Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold on a light test with a weak undertone noted. Slaughter cows overall sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Buyer demand was moderate for a very light sale supply,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.90/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$162.90

244 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	164.95	948	177
Medium and Large 1-2	528	157.47	832	67

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about $116 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 sale244 hd

162.90

—

MO average10 barns · 6,603 hd

151.85

+11.05

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	1,556	95.39	1,484	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	74.53	1,070	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	66.05	774	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	60.74	635	5thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	665	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.75/cwt	166.00–171.50	705	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	166.03/cwt	161.00–169.25	819	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	906	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	158.28/cwt	152.00–161.50	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	159.80/cwt	159.50–160.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	188.42/cwt	181.00–190.75	1,115	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	169.13/cwt	167.50–170.50	1,206	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	173.03/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	199.23/cwt	196.00–210.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	174.27/cwt	171.00–179.50	1,065	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	181.49/cwt	180.00–187.00	940	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.25/cwt	188.00–189.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	189.16/cwt	180.00–192.50	914	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	164.05/cwt	162.50–167.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	157.04/cwt	155.00–162.50	818	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	958	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,052	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	160.44/cwt	158.50–162.00	894	9
Bulls	—	—	1,556	95.39/cwt	87.00–99.50	1,484	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	68.53/cwt	67.00–69.50	823	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	61.60/cwt	58.00–64.00	689	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	74.53/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,070	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	60.74/cwt	58.00–63.00	635	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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