New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

1,203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.04/cwt ≈ $1,146/hd at 640 lb · 85 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.52/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 523 lb · 62 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.50/cwt ≈ $1,255/hd at 707 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,203	481	1,075
Feeder cattle	1,037	419	901
Slaughter cattle	166	62	174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test, steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. A couple short loads of backgrounded steers led the way for a pretty salty market this week. Buyers were eager to own some stock as the future currently looks brighter for the beef sector. Supply moderate, 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
473	473	12	185.50	$185.50	$877	—
504–538	529	42	184.25–190.85	$189.20	$1,001	+11.37
561–579	565	36	176.00–184.50	$182.56	$1,031	+7.52
618–645	640	85	165.00–181.25	$179.04	$1,146	—
660–684	669	25	166.00–177.50	$171.72	$1,149	+9.23
707	707	61	177.50	$177.50	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–421	419	14	170.25–175.00	$171.59	$719	-13.41
474–495	486	11	175.50–179.00	$176.96	$860	-3.61
500–548	522	30	171.00–179.00	$175.50	$916	+4.00
552–584	562	25	165.00–176.50	$169.81	$954	+2.84
609–645	634	30	155.00–160.00	$156.03	$989	—
745	745	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,229	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	15	152.00	$152.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	6	159.50	$159.50	$930	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–428	424	16	170.25–172.50	$171.10	$725	+6.10
492–494	493	34	161.00–162.50	$161.40	$796	-3.91
509–546	523	62	154.75–162.00	$157.52	$824	—
583	583	6	159.50	$159.50	$930	+1.31
609	609	4	148.50	$148.50	$904	—
658–678	671	15	158.00–164.00	$161.90	$1,086	+7.40
713–725	717	9	158.50–165.00	$162.81	$1,167	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	4	155.50	$155.50	$566	—
456–495	471	8	153.50–158.50	$156.53	$737	+1.06
548	548	20	153.50	$153.50	$841	—
552–598	587	34	146.75–150.00	$147.86	$868	—
615	615	8	134.50	$134.50	$827	-8.50
707	707	3	140.00	$140.00	$990	+1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
599	599	4	144.00	$144.00	$863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1380	1281	80-85%	7	46.50–50.00	$48.73	$624	—
1120–1435	1297	80-85%	28	53.50–62.00	$57.22	$742	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1555	1379	75-80%	21	58.00–60.00	$59.23	$817	—
1225–1575	1453	75-80%	3	46.00–55.50	$50.13	$728	—
1420–1575	1511	75-80%	5	65.50–68.00	$66.86	$1,010	+9.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1060	990	85-90%	7	39.00–48.50	$44.22	$438	—
870–1280	1132	85-90%	10	49.50–52.50	$50.84	$576	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1765–1815	1790	65-75%	2	71.00–72.00	$71.49	$1,280	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–2050	1779	4	84.00–90.00	$87.59	$1,558	—

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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.