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New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

1,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.00/cwt +13.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 769 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.24/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 577 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.04/cwt -7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 670 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,250 877 1,219
Feeder cattle 992 663 1,073
Slaughter cattle 215 214 133
Replacement cattle 43 — 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the most advance on steers weighing 700-800 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Quality and condition ran pretty uneven throughout the day and for the most part less attractive than last week but greatly improved weather conditions for the next ten days as well as some positive movement in cattle futures helped the market. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 7 178.00 $178.00 $773 -0.50
456 unweaned 456 4 163.00 $163.00 $743 —
499 499 18 161.50 $161.50 $806 —
502 502 5 167.00 $167.00 $838 +1.00
508 unweaned 508 6 157.00 $157.00 $798 —
514 514 4 159.50 $159.50 $820 -6.50
563 563 9 159.00 $159.00 $895 —
602–613 604 27 145.00–145.50 $145.41 $878 -7.50
606 unweaned 606 7 134.00 $134.00 $812 —
652–658 655 19 149.00–152.00 $150.27 $984 +0.02
683 683 21 136.50 $136.50 $932 -13.75
711–732 729 24 143.00–146.00 $145.51 $1,061 +5.51
769 769 67 148.00 $148.00 $1,138 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 unweaned 488 3 156.50 $156.50 $764 —
507–533 518 32 148.00–165.00 $157.09 $814 -5.41
551–587 566 18 149.50–154.00 $151.64 $858 +7.91
596 unweaned 596 5 138.00 $138.00 $822 —
610–630 621 7 140.00–142.50 $141.45 $878 -5.80
646 unweaned 646 4 135.50 $135.50 $875 —
664 unweaned 664 6 136.00 $136.00 $903 —
670–674 673 22 138.00–140.00 $139.09 $936 +0.34
695 695 7 135.00 $135.00 $938 -3.75
706–710 708 13 127.50–130.50 $129.12 $914 —
736–747 741 14 131.00–134.50 $132.51 $982 —
762 762 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,025 +2.00
807 807 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,049 —
854 854 8 122.50 $122.50 $1,046 —
923 923 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,117 +6.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
889 889 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,022 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 157.00 $157.00 $526 —
421 421 4 140.00 $140.00 $589 —
453–480 469 17 141.00–145.50 $144.36 $677 —
502–544 523 33 134.50–152.50 $140.31 $734 -0.19
560–589 577 44 130.00–136.50 $133.66 $771 -6.84
578 unweaned 578 5 129.50 $129.50 $749 —
623–626 625 11 129.00–132.00 $130.36 $815 +0.29
658–662 660 12 123.50–125.00 $124.38 $821 -3.87
694 694 6 127.00 $127.00 $881 -1.25
700 700 3 125.00 $125.00 $875 ±0.00
813 813 4 122.50 $122.50 $996 —
865 865 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 9 153.00 $153.00 $762 -0.53
501–544 526 20 140.00–149.50 $144.76 $761 -1.41
556 556 8 144.00 $144.00 $801 —
554–571 unweaned 558 16 136.00 $136.00 $759 —
609 609 18 132.50 $132.50 $807 +0.50
614–646 626 11 135.00–138.00 $136.87 $857 +4.87
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
959 959 16 109.25 $109.25 $1,048 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 unweaned 552 5 134.00 $134.00 $740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 unweaned 467 3 147.00 $147.00 $686 —
593 593 3 113.00 $113.00 $670 —
678 678 5 108.50 $108.50 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1370 1229 80-85% 13 45.00–53.50 $50.35 $619 -0.73
995–1580 1274 80-85% 29 54.00–63.50 $57.87 $737 +0.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1475 1447 75-80% 6 62.00–64.00 $62.59 $906 —
1265–1735 1490 75-80% 28 54.50–62.50 $59.48 $886 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1015 954 85-90% 4 43.00–49.00 $46.37 $442 —
810–1313 1047 85-90% 24 49.00–59.50 $52.96 $554 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 65-75% 1 69.50 $69.50 $1,140 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–2125 1775 7 77.50–87.50 $82.03 $1,456 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,285.00 $1,285.00
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,410.00–1,485.00 $1,450.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 146.00 $146.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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.