New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

2,608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.63/cwt ≈ $1,647/hd at 730 lb · 195 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.34/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 674 lb · 153 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.90/cwt -4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 627 lb · 113 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,608	633	2,153
Feeder cattle	2,345	525	2,002
Slaughter cattle	263	108	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher, and heifers mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with a few instances as much as 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good for this first sale of 2024 with a large pool of active buyers and some good sized strings of cattle to build around. Supply heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	338.00	$338.00	$1,088	—
412–439	434	21	317.50–360.00	$345.50	$1,499	—
467–485	473	32	324.00–334.00	$329.66	$1,559	+26.66
516–544	527	42	295.00–308.50	$302.48	$1,594	+25.65
558–598	581	106	279.00–298.00	$287.30	$1,669	+16.91
608–635	619	67	269.25–294.00	$281.95	$1,745	+18.26
650–679	667	72	240.00–266.50	$253.92	$1,694	—
704–740	728	89	230.00–244.85	$239.68	$1,745	—
762–765	764	27	228.00–235.00	$232.41	$1,776	—
823	823	65	218.75	$218.75	$1,800	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	307.50	$307.50	$1,046	+18.50
461–490	470	13	267.50–293.00	$284.82	$1,339	+14.82
486 thin fleshed	486	11	304.00	$304.00	$1,477	—
540	540	6	272.00	$272.00	$1,469	—
560–598	585	73	258.00–276.00	$265.07	$1,551	+12.92
600–642	631	43	232.00–268.00	$257.52	$1,625	+37.52
670–695	688	64	236.00–250.00	$241.08	$1,659	+6.08
730	730	12	234.00	$234.00	$1,708	+30.00
732	732	8	205.00	$205.00	$1,501	+1.00
754–768	762	26	224.50–234.00	$228.84	$1,744	+9.84
838	838	39	213.25	$213.25	$1,787	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	9	274.50	$274.50	$1,444	—
731	731	24	231.00	$231.00	$1,689	—
800	800	9	205.00	$205.00	$1,640	—
893	893	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,697	+4.00
923	923	13	190.00	$190.00	$1,754	—
927	927	11	170.00	$170.00	$1,576	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,121	-14.00
454–494	480	76	250.00–259.50	$252.55	$1,212	-11.11
510–533	518	37	249.50–267.50	$259.59	$1,345	+5.09
556–591	577	99	240.00–254.50	$248.81	$1,436	+5.31
603–648	627	113	226.00–244.00	$233.90	$1,467	-4.62
653–681	674	153	219.50–231.00	$227.34	$1,532	+2.34
716–737	730	195	221.00–229.50	$225.63	$1,647	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–444	435	8	249.00–250.00	$249.51	$1,085	—
468–491	481	30	241.00–248.00	$246.26	$1,185	+5.16
518–536	522	21	239.00–248.00	$241.88	$1,263	+17.33
559–587	572	45	228.00–243.50	$236.33	$1,352	—
621	621	13	226.00	$226.00	$1,403	-2.00
660–698	680	60	210.75–228.00	$218.87	$1,488	+16.37
704	704	13	205.00	$205.00	$1,443	—
782	782	36	204.25	$204.25	$1,597	+6.25
871	871	12	170.00	$170.00	$1,481	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	9	245.00	$245.00	$1,377	—
642	642	19	218.00	$218.00	$1,400	—
674	674	7	204.00	$204.00	$1,375	—
735	735	13	212.50	$212.50	$1,562	—
763	763	9	171.00	$171.00	$1,305	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
846	846	16	182.50	$182.50	$1,544	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1495	1263	80-85%	40	87.50–98.50	$93.09	$1,176	+3.49
1225–1585	1333	80-85%	15	80.50–86.50	$83.13	$1,108	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1520	1356	75-80%	8	81.50–89.50	$86.45	$1,172	—
1310–1565	1421	75-80%	35	92.50–103.50	$96.42	$1,370	+2.93
1450–1815	1626	75-80%	10	103.50–115.00	$108.04	$1,757	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1135	1035	85-90%	3	74.00–74.50	$74.18	$768	—
910–1165	1061	85-90%	30	80.00–91.00	$85.27	$905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1900	1653	4	109.50–124.50	$115.68	$1,912	—

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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.