New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 16, 2021

2,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.27/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 525 lb · 149 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.21/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 563 lb · 109 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.98/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 570 lb · 103 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,031	2,355	1,644
Feeder cattle	1,876	2,063	1,433
Slaughter cattle	155	292	211

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, a light test of 4 weight steer calves sold mostly steady, 500-550 lbs and 600-650 lb steers sold firm to 3.00 higher, 550-600 lbs traded unevenly steady and yearling steers over 700 lbs sold with a higher undertone on few comparisons. Feeder heifers weighing 400-600 lbs sold fully steady to firm with instances 2.00-3.00 higher on the 450-500 lb heifers, 600-700 lb heifers traded steady. New Cambria Livestock closed the year with an impressive and active market on steer and heifer calves along with yearling steers all selling with good demand on a moderate offering with a very good offering of top quality steer and heifer calves in the offering, Slaughter cows sold steady to spots 2.00 higher on the high dressing cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–432	423	30	193.00–203.50	$198.36	$839	+0.89
471–499	491	22	192.50–201.50	$196.84	$966	+1.23
518–524 fancy	521	40	197.50–202.50	$199.61	$1,040	—
504–548	526	109	181.50–195.00	$189.57	$997	+2.47
550–588	567	78	175.00–181.50	$177.49	$1,006	-2.11
580 fancy	580	25	187.75	$187.75	$1,089	—
615–633	627	89	168.00–178.00	$173.02	$1,085	+3.89
629 unweaned	629	6	160.50	$160.50	$1,010	+3.00
650–693	677	96	164.75–173.75	$169.17	$1,145	+0.19
705–720	713	46	167.00–174.00	$170.83	$1,218	+3.33
765	765	6	163.00	$163.00	$1,247	+0.50
853	853	23	164.25	$164.25	$1,401	—
885 thin fleshed	885	63	166.50	$166.50	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–393	387	17	190.00–200.00	$193.44	$749	-12.75
402–433	420	30	177.50–189.00	$183.72	$772	+7.58
451–490	462	31	173.00–181.00	$177.77	$821	+3.80
503–540	516	32	170.50–181.00	$175.61	$906	+2.52
552–586	568	42	165.00–174.50	$170.50	$968	+2.27
600–622	612	17	155.00–164.50	$161.27	$987	—
708	708	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,097	—
734	734	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,064	—
770	770	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,155	—
840	840	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,277	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–394	387	53	174.50–182.00	$177.82	$688	—
403–446	430	31	179.00–185.00	$183.81	$790	+3.36
465–484	478	42	165.00–178.00	$173.40	$829	+3.09
463–493 value added	483	43	180.00	$180.00	$869	+5.00
502 value added	502	9	180.00	$180.00	$904	+0.75
505–548	520	61	164.00–175.50	$167.56	$871	-3.06
560 fancy	560	15	179.00	$179.00	$1,002	—
553–593	563	94	163.50–172.50	$169.97	$957	-0.83
603–636	626	78	159.00–163.50	$160.11	$1,002	—
669–688	681	66	158.25–159.00	$158.72	$1,081	-1.78
706	706	10	164.00	$164.00	$1,158	+4.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	4	167.00	$167.00	$618	—
403–412	408	6	168.50–169.00	$168.75	$688	+9.25
458–480	467	16	160.00–165.00	$162.17	$757	+6.41
468	468	4	149.00	$149.00	$697	-6.76
524 unweaned	524	4	141.00	$141.00	$739	—
530	530	5	156.50	$156.50	$829	-2.12
554	554	8	140.00	$140.00	$776	-17.00
552–586	573	28	155.00–162.00	$157.44	$902	+0.44
600–623	615	25	150.00–157.00	$152.22	$936	+2.22
665	665	7	150.00–153.00	$151.71	$1,009	+1.16
719	719	4	135.50	$135.50	$974	-8.01
730	730	14	147.50	$147.50	$1,077	+3.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564–568	566	9	140.00–144.00	$141.78	$802	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	4	146.00	$146.00	$853	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1200	1020	85-90%	14	31.00–39.00	$34.53	$352	—
1025	1025	85-90%	1	56.50	$56.50	$579	—
750–1158	1035	85-90%	15	40.00–46.00	$42.43	$439	—
1080–1135	1112	85-90%	5	48.00–54.00	$50.88	$566	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1103–1370	1217	80-85%	16	47.00–53.00	$50.25	$612	—
1180–1365	1247	80-85%	13	54.50–59.50	$56.30	$702	—
1312–1325	1315	80-85%	4	64.00–66.50	$65.87	$866	+16.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1555	1464	75-80%	9	51.50–55.50	$53.27	$780	-6.69
1465–1575	1520	75-80%	2	64.00–64.50	$64.24	$976	—
1440–1745	1568	75-80%	10	67.00–73.00	$70.41	$1,104	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1890	1745	65-75%	5	70.00–77.50	$73.95	$1,290	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1552–1775	1640	5	73.50–77.00	$75.70	$1,241	—
1631–2035	1702	12	78.50–84.50	$83.84	$1,427	—

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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.