Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.Excellent quality on offer for this first sale of 2020 on a very active market, with several local backgrounders in the mix along with the usual volume buyers. Supply heavy, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.99/cwt on 1,066 head.

Average price

$160.99

1,066 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

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

$23.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	171.50	751	4thin
Medium 1	558	169.00	943	4thin
Large 1	596	166.50	992	22
Medium and Large 1	646	162.45	1,049	817
Medium and Large 1-2	644	156.59	1,009	171
Medium 1-2	591	147.62	872	19thin
Large 1-2	673	147.60	994	29

One grade step is worth $23.90/cwt here — about −$243 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 sale1,066 hd

160.99

—

MO average7 barns · 10,560 hd

155.14

+5.84

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	1,910	76.01	1,452	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	54.14	781	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	48.77	636	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	41.27	412	18

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	366	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	656	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	935	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	673	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	994	16
Steers	Large 1	—	596	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	992	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.24/cwt	142.50–147.50	922	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.24/cwt	146.00–146.50	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.95/cwt	152.00–166.50	839	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	161.42/cwt	153.00–164.50	770	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.64/cwt	160.50–165.50	696	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	984	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	152.29/cwt	146.50–153.00	1,026	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	188.74/cwt	187.00–190.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	159.37/cwt	154.50–165.50	1,001	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	151.74/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,083	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	151.96/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,156	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	960	12
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	621	145.22/cwt	142.50–149.00	902	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	558	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	943	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	589	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	150.81/cwt	150.00–153.00	810	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.90/cwt	150.50–158.00	891	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.29/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,011	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	174.64/cwt	166.50–176.50	683	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	546	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	191.31/cwt	188.00–194.50	901	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	182.94/cwt	175.50–190.00	948	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	153.09/cwt	152.00–154.25	1,035	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	561	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	156.19/cwt	150.50–160.00	970	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	751	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	678	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	976	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	634	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	938	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	147.11/cwt	144.50–148.75	984	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.26/cwt	145.00–154.50	935	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	153.75/cwt	144.00–158.00	744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	151.27/cwt	145.00–157.50	554	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	747	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,050	7
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	143.49/cwt	143.25–144.00	1,122	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	201.30/cwt	190.00–204.75	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,257	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	173.46/cwt	169.00–176.75	980	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	754	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	165.40/cwt	162.50–168.00	958	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	147.41/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,076	48
Bulls	—	—	1,910	76.01/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,452	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	54.14/cwt	48.00–58.00	781	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	45.04/cwt	41.00–48.00	562	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	36.49/cwt	34.00–40.50	328	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	51.43/cwt	48.00–57.00	692	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	45.10/cwt	41.00–48.00	486	10

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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