Sale reports / Missouri / New Cambria Livestock Market / 2024-03-21

New Cambria Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Cambria, Missouri · Thu, Mar 21
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1248
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,755 head
1,190 vs last sale 565 1,537 vs year ago 218 · +705.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
18 vs last sale 92 38 vs year ago 72 · +52.8%
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 sold sharply higher, mostly 15.00 to 18.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher except some 650-700 lb heifers traded as much as 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Different offering here than in recent weeks with the bulk of the cattle on offer weighing over 600 lbs. Several loads and part loads of cattle were available, all finding multiple outlets. The one exception to the higher trend was 500-600 lb steers which traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher, seemingly not fitting in to any buyers particular orders this week. Supply moderate, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $328.52/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits 160.06 against this barn's trailing median of $488.58.
Average price
$328.52
107 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,821
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.67
vs MO average
+10.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555329.801,832101
Medium and Large 1-2534306.951,6396thin
One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales
534496458420median 488.5812/1801/2903/2605/2108/06
Steers 500–600 lb: high $520.32, low $434.12, median $488.58 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale107 hd
328.52
MO average16 barns · 2,608 hd
316.85
+11.67
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
+10.23
This barn, trailing median19 sales
488.58
−160.06
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
BullsAverage1,757161.662,8405thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,407128.401,80634
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190122.781,46126
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089106.501,16019

Every lot, as filed

48 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676277.90/cwt269.00–283.001,87914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350–400390339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,3225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450–500470297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,39814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed550–600569303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7247
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750714244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,7468
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500476265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,26113
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483308.38/cwt307.00–309.001,48910
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672259.12/cwt245.00–264.001,741163
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588319.73/cwt316.00–335.001,88052
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521340.48/cwt328.00–350.001,77449
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481359.63/cwt348.50–374.001,73030
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450433365.93/cwt358.00–387.501,58416
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,2355
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430304.59/cwt298.00–316.001,31025
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582290.84/cwt278.00–304.001,69372
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527295.40/cwt269.00–304.001,55734
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625263.69/cwt250.00–275.001,64833
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,70813
CowsLean 85-90%1,089106.50/cwt100.00–113.001,16019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465136.16/cwt129.00–142.001,99514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,366122.97/cwt115.50–129.001,68020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257129.70/cwt124.00–132.001,6308
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160119.70/cwt112.00–125.001,38918
Bulls1,757161.66/cwt160.00–165.002,8405
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400377400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5083
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800756264.50/cwt264.50–264.502,0006
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450427410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7513
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612316.35/cwt299.00–329.501,93679
HeifersLarge 1-2800–850802214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,71612
SteersLarge 1-2850–900879230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,02258
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400389352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,3697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400391380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400397280.50/cwt280.50–280.501,1146
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750736281.64/cwt265.00–286.252,07399
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658291.83/cwt289.00–298.001,92053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750743266.15/cwt258.00–276.501,977101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800798246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,96741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950924217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,01036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900863236.50/cwt236.50–236.502,0418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565279.02/cwt263.00–285.001,57667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5585
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850827225.37/cwt224.25–228.001,86430
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723235.81/cwt235.00–239.001,70530
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534306.95/cwt303.00–311.001,6396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,51210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700696240.64/cwt240.00–240.751,67554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500493281.18/cwt276.00–287.001,38614

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.