Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower, except some light heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Supply light and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.24/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$175.24

263 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$42.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.26

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	177.03	1,109	228
Medium and Large 1-2	625	167.28	1,045	31
Medium and Large 2	880	134.50	1,184	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.53/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale263 hd

175.24

—

MO average13 barns · 7,578 hd

166.98

+8.26

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	1,708	111.59	1,906	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	85.97	1,018	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	84.08	1,211	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	72.05	745	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$1,385	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,077	$1,626	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,511	$1,849	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,485	$1,500	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$2,028	19

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	569	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,270	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	181.40/cwt	178.00–185.50	932	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	583	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	203.75/cwt	203.75–203.75	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	195.98/cwt	194.50–197.25	1,211	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,339	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	195.30/cwt	195.00–195.50	1,041	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	754	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	205.75/cwt	205.75–205.75	1,088	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	173.24/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,251	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	181.75/cwt	175.00–186.75	1,216	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	197.51/cwt	193.50–201.50	1,138	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	72.05/cwt	69.00–74.00	745	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	90.63/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,310	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	80.80/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	85.41/cwt	79.00–89.00	981	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	86.76/cwt	84.50–91.00	1,070	5
Bulls	—	—	1,708	111.59/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,906	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,657.78/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,658	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,988.33/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,988	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,821.25/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,821	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,564	1,870.00/head	1,800.00–1,910.00	1,870	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	166.35/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,040	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	186.14/cwt	183.00–188.50	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	175.87/cwt	171.50–183.50	1,129	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	174.92/cwt	174.75–175.00	1,154	54

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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