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New Cambria Livestock Market Replacement Cattle Special Market Report

New Cambria, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Saturday, December 12, 2020

1,414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,414 603 0
Replacement cattle 1,414 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

A large crowd was on hand for this month's Special Cow Sale on a cold, wet day in North Missouri. A very large offering was available for interested buyers to sort through with many in the crowd taking home some new stock. Several strings of bred heifers highlighted the sale, nearly all bred black and most of them to start calving in February, with several cuts of the reputation consignments going to repeat customers. Saturday's sale also included a complete Gelbvieh dispersal, consisting of both registered and commercial cows and pairs of all ages and stages. Supply heavy, demand moderate to good.

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1300 1234 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 2,050.00–2,075.00 $2,062.53
1085–1350 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,525.58
1285 1285 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1250–1337 1289 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 40 1,750.00–1,800.00 $1,761.81
1175–1425 1296 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,153.51
1130–1525 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,337.35
1415 1415 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,775.00 $1,775.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 800.00 $800.00
1233–1390 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 1,500.00–2,075.00 $1,717.28
1200–1575 1413 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 37 1,000.00–1,285.00 $1,177.39
1475 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,775.00 $1,775.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1250–1335 1304 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 725.00–935.00 $789.43
1250–1387 1309 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,125.00–1,225.00 $1,179.58
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1185 1133 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 98 1,760.00–2,125.00 $1,873.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1075 1043 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 43 1,510.00–1,575.00 $1,563.70
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,525.00–1,725.00 $1,648.08
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1200–1375 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00–1,275.00 $1,262.50
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1175–1450 1347 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 35 1,250.00–1,575.00 $1,411.86
1350 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1375 1375 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1400–1500 1467 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,575.00–1,725.00 $1,675.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 985.00 $985.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1325–1330 1329 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,825.00–1,975.00 $1,956.25
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1200–1750 1527 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 1,725.00–2,025.00 $1,853.13
1585 1585 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1475 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1550 1550 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1100–1445 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 14 1,475.00–1,800.00 $1,608.93
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1300 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,725.00–2,025.00 $1,806.25
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1150–1550 1281 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,375.00–1,600.00 $1,496.88

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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.