Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2019-12-03

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 3
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 181▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
214 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 220▲ 214 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 good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 18 Heifers, 9 Steers, 11 Feeders, 8 Sheep and 1 Goat was 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—Average1,61368.891,1116thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68555.3093222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50051.1076645
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,32543.0657154

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110195.37/cwt45
BullsNumber 29342.73/cwt46
BullsNumber 39228.44/cwt19
BullsUtility8211.47/cwt74
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8513.75/cwt8

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20553.00/cwt53.00–53.006391
Bulls——1,67775.78/cwt71.00–81.001,2713
Bulls——1,72066.49/cwt65.00–69.001,1442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19131.01/cwt30.00–32.003694
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19738.38/cwt34.00–42.0045916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37845.84/cwt42.00–49.0063229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45752.79/cwt50.00–56.5076928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,53651.53/cwt50.00–53.507925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56360.06/cwt58.00–62.009393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57145.80/cwt42.00–50.0072014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64562.04/cwt61.00–63.001,0212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67455.40/cwt52.00–60.0092718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82047.62/cwt45.00–50.008672
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8315.00/cwt15.00–15.00124
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9615.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility675.00/cwt5.00–5.00310
Bulls—Utility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.00824
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84189.55/cwt145.00–220.001594
Bulls—Number 38427.82/cwt20.00–35.00239
Bulls—Utility8413.72/cwt5.00–15.001224
Bulls—Number 28638.97/cwt30.00–50.003419
Bulls—Number 18848.33/cwt45.00–50.00433
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94177.42/cwt140.00–200.001673
Bulls—Number 29445.05/cwt40.00–50.004219
Bulls—Number 39430.80/cwt20.00–40.00296
Bulls—Utility9414.15/cwt10.00–15.001312
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred9535.00/cwt35.00–35.00331
Bulls—Number 19777.06/cwt65.00–90.007510
Bulls—Number 310228.37/cwt20.00–35.00293
Bulls—Number 110480.06/cwt55.00–100.008315
Bulls—Utility10415.00/cwt15.00–15.00163
Bulls—Number 210545.72/cwt40.00–50.00486
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross108180.00/cwt180.00–180.001941
Bulls—Utility11115.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 111286.93/cwt80.00–95.00975
Bulls—Number 211247.54/cwt45.00–50.00532
Bulls—Number 311420.00/cwt20.00–20.00231
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred11860.00/cwt60.00–60.00711
Bulls—Number 112287.51/cwt85.00–90.001072

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.