Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded with a lower undertone. Overall quality was not as attractive as the past couple weeks and the bulk of the offering was unweaned and lacking a full two rounds of shots. This week's sale included a complete herd dispersal as well. Supply light, demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.61/cwt on 57 head, down $36.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −28.51 against this barn's trailing median of $424.13.

Average price

$395.61

▼ 36.12 vs prior sale

57 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.82

vs MO average

−15.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	395.61	2,135	57

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale57 hd

395.61

—

MO average19 barns · 3,477 hd

403.44

−7.82

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−15.26

This barn, trailing median17 sales

424.13

−28.51

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	1,916	199.19	3,816	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	162.50	2,305	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	160.84	2,014	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	144.85	1,537	9thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$4,212	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$3,255	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,291	$2,987	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,575	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$2,175	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	977	$3,866	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,850	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	960	$3,525	5

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-2Unweaned	500–550	512	446.85/cwt	440.00–451.00	2,288	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	788	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	422	473.50/cwt	473.50–473.50	1,998	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	474.15/cwt	462.50–477.00	1,859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	372.31/cwt	365.50–391.00	2,137	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,513	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	454.89/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	410.26/cwt	388.50–423.00	2,125	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	474.08/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,451	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	483.95/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,294	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	355.76/cwt	355.00–358.00	2,551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	373.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,340	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	478.01/cwt	467.50–494.00	1,836	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	445.91/cwt	434.00–455.00	2,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	752	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,617	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	960	3,525.00/head	3,225.00–3,975.00	3,525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	2,986.74/head	2,725.00–3,325.00	2,987	29
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	3,255.31/head	3,150.00–3,310.00	3,255	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	4,211.60/head	3,950.00–4,650.00	4,212	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	977	3,866.47/head	3,850.00–3,875.00	3,866	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,916	199.19/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,816	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	144.85/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,537	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	169.91/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,312	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	160.84/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,014	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	159.21/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,299	9

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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