Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-11-05

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Nov 5
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 238▲ 231 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
165 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 156▲ 165 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 3.00-4.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cows and Feeder Dairy Calves 17 Heifers, 9 Steers, 31 Feeder Calves, 19 Goats and 5 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—Average1,48962.8593610
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,26061.007691thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60744.0770841
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39843.0360141
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27135.0844680

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198112.83/cwt52
BullsNumber 28939.73/cwt19
BullsNumber 39026.06/cwt19
BullsUtility8111.44/cwt49
HeifersNumber 190125.00/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8311.99/cwt5

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——98047.93/cwt37.00–58.004703
Bulls——1,66470.94/cwt68.00–73.001,1805
Bulls——1,81365.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11032.31/cwt30.50–34.003592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20433.94/cwt28.00–38.0040920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22723.62/cwt20.00–28.0029021
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,26061.00/cwt61.00–61.007691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32641.37/cwt34.00–47.0054937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37146.91/cwt44.00–52.5064318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38550.26/cwt47.50–53.506962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44534.04/cwt32.00–36.004926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44840.72/cwt36.00–45.0059021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55541.75/cwt40.00–43.0064912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65146.41/cwt42.00–50.0076619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79955.00/cwt54.00–56.009894
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing737.47/cwt5.00–10.0052
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83225.00/cwt225.00–225.001872
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 19725.00/cwt25.00–25.00242
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0036
Bulls—Utility7510.28/cwt10.00–15.00818
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77157.49/cwt125.00–195.001213
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7950.00/cwt50.00–50.00401
Bulls—Number 37920.00/cwt20.00–20.00162
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84217.56/cwt215.00–220.001832
Bulls—Number 38423.15/cwt20.00–30.00198
Bulls—Utility8513.49/cwt5.00–15.001113
Bulls—Number 28639.58/cwt30.00–45.003413
Bulls—Number 39331.24/cwt20.00–40.00294
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94197.25/cwt155.00–215.001859
Bulls—Number 29441.07/cwt35.00–45.00395
Bulls—Utility9414.00/cwt5.00–15.001310
Bulls—Number 19666.32/cwt50.00–95.006417
Bulls—Utility10115.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
Bulls—Number 310230.00/cwt30.00–30.00312
Bulls—Number 110380.10/cwt60.00–105.008314
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104205.00/cwt205.00–205.002133
Bulls—Number 210435.00/cwt35.00–35.00361
Bulls—Number 111480.22/cwt60.00–95.00913
Bulls—Number 311517.47/cwt15.00–20.00202
Bulls—Number 112380.00/cwt80.00–80.00981

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.