Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-10-15

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Oct 15
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 223▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
198 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 170▲ 198 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 moderate demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 55 Dairy, 32 Feeder Calves, 8 Heifers,11 Steers, 4 Goats and 2 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—Average1,26565.908345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56352.0581343
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43750.4072438
CowsLean 85-90%High1,25640.7251156

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19879.47/cwt61
BullsNumber 29135.32/cwt35
BullsNumber 38821.72/cwt17
BullsUtility8312.58/cwt60
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9214.17/cwt6

Every lot

44 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——1,00352.48/cwt50.00–55.005262
Bulls——1,20869.78/cwt64.00–74.008432
Bulls——1,90585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,03039.00/cwt39.00–39.004021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03022.32/cwt20.00–25.002305
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15133.59/cwt28.00–37.0038712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21542.40/cwt36.00–45.005156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28543.74/cwt37.50–49.0056230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41155.87/cwt55.00–56.507884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42350.40/cwt48.00–53.507179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48851.33/cwt46.00–55.0076428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52646.68/cwt44.00–50.007128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58553.24/cwt50.00–56.0084432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62061.00/cwt61.00–61.009882
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8215.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing12015.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0034
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross6930.00/cwt30.00–30.00211
Bulls—Utility7510.23/cwt5.00–12.00822
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77157.94/cwt135.00–180.001222
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84201.49/cwt175.00–220.001694
Bulls—Number 38420.74/cwt20.00–25.001712
Bulls—Utility8415.00/cwt15.00–15.001318
Bulls—Number 28531.67/cwt20.00–40.002716
Bulls—Number 18638.33/cwt35.00–40.00336
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross8975.00/cwt75.00–75.00671
Bulls—Number 29132.31/cwt30.00–35.002913
Bulls—Utility9415.00/cwt15.00–15.001413
Bulls—Number 19552.70/cwt35.00–75.005020
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96148.89/cwt50.00–215.001433
Bulls—Number 39620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross102100.00/cwt100.00–100.001021
Bulls—Utility10215.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
Bulls—Number 110370.28/cwt50.00–85.007213
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104119.02/cwt50.00–185.001244
Bulls—Number 210434.87/cwt30.00–40.00363
Bulls—Number 310523.47/cwt20.00–30.00253
Bulls—Utility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 111465.67/cwt40.00–85.00758
Bulls—Number 112080.00/cwt80.00–80.00961
Bulls—Number 212330.00/cwt30.00–30.00371

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.