Sale reports / Missouri / New Cambria Livestock Market / 2026-02-05

New Cambria Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Cambria, Missouri · Thu, Feb 5
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1248
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
871 vs last sale 1,090 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
25 vs last sale 52 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Feb 14, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough cattle on offer for a true price comparison but a higher undertone was evident. Supply light ahead of a larger, high quality run in two weeks. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $498.68/cwt on 21 head, up $25.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 19 comparable sales and sits +10.10 against this barn's trailing median of $488.58.
Average price
$498.68
25.00 vs prior sale
21 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$47.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.11
vs MO average
+15.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525516.942,71213thin
Medium and Large 1-2546469.002,5618thin
One grade step is worth $47.94/cwt here — about $151 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

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 sale21 hd
498.68
MO average18 barns · 2,359 hd
484.57
+14.11
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
+15.65
This barn, trailing median19 sales
488.58
+10.10
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
BullsAverage1,840195.873,6046thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488168.062,5015thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,149155.031,7814thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,070132.501,4181thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617418.10/cwt390.00–430.002,58037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577399.66/cwt383.00–410.002,3065
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412484.00/cwt484.00–484.001,9942
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700687395.75/cwt394.00–397.502,71910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550546469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,5618
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850848357.50/cwt357.50–357.503,0324
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600551530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,9205
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700650452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,9415
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500459573.95/cwt539.00–600.002,6347
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,9906
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650630436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,7473
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800755360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7186
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508508.78/cwt502.50–512.502,5858
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623456.44/cwt441.00–468.002,84412
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750717382.43/cwt381.50–383.502,74217
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800767369.09/cwt367.00–370.502,83120
Bulls1,840195.87/cwt180.00–204.003,6046
CowsBoner 80-85%1,110158.37/cwt153.00–166.001,7583
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495166.58/cwt163.00–169.002,4904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,5401
CowsLean 85-90%1,070132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,4181

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.