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New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 7, 2024

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.00/cwt +19.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 690 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $290.00/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 571 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.25/cwt -10.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 555 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 720 1,176
Feeder cattle 372 587 1,000
Slaughter cattle 120 133 176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a true price comparison, undertone higher. Slaughter cows steady. Very good demand for the pot load of yearling heifers as well as a couple other larger consignments on offer, with the balance very small packages or single head lots. Supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 unweaned 460 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 —
520 520 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,612 +11.71
571 unweaned 571 28 290.00 $290.00 $1,656 —
666 unweaned 666 8 263.50 $263.50 $1,755 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
907 907 10 232.50 $232.50 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,305 +20.13
611 611 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,717 +13.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,345 +3.92
459–468 464 25 300.00–315.50 $303.56 $1,409 +9.00
503–545 524 12 272.50–274.00 $273.22 $1,432 +3.62
555 unweaned 555 26 270.25 $270.25 $1,500 —
634 unweaned 634 13 241.50 $241.50 $1,531 —
690 690 80 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 +19.45
757 757 10 248.50 $248.50 $1,881 +8.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,340 —
587 587 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,397 -18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1380 1238 80-85% 2 103.00–111.00 $106.54 $1,319 -1.07
1160–1400 1252 80-85% 14 115.00–126.50 $121.84 $1,525 —
1130–1400 1263 80-85% 5 125.50–132.00 $128.81 $1,627 +8.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1450 1056 85-90% 18 105.00–116.00 $109.24 $1,154 -2.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1715 1427 75-80% 9 117.00–126.00 $120.69 $1,722 —
1235–1735 1529 75-80% 6 127.00–132.00 $129.12 $1,974 +1.69
1475–1615 1533 75-80% 3 106.00–113.00 $108.78 $1,668 -18.65
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1645 1589 65-75% 4 132.00–139.00 $135.78 $2,158 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,282 -7.53
1500–2475 1943 5 147.00–164.00 $152.78 $2,969 —

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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.