New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 19, 2024

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.75/cwt ≈ $2,054/hd at 816 lb · 62 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $251.94/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,937/hd at 769 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.75/cwt ≈ $1,344/hd at 441 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	622	638	824
Feeder cattle	528	565	662
Slaughter cattle	94	73	162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, a light test of steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Pretty short run again this week on an unseasonably warm day for mid September. Harvest is in full swing as local farmers take advantage of a (very) dry stretch of weather ahead of a much needed rain in the forecast for the weekend. Supply light, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–440	419	17	305.00–310.00	$305.93	$1,282	—
528–545	532	17	294.00–300.00	$298.10	$1,586	-10.15
550–586	567	17	304.00–308.50	$306.31	$1,737	—
632–635	634	10	287.00–289.00	$288.00	$1,826	-5.25
670	670	13	267.50	$267.50	$1,792	-0.12
712–724	718	18	250.00–264.00	$257.60	$1,850	—
755–773	769	22	250.00–252.50	$251.94	$1,937	+7.94
816	816	62	251.75	$251.75	$2,054	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,190	—
432–444	441	22	289.00–310.50	$304.75	$1,344	—
541	541	5	294.00	$294.00	$1,591	+21.00
578	578	6	272.50	$272.50	$1,575	-1.08
716	716	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,683	-14.75
784–785	784	13	244.50–250.00	$247.46	$1,940	-0.54
868–872	871	17	224.00–224.50	$224.38	$1,954	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
671	671	13	236.00	$236.00	$1,584	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,245	—
588–598	592	14	241.00–257.00	$250.08	$1,480	-6.13
603	603	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,447	+8.39
761	761	14	234.50	$234.50	$1,785	+9.00
838	838	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,877	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,022	—
440	440	7	279.50	$279.50	$1,230	-21.50
477	477	8	298.50	$298.50	$1,424	—
540	540	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,431	-26.75
643	643	3	247.50	$247.50	$1,591	+3.36
752	752	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,767	+5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,352	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1218	1133	80-85%	10	121.00–128.50	$125.39	$1,421	—
1195–1420	1295	80-85%	8	116.00–119.00	$116.67	$1,511	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1700	1337	75-80%	13	127.00–135.00	$130.04	$1,739	—
1260–1910	1477	75-80%	3	119.00–124.00	$121.28	$1,791	-11.01
1558	1558	75-80%	2	139.00	$139.00	$2,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	85-90%	2	106.00	$106.00	$1,065	—
1013–1195	1075	85-90%	9	112.00–122.00	$116.30	$1,250	+3.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,932	—
1315–1615	1465	2	136.00–151.00	$142.73	$2,091	-18.40

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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.