Sale reports / Missouri / New Cambria Livestock Market / 2021-10-21

New Cambria Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Cambria, Missouri · Thu, Oct 21
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1248
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
25 vs last sale 822 184 vs year ago 663 · +27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
39 vs last sale 205 30 vs year ago 214 · +14.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, except some top quality 585-700 lb heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower. This week's offering was highlighted by a couple load lots of yearling heifers with a hefty dose of singles and small groups throughout. Supply moderate, demand mostly moderate to good in spots.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.92/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$155.92
389 head · 616 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.52
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1625160.521,003261
Medium 1538159.0085510thin
Medium and Large 1-2531149.4679497
Large 1-2977130.751,27814thin
Medium and Large 2871120.001,0457thin
One grade step is worth $40.52/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale389 hd
155.92
MO average16 barns · 6,106 hd
144.40
+11.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,59786.321,3798thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,58375.001,1872thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40261.4186127
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26056.5271266
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12849.4155731

Every lot, as filed

42 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424153.10/cwt152.00–155.0064911
HeifersMedium and Large 1435168.25/cwt168.25–168.257325
HeifersLarge 1-21,060115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2195
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469154.83/cwt152.25–161.0072628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361156.00/cwt156.00–156.005636
HeifersMedium and Large 2871120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538170.06/cwt165.00–179.5091517
SteersLarge 1-2932135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned627140.00/cwt140.00–140.008783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned571157.50/cwt157.50–157.508998
SteersMedium and Large 1691164.54/cwt164.00–166.001,13718
SteersMedium and Large 1513177.61/cwt175.00–182.0091134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439171.92/cwt170.00–173.007558
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,1893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473170.00/cwt170.00–170.008046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579165.79/cwt163.50–169.7596011
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy688156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,0774
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy731156.25/cwt156.25–156.251,1427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy646154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,0006
SteersMedium and Large 1586171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,0057
SteersMedium and Large 1612165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0107
SteersMedium and Large 1721159.25/cwt159.25–159.251,14812
HeifersMedium and Large 1668161.05/cwt150.00–164.001,076168
HeifersLarge 1-2931139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,2999
HeifersMedium and Large 1490162.64/cwt160.00–164.0079717
HeifersMedium and Large 1529160.23/cwt159.00–163.0084822
HeifersMedium 1538159.00/cwt159.00–159.0085510
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned575135.50/cwt135.50–135.507794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528147.14/cwt139.50–157.5077730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,048126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2691142.51/cwt140.00–145.009856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582146.45/cwt145.00–147.508527
HeifersMedium and Large 1588159.23/cwt153.00–161.5093645
Bulls1,59786.32/cwt84.00–90.501,3798
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22653.76/cwt53.00–55.5065923
CowsLean 85-90%1,15053.21/cwt51.00–56.5061214
CowsLean 85-90%1,11046.28/cwt43.00–51.0051417
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,58375.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1872
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27858.00/cwt55.50–62.0074143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38960.78/cwt56.50–64.5084425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56369.24/cwt69.00–69.501,0822

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.