New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

1,457 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest New Cambria Livestock Market report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.13/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 635 lb · 111 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.89/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 718 lb · 83 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.42/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 674 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,457	1,066	1,191
Feeder cattle	1,197	979	934
Slaughter cattle	260	87	257

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. A good variety of stock on hand this week, from weaned calves to a couple loads and part loads of yearlings, with a fair percentage of the offering carrying some flesh or fill. Cattle futures took a hard dive amidst rumors of packing plant slowdowns, but Thursday's slaughter numbers remained on track and didn't show any disruption. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–443	437	13	179.00–182.00	$180.47	$789	+0.91
478–497	495	27	174.50–178.00	$177.62	$879	—
508–549	521	43	160.00–175.00	$168.64	$879	-2.69
573	573	14	157.50	$157.50	$902	+7.21
593 unweaned	593	6	140.00	$140.00	$830	—
598	598	7	155.00	$155.00	$927	+4.71
624–643	632	14	149.75–150.50	$150.08	$949	+0.78
650 unweaned	650	6	134.75	$134.75	$876	—
652–687	676	61	149.00–157.25	$154.94	$1,047	+7.69
680	680	8	146.50	$146.50	$996	-0.75
715–739	718	83	145.75–147.00	$145.89	$1,047	-3.61
793	793	5	144.50	$144.50	$1,146	—
805	805	47	143.75	$143.75	$1,157	+1.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	171.00	$171.00	$559	—
467–497	478	13	164.00–168.00	$165.24	$790	-4.26
522 thin fleshed	522	5	169.50	$169.50	$885	—
539	539	15	159.50–162.50	$160.90	$867	+1.98
589	589	16	156.25	$156.25	$920	+1.05
592	592	6	147.00	$147.00	$870	-8.20
601–620	612	11	140.00–151.75	$148.06	$906	+0.68
662–683	672	19	145.00–147.00	$145.64	$979	+4.64
753 unweaned	753	3	121.00	$121.00	$911	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616 unweaned	616	11	138.00	$138.00	$850	—
878	878	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,054	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	8	155.50	$155.50	$543	—
422–448	434	47	155.00–160.50	$157.85	$685	—
492	492	3	140.00	$140.00	$689	-10.39
500–541	516	56	145.00–149.25	$147.34	$760	+0.34
532 unweaned	532	5	136.50	$136.50	$726	—
562–596	579	25	144.00–145.00	$144.71	$838	+3.12
628–641	635	111	140.00–145.25	$143.13	$909	-4.08
650	650	5	143.00	$143.00	$930	+6.76
695 unweaned	695	3	120.00	$120.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	140.00	$140.00	$574	-4.50
452–475	466	15	143.00–145.00	$144.22	$672	—
506–525	518	17	134.00–144.00	$139.75	$724	-1.75
538 unweaned	538	3	129.50	$129.50	$697	—
546–548	547	11	134.50–140.00	$137.50	$752	-4.00
555–578	565	14	135.50–139.75	$138.44	$782	+0.68
588	588	6	130.00	$130.00	$764	-7.76

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	16	132.50	$132.50	$722	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	175.00	$175.00	$609	—
392	392	3	169.00	$169.00	$662	—
404	404	6	180.00	$180.00	$727	—
519	519	14	159.00	$159.00	$825	—
589	589	8	140.00	$140.00	$825	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1545	1227	80-85%	18	44.00–50.50	$47.73	$586	-8.78
1030–1385	1302	80-85%	32	50.00–58.50	$54.01	$703	+4.72
1510	1510	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$906	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1258–1765	1406	75-80%	38	50.50–59.00	$54.92	$772	—
1325–1475	1425	75-80%	3	62.00–62.50	$62.35	$888	—
1335–1770	1499	75-80%	7	50.00–51.00	$50.40	$755	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1185	1025	85-90%	10	39.50–43.00	$41.90	$429	—
883–1225	1043	85-90%	35	42.00–52.00	$46.37	$484	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–2045	1870	4	78.50–82.50	$80.77	$1,510	—

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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.