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New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 3, 2022

1,809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $189.00/cwt +9.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 631 lb · 222 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.96/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 709 lb · 150 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.10/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 532 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,809 2,173 1,725
Feeder cattle 1,667 1,960 1,535
Slaughter cattle 142 213 190

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded unevenly steady, mostly from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher. The local cash feeder market held up remarkably well this week considering all the factors currently in play. Another dismal day for cattle futures and soaring grain prices did little to slow buyers with the only true weak spot being steer calves under 550 lbs which traded with a sharply lower undertone after the big gains and big prices from the last couple weeks. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 227.00 $227.00 $770 —
440–447 442 13 215.00–219.00 $215.93 $954 -16.07
452–499 479 70 201.50–219.00 $209.30 $1,003 -15.09
523 value added 523 3 198.50 $198.50 $1,038 -5.50
513–539 533 42 193.50–197.50 $196.39 $1,047 -18.15
552–571 561 35 194.50–204.50 $199.24 $1,118 +4.28
612–648 631 218 180.00–197.75 $189.07 $1,193 +9.68
636 value added 636 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,177 —
662–696 683 34 171.00–175.50 $174.29 $1,190 -4.83
707 value added 707 13 172.75 $172.75 $1,221 —
702–734 709 137 168.25–170.50 $169.70 $1,203 -1.51
750 750 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 -1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 219.00 $219.00 $718 -1.00
374 374 19 224.50 $224.50 $840 +11.63
426–437 435 19 214.00–215.50 $214.31 $932 +1.81
446 value added 446 6 216.00 $216.00 $963 —
487–494 493 29 195.00–200.00 $195.85 $966 -9.42
502–542 519 43 181.00–199.75 $192.35 $998 -3.41
561–591 584 23 184.50–189.25 $188.26 $1,099 +5.94
600 value added 600 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,110 —
602–615 610 37 168.50–185.00 $177.11 $1,080 +8.52
673 673 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,117 -3.74
878 878 14 135.00 $135.00 $1,185 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 6 164.50 $164.50 $943 —
747 747 7 163.50 $163.50 $1,221 —
912 912 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,208 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 11 170.00 $170.00 $542 —
399 399 4 184.50 $184.50 $736 —
443 443 3 185.00 $185.00 $820 +8.97
451 451 7 174.00 $174.00 $785 -4.02
526 value added 526 7 182.50 $182.50 $960 —
513–547 533 78 172.50–184.50 $177.71 $947 +1.07
559–589 571 18 162.50–169.75 $166.84 $953 -0.88
584 value added 584 8 166.50 $166.50 $972 —
603 603 23 168.25 $168.25 $1,015 +5.61
663–666 666 67 155.75–158.50 $156.08 $1,039 -2.16
702 value added 702 11 156.50 $156.50 $1,099 —
719 719 4 152.50 $152.50 $1,096 -2.91
769 769 21 154.50 $154.50 $1,188 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–398 391 28 188.00–188.50 $188.40 $737 —
402–446 437 15 170.00–183.50 $181.02 $791 +13.68
453–482 465 56 160.00–178.25 $168.98 $786 -1.52
527–546 537 32 160.00–169.50 $164.55 $884 -2.66
558–596 573 15 160.00–170.00 $165.84 $950 +5.49
605–643 631 37 150.50–159.50 $153.91 $971 +3.91
678 678 3 145.00 $145.00 $983 —
755 755 16 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
825–841 833 8 139.50–140.00 $139.75 $1,164 —
835 835 7 125.50 $125.50 $1,048 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 10 154.50 $154.50 $935 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 4 154.00 $154.00 $990 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 179.00 $179.00 $936 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1595 1446 75-80% 13 85.50–90.00 $87.78 $1,269 —
1305–1795 1473 75-80% 22 76.00–86.50 $82.40 $1,214 +4.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1500 1241 80-85% 8 84.00–89.00 $86.45 $1,073 —
1080–1540 1274 80-85% 23 71.50–84.00 $78.39 $999 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1290 1187 85-90% 11 56.00–67.00 $63.47 $753 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2180 1855 8 106.50–116.00 $112.90 $2,094 —
1910–2135 2037 3 90.50–101.50 $97.63 $1,989 —

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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.