Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $450.73/cwt on 215 head, up $26.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +26.60 against this barn's trailing median of $424.13.

Average price

$450.73

▲ 26.60 vs prior sale

215 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs MO average

+23.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	455.16	2,562	175
Medium and Large 1-2	552	431.37	2,383	40

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale215 hd

450.73

—

MO average19 barns · 2,717 hd

442.30

+8.43

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

+23.34

This barn, trailing median17 sales

424.13

+26.60

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	1,672	228.85	3,826	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	178.87	2,265	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	177.50	2,744	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	160.57	1,667	21

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2	600–650	631	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	432.50/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,305	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	463.71/cwt	440.00–488.50	2,402	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	482.04/cwt	457.50–503.00	2,270	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	408.31/cwt	396.00–434.00	2,548	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	554.58/cwt	537.50–570.50	2,335	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	460.33/cwt	455.00–464.50	2,817	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	610.49/cwt	597.00–658.00	2,308	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	543.43/cwt	529.00–577.50	2,603	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	369.01/cwt	363.50–376.00	2,841	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	422.66/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,688	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	546.00/cwt	546.00–546.00	2,823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	473.71/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,781	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	574.78/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,397	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	510.30/cwt	497.50–540.00	2,725	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	607.00/cwt	607.00–607.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	501.90/cwt	484.00–519.00	2,088	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	451.13/cwt	425.00–459.25	2,635	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	551.16/cwt	540.00–559.00	2,039	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	238	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	430.35/cwt	420.00–449.00	2,453	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	523.59/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,189	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	465.29/cwt	429.00–474.00	2,243	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	380.99/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,396	10
Bulls	—	—	1,505	220.23/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	234.60/cwt	234.00–235.00	4,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	176.56/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,196	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	185.21/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,460	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	174.61/cwt	162.00–182.00	2,755	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	184.36/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,710	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	160.57/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,667	21

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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