$691
1245–1625	1457	75-80%	16	55.00–63.50	$60.31	$879
1525–1850	1676	75-80%	6	66.50–70.00	$67.52	$1,132

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1125	991	85-90%	8	42.00–46.50	$44.56	$442
1030–1195	1143	85-90%	14	47.00–57.00	$51.82	$592

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1640–2090	1849	6	79.00–88.00	$84.75	$1,567

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275–1325	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,010.00	$953.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1325	1293	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	835.00–950.00	$871.46

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1550	1438	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,310.00–1,385.00	$1,366.25

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1275	1233	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,200.00

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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.