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New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 26, 2026

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.83/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,934/hd at 811 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $484.12/cwt ≈ $2,605/hd at 538 lb · 33 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $396.50/cwt -20.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,776/hd at 700 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 761 408
Feeder cattle 405 668 329
Slaughter cattle 57 93 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough feeder cattle on offer for a true price comparison, undertone on steers lower and heifers higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Pretty light run with some clean up type trade this week ahead of a much larger high quality run next week. Supply light, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 thin fleshed 468 3 535.00 $535.00 $2,504 —
488 488 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,464 -39.04
509–518 512 11 516.00–535.00 $528.01 $2,703 +4.44
622 622 4 448.00 $448.00 $2,787 +3.00
650–679 668 21 422.00–447.00 $431.27 $2,881 -10.80
700 700 32 396.50 $396.50 $2,776 -20.12
802–821 811 35 357.00–366.50 $361.83 $2,934 -1.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,495 -31.00
509–546 538 33 448.00–489.50 $484.12 $2,605 —
579 579 11 490.00 $490.00 $2,837 +49.80
610 610 4 409.00 $409.00 $2,495 +9.89
601–629 thin fleshed 620 12 451.00–453.00 $452.35 $2,805 +8.85
658–682 667 16 406.00–413.50 $410.62 $2,739 —
709 thin fleshed 709 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,801 —
738 738 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,804 +6.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 8 470.00 $470.00 $2,792 —
811 811 4 356.00 $356.00 $2,887 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,131 +28.80
520 520 15 480.00 $480.00 $2,496 +39.62
573–577 575 13 442.50–454.00 $449.56 $2,585 +57.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 thin fleshed 308 4 590.00 $590.00 $1,817 —
371 thin fleshed 371 7 491.00 $491.00 $1,822 —
555–560 557 15 403.00–425.00 $417.62 $2,326 +31.49
619 619 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,290 -8.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 8 526.00 $526.00 $2,472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1228–1355 1262 80-85% 7 149.00–158.00 $156.26 $1,972 —
1015–1590 1282 80-85% 8 160.00–174.00 $165.80 $2,126 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,366 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,290 —
1340–1975 1522 75-80% 11 164.00–175.00 $168.40 $2,563 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1190 1171 85-90% 4 140.00–147.00 $145.22 $1,701 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–2025 1830 2 187.50–205.00 $195.32 $3,574 —
1800–2310 1928 4 215.00–225.00 $222.00 $4,280 —

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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.