New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

1,978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $344.27/cwt +28.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 530 lb · 148 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $313.76/cwt +28.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 619 lb · 119 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.87/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 525 lb · 111 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,978	1,364	1,525
Feeder cattle	1,808	1,155	1,393
Slaughter cattle	170	209	132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher, with light calves tacking on mostly 20.00 to 30.00/cwt and heavier weights 10.00 to 15.00/cwt. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Excellent quality on offer this week including several reputation consignments with most of the unweaned cattle seeing little to no discount. Buyers were aggressive from the start and remained so until the end with several top prices coming later in the day. WIth numbers known to be tight, many ringside wondered aloud just where the ceiling for grazers might be found. Optimism abounds. Supply heavy, demand very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	4	397.50	$397.50	$1,387	—
379	379	4	411.00	$411.00	$1,558	+71.00
417	417	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,543	+36.31
452–474	463	32	355.00–393.00	$374.59	$1,734	+37.31
502–541	526	113	339.00–362.00	$348.86	$1,835	+30.44
527–548	544	30	328.00–329.50	$329.21	$1,791	+10.79
547 unweaned	547	5	331.00	$331.00	$1,811	+46.00
564–596	577	103	321.00–335.00	$329.13	$1,899	+53.13
609–632	619	119	307.00–320.00	$313.76	$1,942	+23.66
674–678	676	22	281.50–285.00	$283.26	$1,915	—
709–710	710	70	268.00–279.00	$269.41	$1,913	+24.91
735	735	14	255.00	$255.00	$1,874	+10.50
760	760	23	279.00	$279.00	$2,120	+15.75
849	849	11	263.50	$263.50	$2,237	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	11	346.00–357.00	$349.97	$1,445	+35.41
483 thin fleshed	483	6	371.00	$371.00	$1,792	—
494	494	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,630	+24.89
500–504	503	23	323.00–328.50	$327.07	$1,645	+39.40
550 unweaned	550	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,568	—
564–597	589	24	290.00–307.50	$302.08	$1,779	+21.97
613–637	624	37	265.50–285.25	$277.56	$1,732	+3.06
669 unweaned	669	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,599	—
653–698	681	69	263.00–275.00	$270.47	$1,842	+13.65
756–784	777	43	240.00–256.00	$251.83	$1,957	—
800	800	3	229.50	$229.50	$1,836	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436–439	438	16	321.00–339.50	$334.90	$1,467	+18.53
455–493	465	32	315.50–349.50	$336.50	$1,565	+30.73
500–548	525	111	299.50–324.00	$315.87	$1,658	+23.00
552–585	562	82	289.50–309.00	$305.33	$1,716	+28.81
609–620	612	26	260.25–266.50	$261.95	$1,603	+1.95
650	650	34	273.00	$273.00	$1,774	+8.00
697	697	32	265.50	$265.50	$1,851	+19.50
750–761	757	13	234.25–248.50	$239.68	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	4	296.00	$296.00	$1,311	—
492 thin fleshed	492	10	308.50	$308.50	$1,518	—
499	499	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,497	+14.82
508–545	530	10	282.50–290.00	$285.37	$1,512	+9.25
573–584	582	16	260.00–283.50	$279.16	$1,625	+15.32
617	617	21	250.50	$250.50	$1,546	+2.96
881	881	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,973	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	10	212.50	$212.50	$1,456	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1480	1433	75-80%	2	112.00–114.00	$112.97	$1,619	-14.55
1220–1770	1560	75-80%	30	116.00–125.50	$122.46	$1,910	—
1300–1985	1563	75-80%	4	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$2,070	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,566	+22.06
1220–1505	1267	80-85%	8	103.00–111.00	$107.33	$1,360	—
1140–1555	1329	80-85%	24	114.00–123.00	$117.74	$1,565	-9.76

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1185	1097	85-90%	19	106.00–114.00	$111.36	$1,222	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1620	1535	2	138.00–145.00	$141.69	$2,175	—
1700–2100	1887	5	153.00–169.00	$161.42	$3,046	—

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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.