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New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 18, 2023

2,626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.04/cwt +14.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 573 lb · 201 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $273.25/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 527 lb · 181 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.47/cwt ≈ $1,234/hd at 477 lb · 174 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,626 1,036 2,090
Feeder cattle 2,374 868 1,844
Slaughter cattle 252 168 246

Market comments — USDA reporter

A very active market with heavy receipts. When compared to the much lighter offering from two weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher although some weights featured top prices with even stronger numbers thanks to multiple reputation strings of top end calves sold throughout the day. The cash fed cattle market remains strong with the live cattle futures prices near contract highs. Corn futures in Chicago are trading at 18 month lows, helping with feed costs. And feeder futures were all sharply higher on Thursday, scoring new contract highs except for the soon to expire May. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher compared to two weeks ago. Demand was very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 9 285.00 $285.00 $923 —
387 387 29 260.00 $260.00 $1,006 —
391–397 393 12 285.00–286.00 $285.25 $1,121 —
400–447 422 45 279.00–288.00 $282.72 $1,193 +7.72
453–498 475 156 270.00–295.50 $281.75 $1,338 +3.03
525 525 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 -23.34
502–546 527 169 260.50–285.00 $274.90 $1,449 +1.56
555–585 570 167 254.50–282.50 $273.51 $1,559 +11.51
558–591 585 34 245.00–247.50 $247.08 $1,445 -14.92
622 622 18 240.00 $240.00 $1,493 +8.30
623 fancy 623 74 265.00 $265.00 $1,651 —
603–635 626 61 246.00–256.50 $250.06 $1,565 +18.36
650 650 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,554 +12.03
678–692 686 16 215.00–219.00 $216.73 $1,487 -10.24
701 701 24 198.00 $198.00 $1,388 —
702 fancy 702 84 235.85 $235.85 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–499 492 12 265.50–267.00 $266.51 $1,311 —
503–547 528 14 249.00–250.00 $249.41 $1,317 +13.41
588 588 12 256.00 $256.00 $1,505 +24.00
638–641 639 17 238.50–239.00 $238.74 $1,526 —
667 667 11 227.50 $227.50 $1,517 +15.00
713–729 722 13 215.00 $215.00 $1,552 -1.50
780 780 31 193.00 $193.00 $1,505 -26.00
819 819 8 181.00 $181.00 $1,482 -4.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 283.00 $283.00 $942 —
382 382 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,039 —
435 435 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,196 —
492 492 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,267 +29.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 280.00 $280.00 $955 —
369 369 25 241.00 $241.00 $889 —
368–386 381 17 270.00–280.00 $278.00 $1,059 —
415–444 432 93 255.00–274.00 $269.29 $1,163 +15.29
435 unweaned 435 25 243.50 $243.50 $1,059 —
451–494 477 158 255.50–269.50 $260.39 $1,242 —
480 unweaned 480 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,147 —
483 483 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,159 —
505–514 510 30 248.00–250.00 $249.34 $1,272 +14.09
558 558 36 238.25 $238.25 $1,329 +18.25
565–589 583 41 221.50–225.50 $222.54 $1,297 +2.54
620 620 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,414 +14.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–534 527 38 240.50–249.00 $246.39 $1,298 +26.89
579–583 581 32 223.25–236.00 $228.05 $1,325 +5.15
584 584 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,086 -36.90
604 604 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,377 +52.50
641 641 9 191.50 $191.50 $1,228 +16.00
661 661 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,381 —
695 695 42 203.75 $203.75 $1,416 —
701 701 15 185.00 $185.00 $1,297 —
700–737 721 17 196.50–202.25 $200.14 $1,443 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 374 21 251.00–254.00 $253.03 $946 —
426–438 433 11 247.50–250.00 $248.88 $1,078 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1383 1229 80-85% 54 92.00–99.50 $96.06 $1,181 +15.42
1145–1310 1244 80-85% 12 99.50–109.00 $101.29 $1,260 +20.65
1135–1383 1269 80-85% 13 84.00–91.50 $88.50 $1,123 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1750 1437 75-80% 28 94.00–101.00 $97.72 $1,404 -6.64
1370–1620 1474 75-80% 5 85.00–92.50 $90.69 $1,337 —
1375–1705 1534 75-80% 16 103.00–112.00 $105.98 $1,626 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1025 898 85-90% 7 60.00–72.00 $67.45 $606 —
755–1145 965 85-90% 12 73.00–81.00 $78.14 $754 -1.39
835–1165 1004 85-90% 16 82.00–90.00 $86.36 $867 —
945–1180 1047 85-90% 8 90.50–97.00 $94.12 $985 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–2065 1812 10 115.00–129.50 $124.47 $2,255 —
2255 2255 1 133.00 $133.00 $2,999 —

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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.