New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

1,937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.59/cwt +10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 618 lb · 150 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.82/cwt +3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 665 lb · 115 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.28/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 530 lb · 104 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,937	1,629	797
Feeder cattle	1,777	1,514	712
Slaughter cattle	160	115	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, heavier weights 5.00 to 10.00 higher, spots as much as 13.00 higher. Heifers traded mostly steady, with some under 550 lbs sharply higher, as much as 9.00 higher than the last sale. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Buyers are still aggressively pursuing purchases even given the surge in the corn market and lower trending cattle futures this week. A few more short weaned cattle showed up in the mix, some of the fleshiest seeing discounts. Still a lot of interest in light grazing cattle but the hottest ticket this week was for the top quality 600-720 lb steers, with light 6 wts climbing into mid 170s per cwt. Supply heavy, demand good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	4	174.00	$174.00	$788	-15.84
478–499	485	29	186.50–193.50	$190.07	$922	+0.23
505–517	515	44	172.00–183.75	$180.41	$929	+1.54
576 unweaned	576	16	160.50	$160.50	$924	—
588	588	28	174.75	$174.75	$1,028	+7.96
602–640	617	134	164.00–175.25	$170.27	$1,051	+11.80
628 unweaned	628	16	154.50	$154.50	$970	—
651–697	665	115	156.50–163.25	$161.82	$1,076	+3.49
704–708	706	37	159.00–162.00	$160.54	$1,133	+10.54
751	751	63	155.50	$155.50	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	192.00	$192.00	$601	—
380–389	385	8	180.00–184.50	$182.22	$702	—
428	428	3	180.50	$180.50	$773	+0.50
450–496	481	42	173.50–180.50	$176.00	$847	+0.92
504–540	526	56	165.00–179.50	$171.08	$900	-1.11
558–588	570	27	168.50–170.00	$169.32	$965	+5.65
610	610	10	160.00	$160.00	$976	+7.79
623 thin fleshed	623	5	165.50	$165.50	$1,031	+9.50
667	667	16	135.00	$135.00	$900	-7.00
653–696	681	58	145.00–160.00	$154.87	$1,055	+12.87
727–746	735	40	149.00–152.50	$151.41	$1,113	+8.24
825	825	7	130.50	$130.50	$1,077	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
744	744	14	140.00	$140.00	$1,042	—
843	843	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,087	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	130.50	$130.50	$757	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	9	155.50	$155.50	$757	—
507–536	527	87	156.50–163.50	$160.19	$844	+9.05
546 unweaned	546	17	148.50	$148.50	$811	—
555–582	562	61	150.00–154.50	$151.33	$850	+0.90
581 unweaned	581	19	148.50	$148.50	$863	—
601–644	630	66	143.50–146.00	$144.59	$911	-4.99
669	669	17	140.00	$140.00	$937	-5.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	6	155.00	$155.00	$553	—
422–441	430	17	147.25–150.00	$148.41	$638	-4.18
463–485	471	13	153.25–153.50	$153.35	$722	+0.97
530–547	539	37	140.00–150.00	$144.11	$777	-1.07
552–585	562	22	137.00–152.00	$146.36	$823	+0.97
623	623	9	125.00	$125.00	$779	—
605–649	626	26	134.75–144.50	$139.14	$871	—
670	670	15	120.00	$120.00	$804	-12.99
703–729	715	11	129.25	$129.25	$924	—
753	753	4	128.50	$128.50	$968	-4.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	10	125.50	$125.50	$891	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	131.00	$131.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1220	1162	80-85%	3	51.50–56.00	$54.22	$630	—
1000–1490	1192	80-85%	20	58.00–70.50	$66.22	$789	—
1138–1365	1213	80-85%	10	69.00–73.50	$71.10	$862	+7.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	75-80%	1	57.50	$57.50	$739	—
1085–1620	1393	75-80%	14	60.00–70.50	$66.47	$926	—
1213–1750	1449	75-80%	14	70.00–75.00	$72.56	$1,051	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1080	991	85-90%	8	46.00–53.50	$49.64	$492	—
930–1190	1032	85-90%	13	54.50–63.50	$59.62	$615	—
990–1160	1035	85-90%	4	64.00–66.00	$64.56	$668	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1690	1563	9	87.00–94.00	$91.43	$1,429	—
1700–2175	1953	3	98.50–104.00	$101.62	$1,985	—

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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.