New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

1,644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.99/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 723 lb · 129 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.50/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 570 lb · 115 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.00/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 660 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,644	2,122
Feeder cattle	1,433	1,946
Slaughter cattle	211	176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steers sold uneven from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher, heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with some higher quality groups of replacement type heifers 500-650 lbs. sharply higher. The supply of feeders was moderate with some larger consignments of quality cattle on hand as well as several odds and ends as farmers finished their marketing for this calendar year. Demand was moderate to good especially on the bunches of quality heifers that ended up going home to build herds as replacements. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–483	482	3	173.50–186.00	$177.65	$856	-3.27
502–545	525	44	165.00–178.00	$174.52	$916	+1.49
555–598	570	115	161.00–170.50	$165.50	$943	-0.60
608–633	623	64	155.50–161.75	$159.07	$991	+1.89
650–692	666	70	145.00–151.00	$149.21	$994	-3.68
708–742	723	129	143.00–149.50	$147.99	$1,070	+1.83
767–780	771	9	140.00–144.00	$142.65	$1,100	+3.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–348	346	8	178.00–189.00	$182.99	$633	-4.01
373–388	379	10	175.00–194.00	$183.02	$694	+2.50
408–448	432	9	174.00–176.00	$174.56	$754	+0.07
458–496	485	27	163.00–174.50	$169.35	$821	-2.13
515–525	518	9	162.50–165.00	$164.11	$850	+9.11
573–598	578	16	152.50–164.00	$160.37	$927	+1.75
635–645	641	11	136.00–147.50	$144.13	$924	-3.75
675–697	686	45	135.00–143.50	$140.27	$962	-1.72
718–735	722	5	135.00–137.50	$136.40	$985	-6.51
767–791	784	39	130.00–139.00	$133.64	$1,048	-3.54
803–823	813	19	125.50–130.00	$128.33	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	173.00	$173.00	$562	—
350–365	353	5	172.00	$172.00	$607	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–446	439	8	160.00–163.00	$161.38	$708	+0.24
455–499	482	43	153.00–160.00	$156.19	$753	+5.69
500–548	524	24	143.00–156.75	$152.99	$802	+5.98
510–545	535	39	160.00–165.00	$162.45	$869	+15.44
550–572	564	27	142.50–156.50	$151.22	$853	-0.15
552–586	574	40	156.00–160.00	$157.82	$906	+6.45
623–626	625	8	141.00–143.00	$142.50	$891	+1.97
632–637	634	13	146.50–149.00	$147.47	$935	+6.94
650–668	660	82	134.00–142.50	$139.00	$917	-0.71
723–749	748	76	132.00–138.50	$132.25	$989	-9.00
750–783	778	18	133.75–138.50	$134.51	$1,046	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–328	318	12	159.00–170.00	$164.72	$524	—
374–385	378	6	151.00–154.00	$152.98	$578	-6.02
410–435	420	7	155.00–159.00	$156.41	$657	+19.41
458–493	479	23	143.00–155.00	$148.87	$713	+5.30
503–545	524	10	133.00–146.00	$138.93	$728	-4.50
550–595	570	19	130.00–141.00	$135.99	$775	-1.50
565–598	587	3	118.00–121.00	$120.04	$705	-17.45
605–635	619	14	125.00–135.00	$131.95	$817	-1.81
660–682	675	21	125.00–132.50	$131.23	$886	-2.43
701–720	707	13	121.50–128.00	$125.20	$885	-0.30
750–765	761	4	128.50–130.00	$129.63	$986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	527	3	120.00–129.00	$125.92	$664	—
560–578	569	4	126.00–128.00	$127.02	$723	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	3	145.00	$145.00	$798	—
602–635	620	7	116.00–124.00	$122.40	$759	—
650–685	663	3	118.00–127.00	$122.40	$812	+18.40
722–740	735	11	113.00	$113.00	$831	—
818	818	2	90.00	$90.00	$736	—
862	862	3	80.00	$80.00	$690	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1165	998	85-90%	6	28.00–36.00	$32.49	$324	—
815–1395	1107	85-90%	57	38.00–50.00	$44.09	$488	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1485	1230	80-85%	26	46.00–52.50	$49.91	$614	-4.62
1165–1490	1275	80-85%	3	54.00–56.00	$54.93	$700	—
1140–1505	1319	80-85%	11	40.00–46.50	$44.26	$584	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1700	1350	75-80%	17	50.00–57.00	$54.14	$731	—
1410–1585	1493	75-80%	11	59.00–68.00	$62.55	$934	+10.88
1445–1580	1510	75-80%	3	47.00–49.00	$48.20	$728	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1925	1376	4	65.00–67.50	$65.72	$904	—
1445–2100	1748	12	70.00–81.00	$75.47	$1,319	—
1795–1995	1909	4	82.00–88.00	$84.57	$1,614	—

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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.