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New Cambria Livestock Market

Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Cambria, Missouri · Thu, May 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1248

← May 2May 16May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,775 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 1,644▼ 599 vs year ago 2,374 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 240▼ 112 vs year ago 252 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality ran above average all day and buyers were very aggressive, knowing numbers will soon run very short. Supply moderate, demand very good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.58/cwt on 312 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −147.94 against this barn's trailing median of $488.53.

Average price

$340.58

312 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$26.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.43

vs MO average

+29.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	347.29	1,876	234
Medium and Large 1-2	547	320.48	1,752	78

One grade step is worth $26.81/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale312 hd

340.58

—

MO average19 barns · 4,194 hd

318.15

+22.43

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+29.81

This barn, trailing median14 sales

488.53

−147.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $520.32, low $437.00, median $488.53 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,959	170.96	3,349	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	139.21	2,109	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	135.54	1,839	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	125.62	1,302	27

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,344	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,458	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,446	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,531	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	350.74/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,655	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	351.45/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,813	120
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	324.08/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,682	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	347.85/cwt	334.00–362.50	1,965	93
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	316.52/cwt	310.50–321.00	1,792	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	567	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,644	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	569	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,826	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	309.01/cwt	299.00–323.00	1,907	116
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	265.55/cwt	258.50–276.00	1,755	13
Steers	650–700	Large 1	663	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,890	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	288.37/cwt	279.25–297.50	1,941	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,869	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	726	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,648	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	266.49/cwt	256.00–272.50	1,943	24
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	791	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,898	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	244.46/cwt	243.50–245.00	1,939	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	2,157	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,214	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	1,401	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	347.38/cwt	337.50–356.00	1,462	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,340	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	321.28/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,488	77
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	295.31/cwt	283.50–313.00	1,420	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,491	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	290.43/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,528	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	278.06/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,465	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	529	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	1,542	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	285.68/cwt	285.50–286.00	1,597	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,547	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	576	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,463	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	272.46/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,580	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	273.03/cwt	265.75–279.50	1,717	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,616	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	272.18/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,777	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	236.80/cwt	235.50–238.00	1,603	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	254.54/cwt	250.00–254.75	1,840	156
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,655	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,492	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,959	170.96/cwt	168.00–176.00	3,349	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	119.83/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,159	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	127.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,344	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	135.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,839	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	136.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,959	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,323	16

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO

Thu May 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,775Last week 1,644Year ago 2,374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 240Year ago 252

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	354.00	354.00
9	350–400	394	355.50	355.50
23	400–450	421	337.50–356.00	347.38
77	450–500	463	311.00–327.00	321.28
61	500–550	526	280.00–310.00	290.43
42	550–600	559	285.50–286.00	285.68
37	600–650	629	265.75–279.50	273.03
17	650–700	653	271.00–275.00	272.18
156	700–750	723	250.00–254.75	254.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	443	302.50	302.50
30	450–500	481	283.50–313.00	295.31
24	500–550	527	260.00–288.00	278.06
28	550–600	580	268.00–281.00	272.46
15	600–650	635	254.50	254.50
15	650–700	677	235.50–238.00	236.80
3	750–800	768	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	493	302.50	302.50
4	550–600	573	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	576	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	633	225.00	225.00
10	700–750	735	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	529	291.50	291.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	402.50	402.50
4	400–450	413	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	451	339.50	339.50
39	500–550	519	319.00–335.00	324.08
25	550–600	566	310.50–321.00	316.52
13	650–700	661	258.50–276.00	265.55
7	700–750	704	265.50	265.50
27	750–800	793	243.50–245.00	244.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	391.00	391.00
47	450–500	472	345.00–369.00	350.74
120	500–550	516	335.00–370.00	351.45
93	550–600	565	334.00–362.50	347.85
116	600–650	617	299.00–323.00	309.01
58	650–700	673	279.25–297.50	288.37
24	700–750	729	256.00–272.50	266.49
30	850–900	883	244.25	244.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	569	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	290.00	290.00
19	700–750	726	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	791	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	663	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	595	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	118.00–123.00	119.83
21	—	1,056	124.00–130.00	127.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,625	140.00–146.00	142.95
22	—	1,435	130.00–140.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,357	130.00–138.00	135.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,959	168.00–176.00	170.96

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.