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New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 16, 2023

984 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.95/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 576 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $282.75/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 475 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $258.50/cwt -10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 545 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 984 1,176 1,092
Feeder cattle 714 1,000 919
Slaughter cattle 270 176 173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower and heifers weak to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Very few weaned cattle in town again this week with a higher percentage lacking a health program and plenty of flesh on the majority of the offering. After a pretty positive performance earlier in the week, CME cattle futures turned sour again Thursday ahead of Friday's Cattle on Feed report. Early sales held their ground relatively well but by mid afternoon buyer participation turned sluggish and prices declined throughout the day. Supply moderate, demand light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 11 288.50 $288.50 $1,197 —
467–488 475 34 278.50–285.50 $282.75 $1,343 -12.96
545 unweaned 545 32 258.50 $258.50 $1,409 -5.39
553 553 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,399 —
640 640 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 -10.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 unweaned 507 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,202 -3.00
559–594 570 22 237.00–241.00 $239.67 $1,366 +23.67
571–596 unweaned 584 16 236.00–240.00 $237.96 $1,390 +6.96
650–673 unweaned 667 16 224.00–230.50 $227.78 $1,519 —
687 687 13 226.50 $226.50 $1,556 —
720 720 11 219.50 $219.50 $1,580 -0.50
738 unweaned 738 3 209.50 $209.50 $1,546 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,236 —
623 unweaned 623 16 221.50 $221.50 $1,380 —
625 625 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,362 —
686 unweaned 686 6 209.50 $209.50 $1,437 —
726 unweaned 726 23 203.50 $203.50 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 5 260.00 $260.00 $876 —
360 unweaned 360 6 262.50 $262.50 $945 —
530 530 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 —
615 615 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 6 222.50 $222.50 $870 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 unweaned 670 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,481 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–447 432 28 248.00–261.00 $255.00 $1,102 —
488 488 23 252.50 $252.50 $1,232 -12.50
551–575 unweaned 563 10 225.00–237.50 $231.12 $1,301 +1.30
614–623 unweaned 617 8 215.00–225.00 $218.78 $1,350 +0.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 8 254.50 $254.50 $916 —
508 508 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,194 —
528–546 unweaned 538 23 220.00–230.00 $225.73 $1,214 -4.27
602–629 unweaned 619 8 213.00–215.00 $214.27 $1,326 —
673 unweaned 673 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,393 —
717 717 5 202.50 $202.50 $1,452 —
776 776 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 unweaned 538 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,076 —
656 unweaned 656 7 175.50 $175.50 $1,151 —
752 752 3 189.50 $189.50 $1,425 —
973 973 8 139.50 $139.50 $1,357 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
927 927 17 182.50 $182.50 $1,692 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
907 907 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 unweaned 635 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,289 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1275 1195 80-85% 11 85.00–89.00 $87.62 $1,047 —
1018–1470 1203 80-85% 54 93.00–100.50 $96.93 $1,166 +10.83
1330–1500 1423 80-85% 11 103.00–105.00 $104.15 $1,482 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1125 1018 85-90% 12 84.00–85.00 $84.62 $861 —
930–1160 1069 85-90% 37 86.00–95.00 $90.09 $963 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1595 1348 75-80% 23 94.00–102.00 $97.94 $1,320 —
1315–1455 1405 75-80% 6 87.00–88.00 $87.69 $1,232 —
1305–1645 1483 75-80% 14 103.00–116.00 $106.42 $1,578 +9.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–2200 2050 6 120.00–133.00 $126.35 $2,590 —

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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.