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New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 5, 2020

1,075 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.25/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 689 lb · 88 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.11/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 615 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.96/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 534 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,075 1,250 1,134
Feeder cattle 901 992 864
Slaughter cattle 174 215 270
Replacement cattle — 43 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly steady and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Pretty solid trade all day with the best demand for a load of 689 lb heifers. 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
421 421 4 180.00 $180.00 $758 +2.00
457–478 463 13 177.00–184.50 $182.12 $843 —
523–536 531 50 160.00–173.00 $164.69 $875 +5.19
540 540 22 155.75 $155.75 $841 -3.75
551 551 11 166.00 $166.00 $915 +7.00
610 610 12 142.25 $142.25 $868 -3.16
607–621 616 69 149.75–153.75 $151.48 $933 +6.07
696 696 13 148.00 $148.00 $1,030 +11.50
699 unweaned 699 14 132.50 $132.50 $926 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 189.00 $189.00 $660 —
436 436 4 175.00 $175.00 $763 —
511 unweaned 511 5 156.00 $156.00 $797 —
518 518 3 155.50 $155.50 $805 -1.59
579 unweaned 579 7 149.00 $149.00 $863 +11.00
587 587 8 156.00 $156.00 $916 +4.36
600–635 620 12 149.00–149.50 $149.30 $926 +7.85
656–696 673 24 142.00–144.25 $143.28 $964 +4.19
700 700 13 140.50 $140.50 $984 +11.38
710 710 7 132.00 $132.00 $937 +2.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 162.00 $162.00 $632 —
424 424 5 159.00 $159.00 $674 —
494–499 unweaned 497 13 141.00–146.00 $143.30 $712 —
512 512 30 143.00 $143.00 $732 -1.76
505–538 527 9 143.00–149.00 $144.92 $764 +0.16
576 576 7 133.00 $133.00 $766 -11.00
647 647 18 143.25 $143.25 $927 +6.38
689 689 88 144.25 $144.25 $994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–539 527 18 143.50–145.00 $144.15 $760 +3.84
549 unweaned 549 5 131.50 $131.50 $722 —
567 567 20 136.50 $136.50 $774 +2.84
564–590 577 19 132.50–135.50 $134.11 $774 +0.45
591 unweaned 591 20 130.00 $130.00 $768 +0.50
613 613 7 132.00 $132.00 $809 +1.64
611–645 636 22 125.50–132.75 $130.00 $827 -0.36
670 670 8 120.50 $120.50 $807 -3.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 163.00 $163.00 $655 —
582 582 7 130.00 $130.00 $757 +17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1480 1341 75-80% 5 45.50–52.00 $49.52 $664 —
1110–1620 1446 75-80% 26 54.00–61.50 $58.07 $840 -4.52
1345–1615 1459 75-80% 4 64.00–68.00 $66.34 $968 +6.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103–1688 1282 80-85% 13 45.00–52.50 $49.84 $639 -8.03
1000–1470 1316 80-85% 17 54.00–62.50 $57.32 $754 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1190 1058 85-90% 6 41.00–46.50 $43.51 $460 —
855–1385 1119 85-90% 18 47.50–54.00 $50.59 $566 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1950 1729 5 77.00–91.00 $82.63 $1,429 —

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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.