Sale reports / Missouri / New Cambria Livestock Market / 2026-01-15

New Cambria Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Cambria, Missouri · Thu, Jan 15
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1248
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,267 head
875 vs last sale 2,142 53 vs year ago 1,320 · 4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
63 vs last sale 120 28 vs year ago 85 · 32.9%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a light offering of 4 weight steer calves sold with a lower undertone on last week's very active market, 500-550 lb steers sold steady to firm, spots 10.00 higher with 550-650 lbs trading unevenly steady selling in small packages and groups, 650-750 lbs sold steady to firm, spots 8.00 higher on the 650-700 lb steers and 750-800 lbs on a light test sold with a lower undertone. Heifer calves with the most advance were the 4 weights selling mostly 10.00-20.00 higher with 500-650 lbs selling steady to firm with 550-600 lbs trading 5.00 higher and a larger offering of 650-700 lb heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate offering with overall a good quality offering on 500-750 lb steers and 400-700 lb heifers all sold on and active market. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $482.54/cwt on 138 head, down $6.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits 6.03 against this barn's trailing median of $488.58.
Average price
$482.54
6.03 vs prior sale
138 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$62.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.21
vs MO average
+10.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536501.592,68996
Medium and Large 1-2560439.022,46042
One grade step is worth $62.56/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale138 hd
482.54
MO average20 barns · 5,476 hd
459.33
+23.21
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
+10.56
This barn, trailing median19 sales
488.58
−6.03
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
BullsAverage1,744182.473,1826thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,250158.641,98211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,469155.842,28915
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,062128.541,36510

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1700–750721401.38/cwt394.00–410.002,89441
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800760359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,72813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550532475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850833338.17/cwt326.00–347.502,81718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0833
SteersLarge 1-2600–650648384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,4883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633405.11/cwt377.50–410.002,56422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578420.55/cwt400.00–437.502,43122
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0343
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770368.69/cwt366.50–373.502,83943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,8017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438538.78/cwt537.50–540.002,3606
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500450481.00/cwt476.00–486.002,1656
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489540.85/cwt538.00–547.502,64536
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550541459.34/cwt430.00–469.002,48520
SteersLarge 1750–800790345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,72615
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574459.16/cwt455.00–466.002,63630
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365606.00/cwt606.00–606.002,2126
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519520.87/cwt482.00–548.002,70366
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414568.00/cwt568.00–568.002,35210
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630389.62/cwt375.00–411.002,45573
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685374.83/cwt365.00–381.002,568119
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527448.81/cwt440.00–459.002,36550
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516428.03/cwt424.00–432.002,2096
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700659352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3208
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650601378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,2724
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248166.99/cwt165.00–170.002,0844
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465157.30/cwt151.00–162.002,30410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,6361
CowsLean 85-90%1,030110.72/cwt109.00–112.501,1402
CowsLean 85-90%1,076130.14/cwt125.00–133.001,4007
CowsLean 85-90%1,030153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445143.83/cwt141.00–149.002,0783
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525166.56/cwt166.00–167.002,5402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254157.35/cwt152.00–164.001,9736
Bulls1,838186.19/cwt185.00–187.003,4223
Bulls1,650178.74/cwt177.00–180.002,9493
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600561435.14/cwt404.00–456.002,44164
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600592332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525398.16/cwt385.00–415.002,09013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850806300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4184
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429465.60/cwt450.00–481.001,99714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562400.60/cwt400.00–401.002,25115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,5413
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721361.14/cwt351.00–365.002,60411
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376504.00/cwt496.00–509.001,8958
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850830313.15/cwt310.00–318.002,59910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486416.61/cwt400.00–430.002,02516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625351.51/cwt350.00–354.002,1978
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468477.04/cwt450.00–488.002,23365
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350338600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0284
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671418.90/cwt398.50–443.002,811141
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621437.24/cwt419.50–447.002,71553

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.