Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last tested market three weeks ago, steers traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, with a few random softer spots where the highs from the last sale weren't reached. Heifers sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher, spots up to 40.00 higher on some light weight grazers. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Really high quality offering this week with several large strings available that matched up well. Buyers were aggressive from the get go and with short numbers at the front of everyone's mind, the grazing cattle are getting snatched up while a few can still be found. Supply moderate to heavy, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $500.29/cwt on 171 head, up $1.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +11.71 against this barn's trailing median of $488.58.

Average price

$500.29

▲ 1.61 vs prior sale

171 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$25.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.69

vs MO average

+12.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	511.27	2,810	97
Medium and Large 1-2	552	485.90	2,682	74

One grade step is worth $25.37/cwt here — about $128 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

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 sale171 hd

500.29

—

MO average20 barns · 3,668 hd

488.60

+11.69

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+12.94

This barn, trailing median19 sales

488.58

+11.71

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	1,963	198.22	3,891	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	172.85	2,436	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	166.87	1,985	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	152.75	1,758	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	178.03/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,113	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	170.96/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,431	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	176.48/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,444	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	152.75/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,758	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	198.22/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	164.08/cwt	156.00–174.00	1,953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	384.23/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,663	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	374.32/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,879	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	458.72/cwt	435.00–469.00	2,913	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	421.47/cwt	405.00–436.00	2,900	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	356.06/cwt	353.00–359.00	2,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	494.64/cwt	465.50–506.00	2,607	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	430.45/cwt	421.00–438.00	2,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	367.03/cwt	365.00–368.50	2,900	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	599.45/cwt	599.00–602.00	2,476	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,767	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	479.24/cwt	479.00–480.00	2,736	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	406.85/cwt	394.75–429.00	2,974	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	524.96/cwt	508.50–541.00	2,782	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	365.11/cwt	365.00–365.25	3,071	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	547.82/cwt	545.50–551.00	2,575	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,318	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,122	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	501.83/cwt	488.00–505.50	2,655	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	376.93/cwt	374.00–378.00	2,661	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	403.79/cwt	401.00–407.00	2,722	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	535.37/cwt	522.50–545.00	2,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,628	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	459.05/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,589	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	424.83/cwt	401.00–439.50	2,685	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	518.07/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,238	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	490.91/cwt	488.00–497.00	2,842	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	350.68/cwt	350.60–350.75	3,265	124
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	926	324.31/cwt	321.00–325.50	3,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	527.25/cwt	521.00–535.00	2,504	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,139	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	426.85/cwt	408.00–453.00	2,454	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	422.29/cwt	422.00–423.00	2,897	17

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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