Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-11-12

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Nov 12
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 231▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
196 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 165▲ 196 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 4.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 20.00-40.00 lower with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 18 Heifers, 27 Feeder Calves, 6 Steers, 6 Sheep and 3 Goats 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—Low1,31860.7980114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62654.6488830
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,42853.0575850
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15238.2044060

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101112.58/cwt45
BullsNumber 29440.36/cwt29
BullsNumber 38923.86/cwt18
BullsUtility8211.87/cwt67
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8512.86/cwt7

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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10346.28/cwt43.00–49.005102
Bulls——1,14452.19/cwt46.00–56.005974
Bulls——1,26566.52/cwt66.00–67.008412
Bulls——1,28362.12/cwt61.00–63.007972
Bulls——1,64473.11/cwt71.50–76.001,2024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01930.43/cwt23.00–35.0031024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13837.76/cwt35.00–42.5043018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23543.27/cwt38.50–47.005349
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30946.48/cwt44.00–48.5060810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38352.17/cwt50.50–55.007228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44257.29/cwt56.00–61.0082625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51451.94/cwt47.00–55.5078616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57047.60/cwt44.00–50.007477
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60558.84/cwt58.00–60.0094411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67754.90/cwt52.00–57.0092112
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8415.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10215.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.00310
Bulls—Utility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.00821
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79210.00/cwt210.00–210.001662
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8350.00/cwt50.00–50.00421
Bulls—Utility8414.77/cwt10.00–15.001221
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86198.73/cwt160.00–215.001715
Bulls—Number 28636.70/cwt25.00–40.00329
Bulls—Number 38620.97/cwt20.00–25.001810
Bulls—Number 39323.31/cwt20.00–30.00226
Bulls—Utility9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00149
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94193.74/cwt170.00–215.001826
Bulls—Number 29443.57/cwt40.00–50.004114
Bulls—Number 19654.07/cwt50.00–65.00525
Bulls—Utility10215.00/cwt15.00–15.00154
Bulls—Number 210339.03/cwt35.00–40.00405
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104188.65/cwt185.00–195.001964
Bulls—Number 110464.01/cwt50.00–70.006715
Bulls—Number 310730.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Bulls—Number 111265.02/cwt60.00–70.00734
Bulls—Number 211235.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
Bulls—Utility11315.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 112261.23/cwt60.00–65.00754

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.