New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

1,248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $322.45/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,025/hd at 628 lb · 100 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.75/cwt -7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 562 lb · 98 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.65/cwt +7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 528 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,248	683	1,950
Feeder cattle	1,163	613	1,950
Slaughter cattle	85	70	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality was greatly improved from last week but with a couple of the usual players not in their regular seats, the highs of last week were only met in a few weights and classes of cattle. Some top quality 600-650 lb steers and heifers did manage to tack a few dollars onto last week's top end. Supply moderate, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–425	420	13	401.00–406.00	$404.11	$1,697	—
451–487	473	20	385.00–407.50	$393.59	$1,862	—
506 thin fleshed	506	30	395.00	$395.00	$1,999	—
535–541	540	55	354.00–368.50	$365.10	$1,972	-2.62
582–595	592	63	336.00–343.00	$337.87	$2,000	—
597	597	10	315.00	$315.00	$1,881	—
601–644	628	100	300.00–340.00	$322.45	$2,025	+1.64
680	680	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,972	-28.75
695	695	15	296.50	$296.50	$2,061	-22.25
709–730	722	63	290.00–296.00	$291.71	$2,106	-6.73
779	779	5	275.50	$275.50	$2,146	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	343.00	$343.00	$1,578	-30.51
583	583	12	339.00	$339.00	$1,976	+37.00
628	628	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,821	-8.02
679	679	27	295.00	$295.00	$2,003	+12.14
713–722	718	15	261.00–280.00	$272.46	$1,956	—
753–772	762	29	274.50–280.50	$277.94	$2,118	+17.94
895	895	13	231.00	$231.00	$2,067	—
901	901	4	232.00	$232.00	$2,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	294.00	$294.00	$1,411	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–377	374	10	333.00–349.00	$341.06	$1,276	—
400	400	4	343.00	$343.00	$1,372	—
458–494	474	52	320.00–343.00	$338.65	$1,605	-1.93
518–546	536	45	313.50–327.00	$322.60	$1,729	-3.59
550–580	562	98	313.50–330.00	$323.75	$1,819	-7.64
633–647	640	40	289.00–291.50	$290.26	$1,858	+19.76
663	663	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,764	-12.00
677–682	680	23	262.50–280.00	$267.80	$1,821	-10.20
706–717	713	49	265.50–277.00	$269.68	$1,923	-4.11
745	745	7	265.50	$265.50	$1,978	-8.29
792	792	5	260.00	$260.00	$2,059	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	4	332.50	$332.50	$1,277	—
468	468	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,474	+12.50
553–592	588	29	278.00–307.50	$304.63	$1,791	+16.05
750	750	5	260.50	$260.50	$1,954	—
891	891	9	219.00	$219.00	$1,951	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1865	1406	75-80%	10	129.00–140.00	$133.91	$1,883	—
1315–1780	1590	75-80%	9	140.00–154.00	$144.80	$2,302	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1480	1221	80-85%	10	120.00–134.00	$129.22	$1,578	-9.66
1183–1300	1233	80-85%	5	139.00–150.00	$142.66	$1,759	+3.78
1413	1413	80-85%	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,625	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$946	—
915–1160	1043	85-90%	11	111.00–131.00	$116.70	$1,217	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1850	1850	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,923	—
1915–2060	1985	3	165.00–174.00	$168.56	$3,346	—
2030	2030	1	194.00	$194.00	$3,938	—

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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.