Name: New Cambria Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly 15.00 to 20.00 lower, few spots sharply lower, however a few weights managed to tack on a couple dollars, mostly midweight grass steers in the right condition. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Good quality on offer this week with most in pretty good condition to go to grass although several were still packing some hair. A pretty light buyer crowd this week and those in attendance were a little more cautious in light of sharply lower cattle futures and an anticipated bearish Cattle on Feed report out Friday. Supply moderate, demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $489.76/cwt on 276 head, down $5.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +1.18 against this barn's trailing median of $488.58.

Average price

$489.76

▼ 5.62 vs prior sale

276 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$21.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.51

vs MO average

+15.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	495.31	2,726	204
Medium and Large 1-2	556	474.04	2,637	72

One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale276 hd

489.76

—

MO average20 barns · 5,701 hd

481.26

+8.51

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+15.28

This barn, trailing median19 sales

488.58

+1.18

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	1,862	237.87	4,429	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	188.81	2,746	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	179.39	2,217	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	160.30	1,680	21

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Lean 85-90%	—	987	171.13/cwt	167.50–180.00	1,689	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	156.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,674	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	193.41/cwt	189.00–197.00	2,803	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	186.87/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,723	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	156.56/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,027	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	192.07/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,399	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	176.99/cwt	168.00–187.00	2,154	20
Bulls	—	—	1,862	237.87/cwt	231.00–245.00	4,429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	462.01/cwt	440.00–478.00	2,190	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	392.61/cwt	390.00–404.00	2,218	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	394.33/cwt	379.50–412.00	2,121	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	376.87/cwt	368.00–380.50	2,314	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	457.77/cwt	450.50–465.50	2,843	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	464.28/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,646	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	415.74/cwt	395.00–436.00	2,607	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	508.25/cwt	495.00–532.00	2,206	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	396.29/cwt	391.50–403.50	2,833	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	488.51/cwt	475.00–506.00	2,618	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	499.88/cwt	488.00–514.00	2,649	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	432.96/cwt	429.50–434.00	2,897	44
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	652	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	506.63/cwt	501.00–514.00	2,336	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	491.09/cwt	460.00–507.00	2,794	106
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	658	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,500	4
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	841	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,838	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	534.09/cwt	493.00–546.00	2,569	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	406.50/cwt	406.50–406.50	2,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	479.45/cwt	470.50–487.00	2,349	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	494.97/cwt	476.00–510.00	2,138	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	416.39/cwt	414.00–421.00	2,140	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,942	6

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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