New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 31, 2024

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $284.43/cwt +13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,732/hd at 609 lb · 63 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.39/cwt ≈ $1,870/hd at 778 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.23/cwt +23.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 557 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	720	905	1,178
Feeder cattle	587	745	913
Slaughter cattle	133	160	265

Market comments — USDA reporter

A nice offering of feeder cattle with most being weaned calves weighing 500-650 lbs that traded with a mostly higher undertone and spots 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply light with moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,468	—
468–491	486	22	317.50–324.50	$319.03	$1,550	+2.03
500–544	525	27	292.50–310.00	$298.29	$1,566	+3.90
565–590	576	28	270.00–288.00	$277.91	$1,601	-5.92
601–626	609	63	272.50–290.00	$284.43	$1,732	+13.29
682	682	12	264.00	$264.00	$1,800	-21.20
718–747	739	41	251.00–266.00	$258.76	$1,912	-0.58
776	776	12	254.00	$254.00	$1,971	+0.14
813–817	816	9	232.50–241.50	$238.51	$1,946	-14.70
856	856	5	229.50	$229.50	$1,965	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	337.00	$337.00	$1,203	—
412–445	433	10	291.00–300.50	$297.37	$1,288	—
450–476	461	11	281.00–312.00	$297.12	$1,370	-11.88
632	632	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,691	+3.50
698	698	12	246.50	$246.50	$1,721	-8.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,310	—
413–418	417	11	308.00–322.50	$318.58	$1,328	+22.73
471–485	479	18	289.50–298.50	$294.56	$1,411	—
522–528	527	13	261.50–275.00	$269.60	$1,421	+4.60
552–578	557	41	268.00–284.75	$281.23	$1,566	+19.88
603–630	613	26	249.50–257.00	$254.04	$1,557	+0.79
690–698	692	10	244.50–246.00	$245.55	$1,699	-7.29
705–711	709	9	236.50–255.00	$248.87	$1,764	—
756–787	778	43	235.75–252.50	$240.39	$1,870	—
854	854	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	6	280.00–296.00	$288.22	$1,052	—
428	428	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,177	—
450–455	452	5	279.00–281.00	$280.19	$1,266	—
530	530	2	254.50	$254.50	$1,349	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–483	473	6	251.00–256.00	$253.56	$1,199	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	10	305.50	$305.50	$1,381	—
590	590	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,510	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1395	1241	80-85%	7	106.00–111.00	$107.61	$1,335	-4.94
1115–1610	1292	80-85%	20	107.00–129.00	$120.28	$1,554	-1.49
1100–1450	1298	80-85%	7	128.00–134.00	$129.96	$1,687	+8.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1025	941	85-90%	4	88.00–103.00	$94.63	$890	—
930–1170	1057	85-90%	14	106.00–117.00	$112.07	$1,185	+0.64
1175	1175	85-90%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,492	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1505	1460	75-80%	4	117.00–121.00	$119.99	$1,752	-16.52
1460–1615	1536	75-80%	6	123.00–132.00	$127.43	$1,957	-3.31
1455–1740	1602	75-80%	6	131.00–134.00	$132.19	$2,118	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1970	1587	28	153.50–168.50	$164.40	$2,609	—
1440–1760	1600	2	144.50–150.00	$147.53	$2,360	—

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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.