New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.75/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 720 lb · 67 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $150.25/cwt ≈ $1,363/hd at 907 lb · 57 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.11/cwt -6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 687 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	740	1,332	1,538
Feeder cattle	691	1,231	1,448
Slaughter cattle	49	101	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, a small offering traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The feeder market has lost some of it's shine since the lofty market two weeks ago thanks to lower trending cattle futures and disappointing fed cattle trade. Some top quality 6 weight cattle did trade steady to 3.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	39	171.00	$171.00	$1,048	-12.82
665–669	668	43	163.00–170.50	$169.29	$1,131	-3.05
720	720	67	158.75	$158.75	$1,143	-10.18
798	798	7	152.00	$152.00	$1,213	-9.50
907	907	57	150.25	$150.25	$1,363	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	194.00	$194.00	$728	—
592	592	5	168.50	$168.50	$998	-8.30
637	637	15	166.00	$166.00	$1,057	—
653–658	657	13	151.00–160.00	$152.38	$1,001	-8.69
703–744	726	7	152.00–152.50	$152.21	$1,105	-7.79
820–844	826	31	148.00–149.00	$148.74	$1,229	-4.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	9	154.50	$154.50	$777	-13.39
559–596	573	18	158.50–159.50	$158.90	$910	-5.69
620–644	634	37	157.00–160.50	$158.56	$1,005	-3.86
678–692	687	48	149.00–152.00	$150.11	$1,031	-6.77
755	755	19	147.00	$147.00	$1,110	-10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	6	156.50	$156.50	$767	+1.50
598	598	8	147.00	$147.00	$879	-4.26
628	628	3	130.00	$130.00	$816	—
659–687	674	32	143.50–149.50	$148.12	$998	-2.98
736	736	5	139.50	$139.50	$1,027	-0.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902	902	5	136.50	$136.50	$1,231	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1540	1276	80-85%	9	63.50–70.00	$67.14	$857	—
1110–1535	1358	80-85%	5	72.00–81.00	$77.09	$1,047	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1670	1497	75-80%	3	71.00–73.50	$71.93	$1,077	—
1645–1840	1743	75-80%	2	75.50–76.50	$76.03	$1,325	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1255	1170	85-90%	4	61.00–61.50	$61.27	$717	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2175	1770	3	83.00–94.00	$90.56	$1,603	—

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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.