New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.56/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 648 lb · 166 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.43/cwt +13.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 681 lb · 40 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.50/cwt ≈ $1,176/hd at 674 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	935	928	1,027
Feeder cattle	767	854	822
Slaughter cattle	168	74	205

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, trade was pretty spotty, with some 6 and 7 weight cattle trading sharply higher, and other weights either side of steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was pretty uneven and the unweaned calves didn't find a lot of friends this week in light of seasonal temperature swings. Supply moderate, demand mostly moderate, good in spots.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474 value added	474	17	185.00	$185.00	$877	—
485–489	487	13	185.00–203.00	$196.04	$955	+0.54
542–547	544	14	184.00–185.50	$185.00	$1,006	-9.13
554–597	570	16	184.25–194.00	$188.08	$1,072	+0.58
590 unweaned	590	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,003	—
610	610	3	172.50	$172.50	$1,052	-14.00
634 value added	634	10	167.50	$167.50	$1,062	—
674	674	39	174.50	$174.50	$1,176	—
708–728	721	10	169.00–175.50	$172.81	$1,246	—
823	823	14	167.75	$167.75	$1,381	-6.25
839	839	8	160.50	$160.50	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550 unweaned	550	8	178.50	$178.50	$982	—
678–683	681	40	187.00–196.50	$195.43	$1,331	+13.43
706	706	18	186.50	$186.50	$1,317	+1.63
839	839	15	165.50	$165.50	$1,389	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458 unweaned	458	3	189.00	$189.00	$866	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–432	420	10	177.50–200.00	$186.13	$782	—
498	498	6	179.00	$179.00	$891	—
556	556	5	176.00	$176.00	$979	-2.50
645–648	648	166	179.50–184.75	$184.56	$1,196	-0.23
715	715	34	174.75	$174.75	$1,249	+11.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–492	467	11	170.00–173.50	$171.14	$799	-5.47
489 unweaned	489	5	160.50	$160.50	$785	—
505 unweaned	505	5	171.00	$171.00	$864	—
556–575 unweaned	563	11	155.00–165.00	$161.29	$908	—
550–595	573	12	160.00–163.50	$161.68	$926	-19.69
822	822	18	157.00	$157.00	$1,291	—
892	892	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,329	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443 unweaned	443	4	160.00	$160.00	$709	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1315	1276	80-85%	13	63.00–70.50	$67.29	$859	-21.44
1070–1445	1289	80-85%	25	70.00–78.00	$74.58	$961	-14.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1525	1371	75-80%	28	73.50–84.50	$77.94	$1,069	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1075	997	85-90%	3	74.50–77.00	$75.62	$754	—
885–1210	1078	85-90%	14	60.00–73.50	$68.34	$737	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–2095	1802	5	95.50–109.50	$101.26	$1,825	—
2035	2035	1	112.50	$112.50	$2,289	—

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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.