Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-07-16

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jul 16
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 199▲ 246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
215 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 255▲ 215 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 steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. 15 Feeder Calves, 21 Goats and 10 Sheep sold in addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy 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—Low1,29977.171,0027thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,62773.861,2026thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58264.421,01952
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48162.8793142
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23050.5262279

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110279.53/cwt51
BullsNumber 29039.58/cwt44
BullsNumber 39124.63/cwt14
BullsUtility8110.42/cwt84
HeifersNumber 19372.50/cwt8
HeifersNumber 37347.48/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8313.33/cwt3

Every lot

42 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——98563.00/cwt63.00–63.006211
Bulls——1,06274.69/cwt73.00–76.007933
Bulls——1,64084.37/cwt81.00–86.001,3843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12036.82/cwt20.00–43.0041218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15849.00/cwt43.00–54.0056723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30456.30/cwt52.00–60.0073428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38862.52/cwt60.00–66.0086810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39356.54/cwt52.00–61.0078811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43069.61/cwt68.00–72.009958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50468.76/cwt66.50–72.001,0349
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51663.62/cwt61.00–66.0096422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59164.65/cwt61.00–67.001,02935
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,62773.86/cwt70.00–77.001,2026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68058.91/cwt56.00–61.009909
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross7347.48/cwt45.00–50.00352
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8315.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84145.00/cwt145.00–145.001221
Heifers—Number 18540.00/cwt40.00–40.00342
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 19540.00/cwt40.00–40.00383
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross97185.00/cwt185.00–185.001791
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred10650.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility575.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.00319
Bulls—Utility7510.23/cwt10.00–15.00823
Bulls—Number 28538.89/cwt30.00–45.003321
Bulls—Number 38522.44/cwt20.00–30.00198
Bulls—Utility8514.44/cwt10.00–15.001218
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88170.00/cwt170.00–170.001501
Bulls—Number 39228.81/cwt20.00–35.00274
Bulls—Number 29340.84/cwt30.00–45.003818
Bulls—Utility9412.69/cwt5.00–15.001213
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95146.17/cwt100.00–180.001396
Bulls—Number 19661.56/cwt45.00–75.005915
Bulls—Number 210237.96/cwt30.00–45.00395
Bulls—Number 110371.59/cwt50.00–90.007419
Bulls—Utility10312.15/cwt5.00–15.00137
Bulls—Utility11112.50/cwt10.00–15.00142
Bulls—Number 111373.77/cwt50.00–90.00838
Bulls—Number 311525.00/cwt25.00–25.00292
Bulls—Number 112167.57/cwt50.00–85.00822

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.