Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-02-04

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Feb 4
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 194▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
192 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 202▲ 192 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 7 Feeders, 13 Steers, 20 Heifers and 8 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—Average1,56377.961,2193thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,79369.901,2532thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63358.2195033
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41156.1779369
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,27550.5664550

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19894.77/cwt70
BullsNumber 29649.76/cwt20
BullsNumber 38830.06/cwt12
BullsUtility8212.56/cwt49
HeifersNumber 194161.56/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8513.06/cwt18

Every lot

48 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52074.94/cwt73.00–77.001,1392
Bulls——1,65084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06433.33/cwt32.00–36.003554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23941.64/cwt36.00–45.0051613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25548.50/cwt47.00–50.006096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32857.86/cwt52.00–67.0076827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35862.51/cwt61.00–65.0084910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37849.50/cwt44.00–52.0068215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43457.01/cwt53.00–60.0081844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55449.28/cwt47.00–50.007665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63162.74/cwt61.00–65.001,02311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65757.90/cwt55.00–61.0095917
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,79369.90/cwt67.00–73.001,2532
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross76140.00/cwt140.00–140.001061
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83209.88/cwt200.00–220.001742
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00139
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94194.79/cwt190.00–200.001832
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10715.00/cwt15.00–15.00162
Heifers—Number 113520.00/cwt20.00–20.00271
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Utility7510.87/cwt10.00–15.00818
Bulls—Number 37620.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79200.00/cwt200.00–200.001581
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82207.52/cwt205.00–210.001702
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8275.00/cwt75.00–75.00621
Bulls—Number 38325.11/cwt20.00–30.00217
Bulls—Utility8414.21/cwt5.00–15.001219
Bulls—Number 28541.19/cwt30.00–50.00355
Bulls—Number 18766.75/cwt50.00–75.00589
Bulls—Number 39135.00/cwt35.00–35.00321
Bulls—Number 29352.43/cwt40.00–60.004912
Bulls—Utility9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00147
Bulls—Number 19481.35/cwt70.00–115.007622
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95172.30/cwt105.00–220.001643
Bulls—Number 310030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Bulls—Number 110387.00/cwt60.00–100.009023
Bulls—Number 210555.00/cwt55.00–55.00581
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106185.00/cwt185.00–185.001962
Bulls—Utility10715.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Bulls—Number 111493.63/cwt70.00–100.001077
Bulls—Utility11515.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 211955.00/cwt55.00–55.00651
Bulls—Number 312125.00/cwt25.00–25.00301
Bulls—Number 112285.00/cwt85.00–85.001041
Bulls—Number 214850.00/cwt50.00–50.00741

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.