Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-10-08

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Oct 8
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 234▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
170 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 199▲ 170 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 2.00-4.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with moderate demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 18 Feeder Calves, 16 Steers, 5 Dairy, 7 Goats and 4 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—Low1,42970.941,01313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,60149.4979224
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46149.2972064
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21038.0646177

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110189.38/cwt39
BullsNumber 29037.20/cwt30
BullsNumber 38823.84/cwt29
BullsUtility8112.07/cwt45
HeifersNumber 1102150.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 27690.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9014.55/cwt11

Every lot

43 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——1,01255.89/cwt48.00–63.005663
Bulls——1,54672.24/cwt71.00–74.001,1175
Bulls——1,56178.68/cwt75.00–82.001,2285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11527.17/cwt20.00–32.5030324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15335.60/cwt33.00–38.0041013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24544.00/cwt44.00–44.005481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25942.86/cwt39.00–46.5054024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32749.18/cwt47.00–53.0065316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43444.72/cwt40.00–47.0064113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46850.45/cwt47.00–55.0074151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53854.47/cwt53.00–55.008384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63348.73/cwt45.00–52.0079619
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross7690.00/cwt90.00–90.00681
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8715.00/cwt15.00–15.00135
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00144
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10715.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.57/cwt5.00–8.0045
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.00716
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross7885.00/cwt85.00–85.00661
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79120.00/cwt120.00–120.00951
Bulls—Number 37920.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Number 38422.30/cwt20.00–30.001920
Bulls—Utility8514.70/cwt10.00–15.001216
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86125.33/cwt115.00–140.001083
Bulls—Number 28631.79/cwt30.00–40.002717
Bulls—Number 29232.84/cwt30.00–40.00309
Bulls—Number 39427.57/cwt20.00–30.00266
Bulls—Utility9415.00/cwt15.00–15.00146
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96127.60/cwt120.00–135.001224
Bulls—Number 19669.49/cwt40.00–100.006711
Bulls—Number 310030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102121.64/cwt100.00–150.001243
Bulls—Number 110271.91/cwt50.00–85.00738
Bulls—Number 210440.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross10875.00/cwt75.00–75.00811
Bulls—Utility11115.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112135.00/cwt135.00–135.001511
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross11280.00/cwt80.00–80.00901
Bulls—Number 111478.55/cwt70.00–90.00907
Bulls—Number 112390.00/cwt90.00–90.001111
Bulls—Number 313330.00/cwt30.00–30.00401

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.