Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last auction two weeks ago, steer calves under 600 lbs sold with a higher undertone on a light test, 650-750 lbs steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, spots 5.00 higher on the 700-750 lbs, pot load of 840 lb steers sold 1.00 higher than two weeks ago. Feeder heifers weighing 450-700 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable weights. Slaughter cows traded steady. A good offering of yearling steers weighing 650-850 lbs sold with good demand on and active market with heifers weighing over 600 lbs selling with moderate demand with moderate flesh conditions. Several small lots and packages of steers calves weighing 500-550 lbs sold also with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.91/cwt on 617 head.

Average price

$153.91

617 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$1.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.01

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	154.10	1,109	511
Medium and Large 1-2	605	153.03	926	106

One grade step is worth $1.07/cwt here — about $183 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 sale617 hd

153.91

—

MO average17 barns · 10,725 hd

145.90

+8.01

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	—	Low	1,934	81.07	1,568	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	61.88	943	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	60.34	757	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	53.90	543	14

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,214	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	162.13/cwt	160.00–163.50	921	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	175.06/cwt	172.00–180.00	912	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	158.49/cwt	150.50–160.75	1,062	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	152.58/cwt	148.00–157.00	972	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	146.73/cwt	144.00–148.50	973	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	162.61/cwt	158.00–164.00	868	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	177.91/cwt	176.00–180.00	866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	156.46/cwt	155.50–159.00	904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	172.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,062	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	60.57/cwt	57.00–64.50	761	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	53.79/cwt	51.00–55.00	665	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	53.92/cwt	50.00–56.50	544	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	78.81/cwt	72.50–82.50	1,512	7
Bulls	—	—	1,972	86.35/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	597	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	653	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	957	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	807	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,219	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	642	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	67.47/cwt	67.00–69.00	860	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	429	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	61.50/cwt	57.00–65.50	944	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	70.71/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,078	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	54.77/cwt	53.50–56.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	151.03/cwt	145.25–153.00	873	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	147.71/cwt	145.50–151.50	929	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.22/cwt	135.00–144.50	811	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.65/cwt	135.00–146.75	760	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.33/cwt	149.00–152.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.72/cwt	139.00–143.00	872	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,157	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,215	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	151.92/cwt	149.75–155.50	1,118	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	156.09/cwt	156.00–157.00	752	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.91/cwt	153.00–158.50	819	16

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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