Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-09-17

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Sep 17
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 238▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
210 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 191▲ 210 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 good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 76 Feeder Calves,36 Steers,3 Heifers,21 Goats and 11 Sheep were 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—Low1,46175.241,0998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59555.6588738
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41152.9274747
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25943.6254963

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110477.50/cwt51
BullsNumber 29036.51/cwt37
BullsNumber 39027.38/cwt32
BullsUtility7810.94/cwt69
HeifersNumber 190147.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 39650.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8913.33/cwt3

Every lot

40 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37272.17/cwt63.00–76.009906
Bulls——1,72884.45/cwt82.00–87.001,4592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21243.63/cwt40.00–48.0052919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21733.83/cwt30.00–40.0041221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33351.52/cwt48.00–54.0068720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36259.51/cwt57.00–61.008113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38949.07/cwt45.00–51.0068219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41854.71/cwt52.00–57.0077622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45758.56/cwt57.00–60.008536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53652.56/cwt50.00–55.0080724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65357.83/cwt56.00–60.009568
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75165.11/cwt64.50–66.001,1406
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80145.00/cwt145.00–145.001161
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9415.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross9650.00/cwt50.00–50.00481
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100150.00/cwt150.00–150.001501
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility675.84/cwt5.00–10.00412
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7430.00/cwt30.00–30.00221
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross7585.00/cwt85.00–85.00641
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.00831
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross7670.00/cwt70.00–70.00531
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82135.18/cwt120.00–150.001112
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross8279.97/cwt75.00–85.00662
Bulls—Utility8314.28/cwt10.00–15.001221
Bulls—Number 28630.67/cwt30.00–35.002615
Bulls—Number 38626.11/cwt20.00–30.002214
Bulls—Number 29332.86/cwt30.00–45.003116
Bulls—Utility9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00143
Bulls—Number 39428.27/cwt20.00–30.002717
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95153.02/cwt150.00–155.001455
Bulls—Number 19858.37/cwt50.00–70.00579
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
Bulls—Number 110463.36/cwt50.00–70.006621
Bulls—Number 210445.00/cwt45.00–45.00472
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106155.05/cwt150.00–160.001642
Bulls—Number 211145.00/cwt45.00–45.00501
Bulls—Number 111360.74/cwt50.00–70.00698
Bulls—Number 112265.06/cwt60.00–70.00792
Bulls—Number 114350.00/cwt50.00–50.00721

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.