New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 4, 2024

1,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.24/cwt +8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,758/hd at 708 lb · 102 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.12/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 794 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.03/cwt -9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 583 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,028	1,865	1,290
Feeder cattle	868	1,755	1,175
Slaughter cattle	160	110	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower with some instances sharply lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. The overall quality wasn't as attractive as normal, with only a few large consignments highlighting the sale and a hefty dose of very small or odd packages. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,218	—
455–493	480	17	301.00–316.00	$305.61	$1,467	—
579–596	588	25	280.00–286.00	$284.54	$1,673	—
782–798	794	91	240.50–247.00	$242.12	$1,922	-4.38
812	812	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,859	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	11	346.00	$346.00	$1,529	-19.93
474–494	489	34	322.00–345.00	$332.36	$1,625	-27.27
528–533	531	31	298.00–305.00	$303.26	$1,610	-37.22
566	566	4	309.00	$309.00	$1,749	-10.73
615 thin fleshed	615	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,968	—
612–646	630	40	280.00–299.00	$289.03	$1,821	-27.32
700	700	11	274.00	$274.00	$1,918	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
944	944	5	220.00	$220.00	$2,077	—
958–979	971	11	211.00–222.50	$215.12	$2,089	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	296.00	$296.00	$1,169	-23.00
405–441	436	21	299.00–301.00	$300.73	$1,311	-3.86
451–498	473	39	272.00–304.00	$294.48	$1,393	-13.90
503–546	509	28	285.00–289.00	$285.61	$1,454	-9.79
568–594	583	47	274.00–285.00	$281.03	$1,638	-9.81
609	609	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,492	-18.69
704–720	708	102	237.50–252.00	$248.24	$1,758	+8.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	5	263.00	$263.00	$1,281	-18.18
512	512	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,254	-35.00
608–647	637	12	229.00–235.50	$233.95	$1,490	-21.05
738	738	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,808	+9.19
758–775	761	16	216.00–219.00	$216.57	$1,648	—
800	800	9	200.50	$200.50	$1,604	-24.87
968	968	6	210.00	$210.00	$2,033	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	10	241.50	$241.50	$1,377	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1505	1201	80-85%	23	120.00–134.00	$127.49	$1,531	—
1195–1427	1317	80-85%	16	135.50–143.00	$139.77	$1,841	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1520	1365	75-80%	23	124.00–134.00	$130.08	$1,776	+7.11
1298–1590	1374	75-80%	9	136.00–143.00	$138.04	$1,897	+15.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1090	1018	85-90%	3	119.00–123.00	$121.68	$1,239	—
925–1150	1034	85-90%	10	108.00–115.00	$111.89	$1,157	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1430	1410	65-75%	2	147.50–153.00	$150.29	$2,119	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2160	1906	6	170.00–185.00	$175.64	$3,348	—

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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.