Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.27/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$177.27

195 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	497	185.00	919	3thin
Medium and Large 1	659	177.95	1,172	141
Medium and Large 1-2	565	174.93	988	51

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale195 hd

177.27

—

MO average16 barns · 9,865 hd

179.16

−1.89

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	1,732	108.55	1,880	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	83.99	1,164	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	81.01	1,010	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	70.24	726	8thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.47/cwt	121.00–142.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	182.46/cwt	179.75–185.00	837	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	196.08/cwt	195.50–197.00	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	172.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	992	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	187.43/cwt	181.50–189.00	1,181	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	186.70/cwt	185.25–188.00	1,094	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	786	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	497	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	175.84/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,187	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	164.81/cwt	162.00–166.50	991	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	158.34/cwt	158.00–158.75	1,123	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.25/cwt	151.00–159.50	896	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	168.08/cwt	167.00–170.00	972	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,199	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	151.55/cwt	145.50–155.00	1,034	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	70.24/cwt	70.00–71.00	726	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	75.73/cwt	70.00–80.00	942	16
Bulls	—	—	1,732	108.55/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,880	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	88.04/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,101	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	82.10/cwt	77.50–86.50	1,110	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	88.03/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,284	7

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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