Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-01-02

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Thu, Jan 2
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 144▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
204 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 234▲ 204 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 20.00-30.00 lower with moderate demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 25 Steers, 11 Heifers, 1 Feeder and 12 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—Low2,02564.001,2961thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,69066.001,1151thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39854.5676342
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,69352.7089225
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26645.8058059

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101105.72/cwt37
BullsNumber 29331.37/cwt26
BullsNumber 39322.63/cwt19
BullsUtility8813.34/cwt66
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8714.00/cwt10

Every lot

36 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,02564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,2961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09439.52/cwt36.00–42.004328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10227.70/cwt23.00–31.003059
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28546.64/cwt43.00–51.0059918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37154.06/cwt50.50–62.0074124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39551.35/cwt48.00–53.0071615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39956.35/cwt53.00–60.5078827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63357.19/cwt56.00–59.509346
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,69066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,1151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70051.61/cwt50.00–54.5087718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,93545.50/cwt45.50–45.508801
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00133
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00145
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred7115.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross76205.00/cwt195.00–215.001562
Bulls—Utility7610.00/cwt10.00–10.00814
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84193.74/cwt175.00–210.001633
Bulls—Utility8413.71/cwt10.00–15.001223
Bulls—Number 28624.59/cwt15.00–35.002110
Bulls—Number 38619.32/cwt15.00–20.00177
Bulls—Utility9314.41/cwt10.00–15.001317
Bulls—Number 29435.40/cwt30.00–45.003311
Bulls—Number 39423.72/cwt20.00–30.00228
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95195.11/cwt185.00–205.001852
Bulls—Number 19759.32/cwt50.00–80.00586
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102181.05/cwt165.00–200.001855
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross10250.00/cwt50.00–50.00511
Bulls—Number 110366.65/cwt50.00–80.006912
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.001511
Bulls—Number 210436.75/cwt30.00–50.00383
Bulls—Number 310820.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 211235.07/cwt30.00–40.00392
Bulls—Number 111467.03/cwt50.00–80.00767
Bulls—Utility11515.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 313720.00/cwt20.00–20.00271

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.