Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Good demand this week with several load lots and larger strings of cattle working their way through the ring. Supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.69/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$168.69

526 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$16.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	169.03	1,141	405
Medium and Large 1-2	601	168.69	1,014	112
Large 1-2	678	152.94	1,036	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $105 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 sale526 hd

168.69

—

MO average15 barns · 9,259 hd

161.77

+6.92

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	1,766	98.37	1,737	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	71.31	1,047	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	68.36	802	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	61.18	732	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	436	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	145.28/cwt	144.00–150.25	1,047	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	74.27/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,150	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	67.17/cwt	63.00–71.00	911	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	61.18/cwt	59.50–64.00	732	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	66.35/cwt	63.00–69.00	803	10
Bulls	—	—	1,766	98.37/cwt	90.00–104.50	1,737	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	71.70/cwt	69.50–77.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	154.17/cwt	154.00–155.50	1,293	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	185.96/cwt	179.50–190.00	993	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,244	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	147.39/cwt	147.25–147.50	939	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	156.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	970	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	148.37/cwt	145.00–154.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	967	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	173.09/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,006	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	182.40/cwt	179.50–184.75	874	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	443	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	159.20/cwt	155.60–166.50	1,055	36
Heifers	Medium 2	—	739	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	854	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.79/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,028	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	176.14/cwt	164.00–179.10	1,083	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	157.91/cwt	154.50–160.00	976	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	156.31/cwt	155.00–160.50	839	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	166.25/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,127	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.34/cwt	152.50–155.00	738	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	756	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,085	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	987	5

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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