New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.21/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 636 lb · 147 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 524 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.76/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 587 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,066	1,075	1,602
Feeder cattle	979	901	1,453
Slaughter cattle	87	174	149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher, except for some 625-650 lb heifers that sold a full 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Nice quality offering this week of mostly weaned calves, highlighted by a load plus consignment of 635 lb heifers bringing nearly steer price. 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	Δ last sale
435–445	440	8	174.00–185.00	$179.56	$790	-0.44
455–469	459	16	175.50–180.00	$176.94	$812	-5.18
518–532	526	48	167.00–176.25	$171.33	$901	+6.64
559–561	560	35	166.50	$166.50	$932	+0.50
568–596	579	10	150.00–150.50	$150.29	$870	-15.71
601–628	621	28	148.75–150.00	$149.30	$927	-2.18
652	652	12	147.25	$147.25	$960	—
707	707	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,004	—
708	708	15	149.50	$149.50	$1,058	—
810	810	3	142.50	$142.50	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454 unweaned	454	6	165.00	$165.00	$749	—
474	474	7	169.50	$169.50	$803	—
544–545	544	13	158.00–161.00	$158.92	$865	+3.42
571 unweaned	571	6	147.00	$147.00	$839	-2.00
565–596	587	35	153.75–161.50	$155.20	$911	-0.80
601–623	612	30	145.50–151.00	$147.38	$902	-1.92
651 unweaned	651	6	137.00	$137.00	$892	—
653–662	659	19	143.00–144.50	$144.03	$949	+0.75
663	663	7	141.00	$141.00	$935	-2.28
729	729	17	142.25	$142.25	$1,037	+10.25
776–783	778	9	135.25–140.50	$137.01	$1,066	—
862	862	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,159	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–479	476	24	149.50–150.75	$150.39	$716	—
503–544	524	55	140.00–150.50	$147.00	$770	+2.08
561–570	566	14	139.00–143.50	$141.59	$801	+8.59
635–640	636	147	143.00–148.25	$147.21	$936	+3.96
655–690	681	29	133.00–143.50	$136.24	$928	-8.01
756	756	48	138.00	$138.00	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	4	144.50	$144.50	$633	—
512	512	5	141.50	$141.50	$724	-2.65
573–595	587	54	132.50–142.00	$137.76	$809	+3.65
608–639	628	17	132.50–134.00	$133.01	$835	+3.01
652–698	669	8	127.00–134.75	$131.72	$881	+11.22
820	820	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,046	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	8	135.50	$135.50	$794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1440	1352	75-80%	3	46.00–50.50	$48.90	$661	—
1330–1700	1517	75-80%	13	54.00–64.50	$59.35	$900	—
1517–1770	1600	75-80%	10	64.50–69.00	$65.73	$1,052	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1378	1245	80-85%	16	53.50–59.00	$56.51	$704	—
1230–1470	1332	80-85%	3	48.00–51.50	$49.29	$657	-8.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1185	1108	85-90%	14	47.00–53.00	$50.50	$560	-0.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640–2100	1810	3	76.00–87.50	$81.07	$1,467	—

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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.