Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-09-03

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Sep 3
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 210▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
191 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 227▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with moderate demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 19 Feeder Calves, 11 Steers, 23 Heifers, 13 Sheep, and 1 Goat was sold.

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—Average1,38279.391,09711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,52058.8389427
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40956.6379856
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26847.4360290

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19888.19/cwt44
BullsNumber 29234.39/cwt41
BullsNumber 39031.78/cwt14
BullsUtility8011.24/cwt65
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8614.29/cwt7

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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——94575.00/cwt75.00–75.007091
Bulls——1,04363.01/cwt61.00–65.006573
Bulls——1,28079.51/cwt79.00–80.001,0182
Bulls——1,64884.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3842
Bulls——1,75794.07/cwt93.00–95.001,6533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12336.63/cwt30.00–41.0041118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23045.00/cwt41.50–48.0055423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25559.23/cwt57.50–62.007433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34552.10/cwt49.00–57.0070146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35253.45/cwt50.00–58.0072337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46262.55/cwt60.00–65.009148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51162.59/cwt59.00–66.0094618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52869.95/cwt67.00–74.001,0694
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54554.51/cwt50.00–57.0084214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60545.00/cwt45.00–45.007221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,70067.00/cwt67.00–67.001,1391
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7110.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8715.00/cwt15.00–15.00135
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9815.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross6350.00/cwt50.00–50.00321
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.00311
Bulls—Utility7510.36/cwt10.00–15.00829
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7765.00/cwt65.00–65.00501
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8050.00/cwt50.00–50.00402
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83155.34/cwt100.00–195.001297
Bulls—Utility8415.00/cwt15.00–15.001310
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross8677.47/cwt75.00–80.00672
Bulls—Number 38623.04/cwt20.00–30.00205
Bulls—Number 18734.05/cwt30.00–40.00305
Bulls—Number 28730.00/cwt30.00–30.002611
Bulls—Number 29332.74/cwt30.00–40.003022
Bulls—Number 39327.95/cwt20.00–40.00265
Bulls—Utility9415.00/cwt15.00–15.001411
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96167.41/cwt165.00–170.001612
Bulls—Number 19756.08/cwt35.00–70.00549
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103158.15/cwt150.00–175.001633
Bulls—Number 110373.00/cwt55.00–90.007513
Bulls—Number 210430.99/cwt30.00–35.00325
Bulls—Utility10515.00/cwt15.00–15.00162
Bulls—Utility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 111371.98/cwt70.00–80.00815
Bulls—Number 312825.00/cwt25.00–25.00321

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.