Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Pretty active market for most weights but big unweaned calves found few outlets given the recent temperature swings. Supply moderate to heavy, demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.08/cwt on 592 head.

Average price

$156.08

592 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 1-2

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	551	162.66	896	24
Medium and Large 1	596	160.65	958	316
Medium and Large 1-2	623	150.03	935	243
Large 1-2	634	146.00	926	4thin
Medium 1-2	727	137.50	1,000	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about −$104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale592 hd

156.08

—

MO average20 barns · 21,685 hd

148.16

+7.91

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

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	1,702	75.37	1,283	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,576	72.05	1,136	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	56.54	800	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	51.53	660	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	47.36	538	30

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	140.33/cwt	137.50–143.75	1,089	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	150.96/cwt	149.50–163.00	953	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,071	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	926	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	540	167.30/cwt	163.00–171.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.66/cwt	136.25–137.00	918	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.72/cwt	135.00–142.50	798	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	148.00/cwt	141.00–156.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	935	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	597	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	146.95/cwt	144.50–149.50	929	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	162.72/cwt	157.50–173.00	775	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	173.11/cwt	159.00–181.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	736	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	175.23/cwt	169.00–178.00	971	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	199.84/cwt	189.00–205.00	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	707	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	993	8
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	481	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	808	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	634	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.50/cwt	127.50–129.00	919	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	150.47/cwt	148.00–151.50	801	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.81/cwt	147.50–157.50	745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,576	72.05/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,136	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	57.33/cwt	53.50–60.00	810	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	54.35/cwt	51.00–59.00	713	22
Bulls	—	—	1,702	75.37/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,283	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	47.86/cwt	44.00–55.50	540	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	64.94/cwt	62.50–68.50	1,036	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	44.99/cwt	42.00–49.00	558	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	42.86/cwt	42.50–43.50	519	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	44.61/cwt	42.00–47.00	540	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	63.53/cwt	62.00–64.50	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	146.06/cwt	140.50–149.00	995	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	156.16/cwt	151.25–161.00	839	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	140.67/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	902	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.18/cwt	166.00–187.50	904	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	184.74/cwt	179.00–187.50	900	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	804	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	727	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,000	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	611	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	841	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.31/cwt	135.00–152.50	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.16/cwt	150.00–159.00	675	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	851	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	156.40/cwt	144.00–167.00	906	28

How this sale compares

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.

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