Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-01-14

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 14
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 210▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
227 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 188▲ 227 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 35 feeders, 19 Steers, 12 Heifers, 12 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—Average1,46972.591,0668thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,56561.009553thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70554.2792529
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45750.8174031
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26139.3949743

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110195.08/cwt53
BullsNumber 29543.32/cwt21
BullsNumber 39422.58/cwt37
BullsUtility8512.48/cwt87
HeifersNumber 190158.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 27375.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 39320.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9015.00/cwt9

Every lot

49 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——1,21354.52/cwt54.00–55.006612
Bulls——1,35585.26/cwt82.00–90.001,1552
Bulls——1,65375.28/cwt72.00–78.001,2444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24530.49/cwt25.00–35.0038012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25347.80/cwt45.00–51.005998
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25539.14/cwt35.00–43.0049120
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39354.17/cwt52.00–56.007553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40352.92/cwt50.00–57.0074220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54545.87/cwt40.00–50.0070910
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,56561.00/cwt61.00–61.009553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65058.00/cwt58.00–58.009571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66561.00/cwt61.00–61.001,0161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67256.42/cwt53.00–60.0094318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76849.73/cwt45.00–52.0087910
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross7375.00/cwt75.00–75.00551
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross79125.00/cwt125.00–125.00991
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8415.00/cwt15.00–15.00136
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross88190.00/cwt190.00–190.001671
Heifers—Number 39320.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102160.00/cwt160.00–160.001631
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing11815.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.75/cwt5.00–10.0047
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt5.00–15.00827
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78173.39/cwt140.00–200.001353
Bulls—Utility8414.62/cwt10.00–15.001226
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85195.00/cwt195.00–195.001662
Bulls—Number 28639.99/cwt30.00–45.00344
Bulls—Number 18753.34/cwt50.00–55.00463
Bulls—Number 38719.36/cwt15.00–20.00178
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91189.92/cwt175.00–205.001732
Bulls—Number 29444.95/cwt30.00–50.004211
Bulls—Number 39423.73/cwt15.00–30.002223
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross9550.00/cwt50.00–50.00481
Bulls—Number 19669.64/cwt50.00–130.006713
Bulls—Utility9614.34/cwt5.00–15.001415
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102134.28/cwt40.00–185.001374
Bulls—Number 210238.84/cwt15.00–50.00404
Bulls—Number 310322.44/cwt15.00–30.00236
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.001510
Bulls—Number 110472.48/cwt50.00–105.007519
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110165.00/cwt165.00–165.001821
Bulls—Number 111085.00/cwt85.00–85.00941
Bulls—Utility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 211450.00/cwt50.00–50.00571
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross121155.00/cwt155.00–155.001881
Bulls—Number 112589.88/cwt85.00–95.001122
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross140145.00/cwt145.00–145.002031
Bulls—Number 114540.00/cwt40.00–40.00581

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.