New Cambria Livestock Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 7, 2026

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $479.00/cwt +24.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,936/hd at 613 lb · 85 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.50/cwt +51.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,758/hd at 699 lb · 76 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.00/cwt ≈ $2,801/hd at 745 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	927	1,226	795
Feeder cattle	832	1,050	664
Slaughter cattle	95	176	131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher with a little weakness detected in some light grazing steers where the top end price just didn't quite reach last week's highs. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Three load lots of backgrounded cattle made up a fair portion of the offering, with some particularly whippy trade for the loads of yearling heifers. Supply light, demand good.

▲ Feeder heifers: steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher with a little weakness detected in some light grazing steers where the top end price just didn't quite reach last week's highs
▲ Feeder steers: steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher with a little weakness detected in some light grazing steers where the top end price just didn't quite reach last week's highs
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–343	330	5	655.00–712.50	$676.62	$2,233	—
400	400	8	610.00	$610.00	$2,440	+19.58
472–473	472	28	545.00–550.00	$548.39	$2,588	-30.61
506–537	519	22	519.00–545.00	$531.46	$2,758	-2.86
558	558	20	489.00	$489.00	$2,729	-3.83
613	613	85	479.00	$479.00	$2,936	+22.26
666–699	681	34	411.00–435.00	$427.56	$2,912	+5.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–493	489	19	522.00–525.00	$524.07	$2,563	—
512–545	524	21	488.00–500.00	$496.00	$2,599	—
564–584	574	33	465.00–477.00	$474.81	$2,725	—
615–644	632	17	422.00–451.00	$436.02	$2,756	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	3	517.00	$517.00	$1,918	+7.00
430–442	436	24	503.50–513.00	$508.18	$2,216	+1.74
468–484	477	55	475.00–491.00	$485.88	$2,318	-0.88
502–525	511	15	459.00–490.00	$471.73	$2,411	+10.74
567–568	568	10	430.00–462.00	$449.21	$2,552	+21.22
608	608	24	411.00	$411.00	$2,499	-10.92
699	699	76	394.50	$394.50	$2,758	—
745	745	72	376.00	$376.00	$2,801	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–448	443	10	450.00–480.00	$468.21	$2,074	-5.79
467	467	5	465.00	$465.00	$2,172	—
508–542	532	36	413.00–477.50	$443.10	$2,357	+13.10
570–593	582	6	427.00–430.00	$428.53	$2,494	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1400	1202	80-85%	24	167.00–183.00	$175.13	$2,105	-6.05
1188–1465	1255	80-85%	9	181.00–184.00	$183.30	$2,300	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1685	1449	75-80%	21	167.00–184.00	$178.20	$2,582	-9.13
1370–1715	1498	75-80%	8	183.00–189.00	$184.86	$2,769	+4.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1010	940	85-90%	6	146.00–148.00	$146.52	$1,377	—
1065–1150	1119	85-90%	10	154.00–164.00	$155.89	$1,744	-5.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660–1800	1712	3	226.00–238.00	$231.21	$3,958	—

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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.