Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-05-28

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 28
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 229▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
225 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 161▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with moderate demand. 30 feeder calves, 6 Steers, 12 Heifers, 16 Sheep and 4 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—Low1,24471.3188711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62861.781,00628
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33759.3679348
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21750.1361054

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100109.98/cwt75
BullsNumber 29365.00/cwt24
BullsNumber 38834.99/cwt23
BullsUtility8315.70/cwt68
HeifersNumber 19151.61/cwt3
HeifersNumber 37740.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8217.14/cwt7

Every lot

48 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——1,10353.95/cwt51.00–61.505953
Bulls——1,14265.28/cwt63.00–67.007453
Bulls——1,39085.34/cwt80.00–93.001,1865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13146.92/cwt41.50–51.5053110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16468.33/cwt66.00–70.007954
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21654.33/cwt44.00–60.0066131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24033.79/cwt24.00–48.504199
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33555.24/cwt51.50–62.0073724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37362.51/cwt52.00–66.5085820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38862.37/cwt61.00–64.508664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59871.79/cwt68.00–73.501,1476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61963.67/cwt60.00–66.001,0319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64755.86/cwt50.00–60.0092013
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6910.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross7740.00/cwt40.00–40.00311
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8320.00/cwt20.00–20.00172
Heifers—Number 18650.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9120.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 19352.42/cwt50.00–55.00492
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10120.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility667.56/cwt5.00–10.00512
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross74100.00/cwt100.00–100.00741
Bulls—Utility7613.98/cwt5.00–20.001119
Bulls—Number 37733.01/cwt30.00–40.00255
Bulls—Number 27840.00/cwt40.00–40.00311
Bulls—Number 18377.57/cwt65.00–90.00646
Bulls—Number 28363.77/cwt50.00–80.00538
Bulls—Number 38331.26/cwt25.00–40.00268
Bulls—Utility8618.73/cwt10.00–20.001615
Bulls—Utility9219.39/cwt10.00–20.001816
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93146.98/cwt110.00–170.0013711
Bulls—Number 29363.49/cwt40.00–80.005910
Bulls—Number 39441.62/cwt30.00–50.00396
Bulls—Number 196104.22/cwt80.00–130.0010024
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred9640.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
Bulls—Number 310333.30/cwt30.00–40.00343
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104165.00/cwt165.00–165.001721
Bulls—Number 1104108.19/cwt85.00–125.0011317
Bulls—Utility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00214
Bulls—Number 210675.00/cwt75.00–75.00802
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred10830.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112140.00/cwt140.00–140.001571
Bulls—Number 211375.00/cwt75.00–75.00853
Bulls—Number 1114107.26/cwt90.00–125.001229
Bulls—Utility12020.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
Bulls—Number 1123106.27/cwt100.00–115.001314
Bulls—Utility13120.00/cwt20.00–20.00261

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.