New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 20, 2023

1,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.24/cwt ≈ $1,440/hd at 669 lb · 229 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $265.61/cwt +15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 539 lb · 67 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.28/cwt +17.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 614 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,305	945	1,258
Feeder cattle	1,095	857	1,117
Slaughter cattle	210	88	141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold another 8.00 to 12.00 higher with a few weights of mostly heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Same song, different verse as the feeder market continues to surge higher. A couple large consignments of backgrounded 650-700 lb heifers were a hot ticket for sure, with most of the rest of the offering consisting of fall calves. Supply moderate, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	10	295.00	$295.00	$988	—
435	435	22	300.00	$300.00	$1,305	—
465–488	480	43	272.00–294.00	$278.55	$1,337	+19.57
533–549	539	67	251.00–273.00	$265.61	$1,432	+15.82
579–584	580	35	256.00–263.00	$257.81	$1,495	+11.53
602–639	614	45	243.00–254.50	$251.28	$1,543	+10.62
686–691	689	23	229.50–236.50	$231.62	$1,596	+11.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–418	410	25	273.00–284.00	$281.00	$1,152	+33.86
479	479	6	272.50	$272.50	$1,305	+16.54
508–510	510	21	245.00–247.00	$245.38	$1,251	—
520 value added	520	2	241.50	$241.50	$1,256	-0.50
567 value added	567	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,389	—
599	599	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,363	—
688	688	8	221.50	$221.50	$1,524	—
758	758	3	200.50	$200.50	$1,520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	14	265.00	$265.00	$898	—
391–396	395	25	260.50–266.00	$264.47	$1,045	+29.47
426–435	429	18	250.50–258.50	$255.80	$1,097	+18.80
458–493	463	37	240.00–246.00	$244.51	$1,132	+10.67
502–509	506	18	245.50–249.00	$247.26	$1,251	+24.74
563–569	565	15	228.00–228.50	$228.30	$1,290	+8.93
625	625	8	218.50	$218.50	$1,366	-5.00
657–694	669	229	204.50–218.50	$215.24	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	9	240.00	$240.00	$571	—
282	282	13	261.00	$261.00	$736	—
306	306	6	238.00	$238.00	$728	—
388–391	389	15	247.50–261.50	$256.81	$999	+36.81
438–440	439	10	230.00–250.00	$241.98	$1,062	+19.15
453–473	466	8	215.00–229.00	$223.89	$1,043	—
506–544	531	21	199.50–227.50	$216.38	$1,149	-8.62
561–598	572	10	205.00–217.00	$213.24	$1,220	+17.41
611–622	613	18	180.00–214.00	$199.03	$1,220	+19.03
662–692	684	11	190.00–199.50	$192.51	$1,317	—
710–742	726	6	181.00–191.00	$185.89	$1,350	—
773	773	18	175.50	$175.50	$1,357	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1230	1169	80-85%	9	99.50–104.50	$101.56	$1,187	-1.38
1005–1430	1170	80-85%	51	85.00–100.00	$93.18	$1,090	-9.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1540	1376	75-80%	27	90.00–99.00	$94.05	$1,294	—
1500	1500	75-80%	2	108.50	$108.50	$1,628	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–960	937	85-90%	3	62.50–66.00	$63.61	$596	—
835–1233	1016	85-90%	24	74.00–90.00	$80.97	$823	+3.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1470	1438	5	106.00–107.00	$106.82	$1,536	—
1400–1905	1713	5	112.50–121.00	$118.72	$2,034	—

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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.