New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 5, 2021

1,425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.32/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 731 lb · 171 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.50/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 682 lb · 98 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.10/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 779 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,425	1,209	1,331
Feeder cattle	1,300	1,147	1,210
Slaughter cattle	94	62	121
Replacement cattle	31	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. This week's offering included a handful of load lots that found an active market. 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
442	442	3	199.50	$199.50	$882	—
479	479	7	204.50	$204.50	$980	+15.00
507–545	522	41	176.50–198.50	$190.80	$996	+4.84
554–576	565	47	183.50–189.75	$184.99	$1,045	+4.99
609–625	618	47	172.00–179.50	$177.69	$1,098	+1.55
677–695	686	27	168.75–169.00	$168.87	$1,158	+2.62
708–738	731	171	163.50–168.25	$166.32	$1,216	+11.07
768–783	779	96	158.25–162.25	$161.10	$1,255	+5.35
911	911	57	153.85	$153.85	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	5	204.50	$204.50	$798	—
468–495	483	7	189.00	$189.00	$913	+6.60
504–531	514	13	165.00–179.00	$174.40	$896	—
558–599	586	18	169.00–175.00	$172.90	$1,013	-0.19
623	623	8	150.00	$150.00	$934	-6.96
697	697	29	165.50	$165.50	$1,154	+6.30
716–745	737	19	151.60–155.50	$152.93	$1,127	-1.82
774	774	4	154.50	$154.50	$1,196	-2.75

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	6	146.75	$146.75	$1,335	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–540	525	32	155.50–163.50	$158.71	$833	+2.40
567–588	581	33	157.00–162.50	$160.42	$932	-1.33
607–618	613	32	150.00–160.00	$158.32	$971	+0.41
660–689	682	98	155.50–156.75	$156.50	$1,067	+4.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	4	158.50	$158.50	$675	—
462	462	3	150.00	$150.00	$693	-3.34
527–548	539	7	154.50–157.50	$156.24	$842	+7.87
556	556	5	152.00	$152.00	$845	+3.00
810	810	4	135.50	$135.50	$1,098	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	80-85%	1	77.00	$77.00	$874	+5.30
1190–1440	1306	80-85%	24	64.00–78.00	$70.83	$925	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1390	1347	75-80%	3	78.50–79.00	$78.84	$1,062	—
1245–1548	1425	75-80%	20	67.00–75.00	$72.63	$1,035	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048	1048	85-90%	2	62.50	$62.50	$655	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–1705	1650	65-75%	2	81.00–85.00	$82.93	$1,368	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1740–1925	1833	2	98.50–99.50	$98.97	$1,814	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,875.00	$1,875.00

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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.