New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 25, 2024

2,152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $279.23/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 634 lb · 254 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.76/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 720 lb · 92 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.47/cwt +11.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,515/hd at 617 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,152	2,608	727
Feeder cattle	2,009	2,345	622
Slaughter cattle	143	263	105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, with some spots as much as 15.00 higher, mostly on cattle weighing 650-750 lbs. A weaker undertone was noted on lighter calves, partially due to limited availability and no doubt influenced by current weather conditions. Slaughter cows 9.00 to 10.00 higher. The local cash trade took a pretty nice bounce for this first sale back after a couple winter storms forced multiple cancellations and postponements. Buyers were ready to get back to business and had some really high quality strings of cattle to work with throughout the day. Supply moderate to heavy, demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	464	9	321.00–333.00	$326.46	$1,515	-3.20
522–541	528	34	286.00–291.00	$288.63	$1,524	-13.85
555–597	569	42	286.00–300.00	$291.57	$1,659	+4.27
602–647	633	222	275.00–288.00	$281.22	$1,780	-0.73
627–648	643	32	262.00–267.00	$265.43	$1,707	-16.52
651–694	677	45	264.00–274.00	$268.23	$1,816	+14.31
681	681	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,743	+2.08
704–732	722	63	247.50–261.10	$256.13	$1,849	+16.45
752–772	767	71	233.25–241.50	$234.99	$1,802	+2.58
816	816	25	225.00	$225.00	$1,836	+6.25
881–891	889	42	185.00–201.00	$187.64	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	287.50	$287.50	$1,136	—
417–449	435	7	281.00–282.50	$281.62	$1,225	—
461 thin fleshed	461	9	301.00	$301.00	$1,388	-3.00
475–488	485	26	287.50–307.25	$301.25	$1,461	+16.43
516–548	528	40	258.00–283.00	$273.87	$1,446	+1.87
543 unweaned	543	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,309	—
550–576	568	10	263.00–285.00	$276.88	$1,573	+11.81
605–641	626	29	259.00–262.50	$260.87	$1,633	+3.35
682	682	24	234.00	$234.00	$1,596	-7.08
678–697	684	37	247.50–255.00	$249.08	$1,704	+8.00
731	731	7	238.00	$238.00	$1,740	+4.00
753–790	764	43	207.00–223.00	$212.00	$1,620	-16.84
798	798	10	230.75	$230.75	$1,841	—
807–833	828	40	209.00–215.00	$210.17	$1,740	-3.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567	567	79	250.00	$250.00	$1,418	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	13	263.50	$263.50	$1,175	-1.50
456–490	465	24	251.00–261.50	$254.43	$1,183	+1.88
505	505	11	241.00	$241.00	$1,217	-18.59
501–544	529	52	250.00–262.50	$255.32	$1,351	-4.27
568–591	578	70	244.00–255.00	$251.20	$1,452	+2.39
608–633	617	79	235.00–252.00	$245.47	$1,515	+11.57
708–715	711	43	229.00–229.50	$229.27	$1,630	+3.64
725–740	728	49	212.00–216.00	$215.17	$1,566	-10.46
768	768	15	227.00	$227.00	$1,743	—
786	786	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,493	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	11	250.00	$250.00	$972	—
453–495	487	21	236.50–251.00	$247.70	$1,206	+1.44
510–525	513	10	232.00–236.00	$235.18	$1,206	-6.70
556	556	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,312	-0.33
602–644	620	26	218.00–233.50	$227.32	$1,409	+1.32
650–686	663	54	222.00–234.00	$227.61	$1,509	+8.74
659–699	672	12	216.00–217.00	$216.35	$1,454	-2.52
707	707	5	221.50	$221.50	$1,566	+16.50
750–764	762	18	218.50–219.00	$218.92	$1,668	+14.67
806–835	817	18	179.50–180.50	$180.10	$1,471	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,179	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	80-85%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,426	+17.91
1140–1540	1312	80-85%	18	96.50–110.00	$104.21	$1,367	+21.08
1275–1400	1346	80-85%	4	91.50–98.50	$95.80	$1,289	+12.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1555	1440	75-80%	11	102.00–109.00	$105.72	$1,522	+9.30
1460–1640	1545	75-80%	5	115.50–121.50	$117.01	$1,808	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1185	1060	85-90%	7	89.50–100.00	$95.33	$1,010	+10.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1950	1727	32	130.00–135.00	$133.06	$2,298	—

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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.