Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-05-21

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 21
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 305▲ 229 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
161 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 177▲ 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy calves sold steady with moderate demand. 66 Feeder cattle, 27 Steers, 21 Heifers, 21 Sheep and 14 goats were sold in addition to the Slaughter Cattle and Dairy Feeder Calves.

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
Bulls—Average1,64873.501,21115
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,45473.501,0697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62160.9298845
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33758.2777940
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14549.2956450

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19698.98/cwt49
BullsNumber 29465.41/cwt23
BullsNumber 39533.29/cwt24
BullsUtility8415.53/cwt38
HeifersNumber 18872.21/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7411.26/cwt4

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Cambridge Livestock Auction - Cambridge, NY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09358.28/cwt58.00–59.006373
Bulls——1,70269.29/cwt63.00–75.001,1797
Bulls——1,90688.52/cwt82.00–107.001,6875
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91931.84/cwt30.00–36.002934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07240.02/cwt35.00–45.004296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16650.95/cwt46.50–57.0059435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23451.06/cwt47.50–53.006307
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26662.79/cwt57.00–69.007955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34767.66/cwt65.00–73.009117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36257.69/cwt54.00–62.0078626
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,45473.50/cwt69.00–77.001,0697
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47667.16/cwt66.00–69.009917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64161.82/cwt58.00–67.001,01427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66554.76/cwt52.00–57.0091211
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing647.52/cwt5.00–10.0052
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred6850.00/cwt50.00–50.00341
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross81135.00/cwt135.00–135.001091
Heifers—Number 18750.00/cwt50.00–50.00441
Heifers—Number 19149.97/cwt45.00–55.00454
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93165.00/cwt165.00–165.001531
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9420.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Number 110050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility657.23/cwt5.00–10.0057
Bulls—Number 17575.00/cwt75.00–75.00561
Bulls—Utility7513.78/cwt10.00–15.001012
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred7655.00/cwt55.00–55.00421
Bulls—Number 37726.59/cwt20.00–30.00203
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82120.00/cwt120.00–120.00981
Bulls—Number 2Crossbred8240.00/cwt40.00–40.00331
Bulls—Number 18476.87/cwt60.00–100.006511
Bulls—Number 38434.31/cwt30.00–40.00297
Bulls—Utility8418.68/cwt10.00–25.00168
Bulls—Number 28657.44/cwt50.00–60.00496
Bulls—Number 194102.89/cwt75.00–150.009715
Bulls—Number 29466.66/cwt50.00–75.00639
Bulls—Number 39539.86/cwt25.00–50.00387
Bulls—Utility9520.00/cwt20.00–20.00196
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred9925.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Bulls—Number 1103106.37/cwt75.00–135.0011012
Bulls—Number 210374.26/cwt60.00–85.00767
Bulls—Number 310429.98/cwt20.00–35.00313
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross107155.00/cwt155.00–155.001661
Bulls—Utility10720.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
Bulls—Number 1112121.96/cwt105.00–145.001375
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred11450.00/cwt50.00–50.00571
Bulls—Utility11520.00/cwt20.00–20.00231
Bulls—Number 311735.00/cwt35.00–35.00411
Bulls—Number 312120.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
Bulls—Number 1130120.00/cwt120.00–120.001561
Bulls—Utility13622.44/cwt20.00–25.00312
Bulls—Number 315130.00/cwt30.00–30.00451

This sale against other markets

New York weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.