New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

1,642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.33/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 628 lb · 142 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.96/cwt +10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 574 lb · 92 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.20/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 524 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,642	1,387	773
Feeder cattle	1,491	1,305	700
Slaughter cattle	151	82	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. More mud than grass on hand currently but grass fever has certainly struck with anything suitable for a grazing program seeing a solid advance this week. Heavier cattle sure weren't left out of the higher market, as some 700-800 lb cattle traded double digits higher. Fed cattle finally made a move Wednesday, trading from 115.00-116.00 live, adding to a more optimistic tone here at the local barn. Supply moderate, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	208.00	$208.00	$811	—
403–446	426	39	184.00–194.50	$189.74	$808	—
455–493	475	45	186.00–192.50	$189.07	$898	+7.07
504–548	531	45	176.00–187.50	$179.88	$955	+6.13
559–586	572	67	166.00–180.00	$172.11	$984	+3.74
613–648	628	142	152.50–167.50	$162.33	$1,019	+5.45
679–690	686	22	151.00–165.50	$156.90	$1,076	+0.90
701–719	706	25	156.00–159.25	$158.32	$1,118	+7.01
750	750	13	148.50	$148.50	$1,114	—
837	837	13	135.75	$135.75	$1,136	+4.00
898	898	15	128.25	$128.25	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	183.00	$183.00	$637	—
360–386	374	13	187.50–188.00	$187.78	$702	—
428–443	435	20	173.00–183.00	$177.51	$772	-10.44
514–517	515	7	164.00–165.00	$164.43	$847	-0.16
573	573	8	160.50	$160.50	$920	-3.58
612	612	11	156.25	$156.25	$956	-0.25
661–683	669	31	145.00–153.50	$151.41	$1,013	+4.80
723–747	738	8	140.00–141.00	$140.63	$1,038	-1.68
761–791	785	39	135.00–138.50	$137.80	$1,082	+3.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	177.50–178.00	$177.75	$569	—
359–385	368	11	164.50–166.50	$165.74	$610	—
400–444	429	34	151.50–167.25	$161.27	$692	—
460	460	11	160.50	$160.50	$738	—
501–548	524	78	152.00–162.00	$158.20	$829	+5.76
561–586	574	92	155.00–162.75	$158.96	$912	+10.03
623–647	638	45	145.00–148.00	$146.44	$934	+8.36
674	674	12	138.50	$138.50	$933	+1.18
756–781	764	33	126.25–128.50	$127.73	$976	+4.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	7	164.50	$164.50	$623	—
408–447	435	24	145.00–155.00	$152.72	$664	—
465–497	484	34	146.50–155.75	$152.61	$739	+5.55
500 thin fleshed	500	4	163.00	$163.00	$815	—
525–542	533	14	149.50–151.50	$150.76	$804	—
555–595	572	21	140.50–146.50	$142.60	$816	+5.60
622	622	6	133.00	$133.00	$827	-7.00
654–679	670	30	130.00–134.00	$131.49	$881	-2.21
731–733	732	8	125.50–130.00	$127.19	$931	+0.71
760	760	3	126.75	$126.75	$963	+3.00
804	804	9	115.00	$115.00	$925	-2.78

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	183.00	$183.00	$683	—
473	473	4	179.50	$179.50	$849	—
587	587	3	150.00	$150.00	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1385	1249	80-85%	29	54.00–65.00	$60.36	$754	-7.24
1255–1278	1272	80-85%	4	51.00–55.50	$52.11	$663	-5.63
1280–1398	1339	80-85%	4	64.00	$64.00	$857	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1250	1105	85-90%	22	52.00–61.00	$54.83	$606	-6.17
1025–1185	1132	85-90%	3	59.50–63.50	$62.29	$705	+1.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1575	1438	75-80%	8	65.50–68.50	$66.61	$958	+8.47
1315–1773	1440	75-80%	14	54.00–66.50	$62.69	$903	+4.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–2000	1603	3	73.00–90.00	$83.95	$1,346	—
1400–2005	1703	2	91.00–92.50	$91.62	$1,560	—

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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.