New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 1, 2021

1,629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.58/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 631 lb · 154 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.33/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 676 lb · 143 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.22/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 670 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,629	1,642	1,006
Feeder cattle	1,514	1,491	861
Slaughter cattle	115	151	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower after last week's sharp upturn, heavier weights 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Several bigger strings of yearlings again this week with a particularly impressive market for 6 weight heifers, many of which sold at nearly steer price. Still lots of interest in grazing cattle, with the decline mostly off the very top of last week's trading range. 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
428–441	436	8	185.00–191.00	$187.21	$816	-2.53
486–491	488	13	188.00–191.00	$189.84	$926	+0.77
512–533	524	39	172.50–191.00	$178.87	$937	-1.01
555–576	571	43	165.25–174.00	$166.79	$952	-5.32
604–637	621	76	155.00–162.50	$158.47	$984	-3.86
650–696	676	143	153.00–163.00	$158.33	$1,070	+1.43
724	724	10	150.00	$150.00	$1,086	-8.32
850	850	57	134.50	$134.50	$1,143	—
920	920	21	125.25	$125.25	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	180.00	$180.00	$792	+2.49
468 unweaned	468	4	167.00	$167.00	$782	—
456–497	472	22	164.50–180.00	$175.08	$826	—
524–540	532	24	165.00–174.50	$172.19	$916	+7.76
556–598	565	28	154.00–172.00	$163.67	$925	+3.17
609–646	626	29	147.50–158.00	$152.21	$953	-4.04
640 thin fleshed	640	3	156.00	$156.00	$998	—
689	689	9	142.00	$142.00	$978	-9.41
698	698	3	146.50	$146.50	$1,023	-4.91
717–725	722	9	143.00–143.50	$143.17	$1,034	+2.54
771	771	5	135.25	$135.25	$1,043	-2.55
853	853	15	130.00	$130.00	$1,109	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517–534	528	38	150.50–152.50	$151.14	$798	-7.06
557–599	578	10	148.50–152.50	$150.43	$869	-8.53
630–647	631	154	142.50–150.25	$149.58	$944	+3.14
657–697	670	118	135.00–149.75	$145.22	$973	+6.72
709–722	718	28	134.00–138.00	$136.94	$983	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–440	429	9	148.50–159.00	$152.59	$655	-0.13
469–498	483	31	149.00–159.00	$152.38	$736	-0.23
508–520	516	8	145.00–145.50	$145.18	$749	-5.58
555–597	571	26	135.00–150.00	$145.39	$830	+2.79
653–678	666	12	132.50–133.50	$132.99	$886	+1.50
754	754	7	133.00	$133.00	$1,003	+6.25
802	802	7	127.00	$127.00	$1,019	+12.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	12	144.00	$144.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
754	754	7	116.50	$116.50	$878	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	4	142.50	$142.50	$855	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	4	182.50	$182.50	$704	-0.50
427	427	3	170.00	$170.00	$726	—
530	530	4	168.00	$168.00	$890	—
634	634	6	136.25	$136.25	$864	—
710–748	729	6	113.00–120.00	$116.41	$849	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1395	1211	80-85%	18	59.00–66.50	$64.03	$775	—
1065–1535	1237	80-85%	7	67.50–74.50	$70.18	$868	+9.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1605	1474	75-80%	6	64.50–69.50	$65.84	$970	—
1350–1680	1521	75-80%	10	68.00–75.00	$70.98	$1,080	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	85-90%	1	47.00	$47.00	$392	—
1025–1235	1131	85-90%	9	54.50–57.00	$56.28	$637	-6.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–2125	1756	9	84.00–97.00	$90.69	$1,593	—
1935	1935	1	101.50	$101.50	$1,964	—

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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.