Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-01-21

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 21
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 244▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
155 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 227▲ 155 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 21 Steers, 31 Heifers, 3 Feeders, 8 Sheep and 6 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—Average1,34968.8392910
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,98068.001,3461thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65057.0894236
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44657.0682546
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28851.2065953

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19690.41/cwt53
BullsNumber 29048.50/cwt23
BullsNumber 39826.12/cwt13
BullsUtility8512.39/cwt42
HeifersNumber 178200.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8914.29/cwt7

Every lot

43 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——86554.48/cwt54.00–55.004712
Bulls——1,15059.00/cwt59.00–59.006791
Bulls——1,50873.06/cwt72.00–74.001,1026
Bulls——1,56582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23841.69/cwt39.50–44.505165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26347.70/cwt45.00–52.0060210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29031.57/cwt30.00–34.504074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30255.93/cwt52.00–63.5072834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40953.70/cwt50.00–57.0075717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41340.56/cwt40.00–41.005732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47160.39/cwt58.00–65.0088827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60363.76/cwt63.00–65.001,0227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65951.38/cwt47.00–53.0085211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66257.97/cwt55.00–61.0096318
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,98068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,3461
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75195.00/cwt195.00–195.001461
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross81205.00/cwt205.00–205.001661
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9115.00/cwt15.00–15.00144
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility675.00/cwt5.00–5.0034
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.00812
Bulls—Number 1Crossbred8555.00/cwt55.00–55.00471
Bulls—Number 28535.88/cwt30.00–50.003012
Bulls—Utility8514.05/cwt10.00–15.001210
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86191.97/cwt175.00–205.001655
Bulls—Number 18659.17/cwt45.00–65.005112
Bulls—Number 38623.79/cwt20.00–30.00204
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross91130.00/cwt130.00–130.001181
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92165.22/cwt125.00–205.001522
Bulls—Number 29346.46/cwt35.00–50.00437
Bulls—Utility9315.00/cwt15.00–15.001411
Bulls—Number 19570.38/cwt50.00–115.006714
Bulls—Number 39624.92/cwt20.00–30.00244
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross101140.00/cwt140.00–140.001411
Bulls—Utility10215.00/cwt15.00–15.00155
Bulls—Number 110498.44/cwt75.00–120.0010212
Bulls—Number 210444.83/cwt40.00–50.00472
Bulls—Number 310531.66/cwt30.00–35.00333
Bulls—Number 111284.94/cwt75.00–95.00955
Bulls—Number 311524.89/cwt20.00–30.00292
Bulls—Number 112172.50/cwt60.00–85.00882

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.