New Cambria Livestock Market market report — October 1, 2026

New Cambria, MO · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/01/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

407

Last sale (Sep 17) 569 (−162)
Last year 646

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$351.90 /cwt

$2,660 per head · 20 hd
vs last week —

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Pretty light run again this week, partly due to rain and muddy conditions, but several groups of weaned calves in the mix. Supply light, demand moderate.
USDA Market News reporter, October 1, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 1

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 2. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
400–499 lb	3	480 lb	$450.00†	$2,160	—	−13.96
600–699 lb	24	649 lb	$373.82	$2,425	—	−33.61
700–799 lb	20	756 lb	$351.90	$2,660	—	−6.96
800–899 lb	20	867 lb	$324.50	$2,813	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 1

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 2.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
400–499 lb	9	461 lb	$420.88	$1,940	—	+19.88
600–699 lb	53	651 lb	$349.12	$2,274	—	−6.70
700–799 lb	33	714 lb	$364.77	$2,604	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 1

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	10	1,290 lb	$137.24	$132.00–$141.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	5	1,301 lb	$129.38	$122.00–$134.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	11	1,460 lb	$138.63	$131.00–$146.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	4	1,518 lb	$125.97	$117.50–$132.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	5	1,166 lb	$130.81	$124.00–$134.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	3	957 lb	$102.13	$97.00–$105.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $447.23/cwt
4-week average: $447.23
13-week average: $452.33
4-week vs 13-week: −1.1%

52-wk low $405.83high $520.32

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of September 28, 2026): $351.90/cwt
4-week average: $352.57
13-week average: $361.40
4-week vs 13-week: −2.4%

52-wk low $348.50high $403.73

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of September 14, 2026): $378.91/cwt
4-week average: $378.91
13-week average: $403.88
4-week vs 13-week: −6.2%

52-wk low $343.07high $469.46

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2018 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Jul and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.5%	43%	7
Feb	+4.5%	86%	7
Mar	+2.2%	75%	8
Apr	+2.0%	62%	8
May	+2.5%	62%	8
Jun	+1.5%	62%	8
Jul	+3.2%	88%	8
Aug	+0.9%	67%	6
Sep	−0.5%	57%	7
Oct	−4.3%	14%	7
Nov	−4.4%	0%	7
Dec	−2.6%	29%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2018 ran highest against their yearly average in Sep and Jul and lowest in Jan and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.6%	29%	7
Feb	0.0%	57%	7
Mar	−0.8%	38%	8
Apr	+0.1%	62%	8
May	−0.8%	25%	8
Jun	+1.5%	75%	8
Jul	+2.9%	62%	8
Aug	+2.9%	67%	6
Sep	+3.5%	71%	7
Oct	+1.1%	71%	7
Nov	0.0%	57%	7
Dec	−1.6%	57%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 1	407	—	$351.90	—
Thu Sep 17	569	$447.23	$353.24	$378.91
Thu Aug 6	418	$457.00	$366.22	$424.00
Thu Jul 16	721	$452.76	$374.25	$408.71

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Feb 14, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	300	—	—	—	No
Jan 3, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	621	—	—	—	No
Dec 13, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	986	—	—	—	No
Sep 13, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	304	—	—	—	No

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Missouri sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Tina Livestock Market, Tina	40 mi	Oct 19	$420.93	$361.18
Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City	72 mi	Oct 19	$416.61	$347.13
Eastern MO Commission Company, Bowling Green	88 mi	Oct 23	$431.16	$367.71
Windsor Livestock Auction, Windsor	95 mi	Oct 21	$411.88	$365.25
Kingsville Livestock Auction, Kingsville	100 mi	Oct 20	$410.52	$361.02
Wheeler Livestock Auction, Osceola	130 mi	Oct 22	$415.13	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 1, 2026	407	27	AMS_1248
Replacement Cattle Special special	February 14, 2026	300	4	AMS_1235

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “New Cambria Livestock Market - New Cambria, MO” (AMS_1248); “New Cambria Livestock Market Replacement Cattle Special - New Cambria, MO” (AMS_1235). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.