Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower with some instances sharply lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. The overall quality wasn't as attractive as normal, with only a few large consignments highlighting the sale and a hefty dose of very small or odd packages. Supply and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.77/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −147.36 against this barn's trailing median of $424.13.

Average price

$276.77

88 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$41.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs MO average

+6.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	282.74	1,570	75
Medium and Large 1-2	512	245.00	1,254	3thin
Medium 1	570	241.50	1,377	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.24/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.46, low $395.61, median $424.13 across 17 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 sale88 hd

276.77

—

MO average18 barns · 2,066 hd

271.70

+5.07

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

+6.18

This barn, trailing median17 sales

424.13

−147.36

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	1,906	175.64	3,348	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,410	150.29	2,119	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	132.53	1,655	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	132.32	1,810	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	114.15	1,176	13

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	130.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,776	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	111.89/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,157	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,410	150.29/cwt	147.50–153.00	2,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	127.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,531	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	139.77/cwt	135.50–143.00	1,841	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	138.04/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	284.54/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,673	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	300.73/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,311	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	294.48/cwt	272.00–304.00	1,393	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	248.24/cwt	237.50–252.00	1,758	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	285.61/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,454	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	303.26/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,610	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	216.57/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,648	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	233.95/cwt	229.00–235.50	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	305.61/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,467	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	242.12/cwt	240.50–247.00	1,922	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	281.03/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,638	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	332.36/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,625	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	289.03/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,821	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	968	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,808	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	121.68/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,239	3
Bulls	—	—	1,906	175.64/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,348	6
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	944	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,077	5
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	971	215.12/cwt	211.00–222.50	2,089	11
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,377	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,529	11

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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