Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-01-28

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 28
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 225▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 155▲ 202 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 2.00- 4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 25 Steers, 27 Heifers, 25 Feeders and 2 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—High1,16971.948419thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,71173.151,25211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,66462.171,03439
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44360.4587239
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28353.7268946

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19799.05/cwt68
BullsNumber 29747.45/cwt12
BullsNumber 39522.52/cwt20
BullsUtility8712.74/cwt68
HeifersNumber 194157.30/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9114.29/cwt14

Every lot

47 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——91458.70/cwt57.00–61.005374
Bulls——1,27776.13/cwt74.00–79.009723
Bulls——1,51892.14/cwt90.00–96.001,3992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08234.34/cwt30.00–37.003723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14048.82/cwt48.00–50.005572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23243.43/cwt39.50–46.005358
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32258.28/cwt52.00–66.0077033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44057.48/cwt54.00–61.0082819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44364.39/cwt61.00–70.0092918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47353.26/cwt53.00–53.507852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62259.70/cwt58.00–61.0096811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65854.88/cwt53.00–56.009104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68265.33/cwt62.00–69.001,09923
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,71173.15/cwt69.00–77.001,25211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72546.00/cwt46.00–46.007941
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7910.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8415.00/cwt15.00–15.00133
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87194.86/cwt170.00–220.001702
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94173.79/cwt125.00–210.001633
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9415.00/cwt15.00–15.00148
Heifers—Number 19620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10515.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106170.00/cwt170.00–170.001801
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Utility759.76/cwt5.00–15.00720
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77189.81/cwt175.00–205.001462
Bulls—Number 27830.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
Bulls—Number 37820.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross81160.00/cwt160.00–160.001301
Bulls—Number 38120.00/cwt20.00–20.00164
Bulls—Utility8514.74/cwt10.00–15.001319
Bulls—Number 18763.21/cwt45.00–75.00558
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94194.87/cwt150.00–210.001835
Bulls—Number 19475.55/cwt50.00–125.007125
Bulls—Number 29449.93/cwt40.00–60.00477
Bulls—Number 39426.24/cwt20.00–30.00258
Bulls—Utility9514.03/cwt1.00–15.001315
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103175.00/cwt175.00–175.001801
Bulls—Number 110498.12/cwt65.00–130.0010220
Bulls—Number 310422.08/cwt20.00–30.00235
Bulls—Utility10415.03/cwt5.00–20.00169
Bulls—Number 210549.95/cwt35.00–60.00523
Bulls—Number 1111104.93/cwt95.00–115.001165
Bulls—Utility11115.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 311215.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 211540.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross129165.00/cwt165.00–165.002131

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.