New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 8, 2021

970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.31/cwt ≈ $1,339/hd at 879 lb · 175 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.80/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 819 lb · 113 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.25/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 637 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	970	1,616	1,764
Feeder cattle	920	1,455	1,678
Slaughter cattle	50	161	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, the bulk of Thursday's sale was 5 pot loads of 8 weight steers and a part load of 635 lb heifers with the rest of the sale consisting of small groups and packages. The best test was on 800-850 lb steers selling 4.00-5.00 higher than a pot load of similar weights from two weeks ago with the 850-900 lb steers selling with a higher undertone, the feeder steers under 800 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs all sold with a firm undertone on a light test. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	8	192.50	$192.50	$839	-1.48
473–487	485	18	187.00–199.00	$197.05	$956	+9.05
540–549	543	17	188.00–190.00	$189.40	$1,028	+1.15
568–599	586	14	172.00–180.00	$174.97	$1,025	-4.78
600–621	612	12	171.00–175.00	$173.37	$1,061	+0.97
654	654	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,020	-2.64
695	695	31	160.00	$160.00	$1,112	+1.36
750–779	774	31	152.50–156.50	$153.12	$1,185	—
803–833	819	113	154.25–155.50	$154.80	$1,268	+4.80
860–895	879	175	151.85–152.85	$152.31	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	188.00	$188.00	$696	—
410	410	3	189.00	$189.00	$775	—
455	455	5	170.50	$170.50	$776	-4.50
515–548	532	13	172.50–176.00	$174.91	$931	+8.41
575–591	579	32	160.00–168.75	$167.12	$968	-1.18
615–628	619	13	164.50–165.50	$165.11	$1,022	+4.11
690–695	693	7	145.00–151.00	$148.44	$1,029	-1.46
712–746	727	9	149.25–150.00	$149.66	$1,088	+2.91
826	826	4	144.50	$144.50	$1,194	+7.00
882	882	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	170.00	$170.00	$731	—
525–531	528	7	155.00–160.00	$157.13	$830	—
973	973	6	120.75	$120.75	$1,175	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–548	533	48	154.50–163.50	$157.29	$838	-1.56
581	581	17	158.25	$158.25	$919	-2.50
637	637	52	155.25	$155.25	$989	+5.27
667	667	3	147.25	$147.25	$982	-2.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	159.00	$159.00	$549	—
415–427	424	7	145.50–152.50	$150.54	$638	-4.46
463–473	466	9	143.00–146.50	$145.32	$677	-8.22
517–530	525	20	150.00–151.00	$150.85	$792	+2.67
582	582	3	145.00	$145.00	$844	-2.16
603–607	605	9	145.00–148.00	$146.33	$885	-8.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	156.00	$156.00	$761	—
578	578	3	142.50	$142.50	$824	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
956	956	85-90%	1	41.00	$41.00	$392	—
800–1105	994	85-90%	5	45.00–54.50	$51.13	$508	—
963–1205	1043	85-90%	9	57.00–65.00	$61.47	$641	—
920–1158	1060	85-90%	5	66.50–71.50	$69.10	$732	+9.79

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1390	1244	80-85%	9	65.00–72.00	$68.53	$853	—
1165–1383	1312	80-85%	5	73.50–76.50	$75.57	$991	—
1215–1430	1373	80-85%	5	62.50–63.50	$62.70	$861	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$896	-9.80
1480–1770	1583	75-80%	4	73.00–78.00	$75.92	$1,202	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1900	1580	6	89.00–99.00	$94.69	$1,496	—
1560–2480	1859	5	102.00–103.50	$102.91	$1,913	—

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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.