New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

1,079 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.60/cwt ≈ $1,151/hd at 855 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.08/cwt -9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 531 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.94/cwt -5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 579 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,079	1,937	792
Feeder cattle	937	1,777	658
Slaughter cattle	142	160	134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 with some feedlot bound steers seeing an even bigger drop after last week's sharp upswing. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Pretty sour feeling to the beef sector in general this week with cattle futures in a free fall while grain prices sky rocket. Packer margins have cleared $500 for the past couple weeks and look to widen again since the cattle feeder can't find any leverage even with unprecedented beef demand. Supply light, demand light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	4	184.50	$184.50	$661	+2.28
403–443	420	19	170.50–175.50	$173.28	$728	-7.22
456–471	463	28	160.00–170.50	$166.73	$772	-9.27
503–549	528	25	160.00–170.00	$165.95	$876	-5.13
558–588	573	38	148.00–161.00	$155.56	$891	-13.76
631	631	8	146.25	$146.25	$923	-13.75
651–654	652	23	144.50–145.00	$144.70	$943	+9.70
735	735	34	145.25	$145.25	$1,068	-6.16
855	855	60	134.60	$134.60	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	12	175.25	$175.25	$752	—
524–537	531	57	165.50–176.00	$171.08	$908	-9.33
552	552	5	165.50	$165.50	$914	—
606–628	625	31	151.50	$151.50	$947	-18.77
656–660	658	18	147.50–148.00	$147.69	$972	-14.13

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	8	156.25	$156.25	$906	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	145.00	$145.00	$577	—
425–431	429	15	145.00–150.00	$148.15	$636	-0.26
456–498	470	34	139.50–145.50	$142.83	$671	-10.52
503–548	525	36	135.00–144.25	$140.95	$740	-3.16
561–598	580	21	126.00–139.75	$134.74	$781	-11.62
607	607	3	127.00	$127.00	$771	+2.00
658–669	668	35	128.50–134.75	$134.22	$897	+14.22
753–779	773	32	120.50–127.50	$122.21	$945	-6.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	8	158.50	$158.50	$552	—
413–434	419	14	150.00–162.00	$158.45	$664	—
517	517	3	155.50	$155.50	$804	-4.69
552–598	579	41	142.50–147.00	$144.94	$839	-6.39
624	624	8	133.50	$133.50	$833	-11.09
698	698	18	137.25	$137.25	$958	-2.75
744	744	5	128.00	$128.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	5	108.50	$108.50	$901	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1120	1067	80-85%	3	52.00–54.50	$52.88	$564	—
1090–1495	1224	80-85%	24	59.00–69.00	$64.94	$795	-6.16
1075–1338	1285	80-85%	5	69.00–71.50	$71.08	$913	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1140	1044	85-90%	7	45.00–50.00	$47.72	$498	-16.84
925–1500	1117	85-90%	14	53.50–58.50	$55.56	$621	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1645	1405	75-80%	14	62.50–69.50	$65.88	$926	—
1335–1555	1453	75-80%	3	69.00–72.50	$71.09	$1,033	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–2130	1842	6	86.50–95.50	$90.98	$1,676	—

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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.