Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-02-11

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Feb 11
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 245▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
193 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 192▲ 193 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 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 9 Heifers, 8 Feeders, 2 Steers, 6 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—High1,36481.961,1184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69861.941,05229
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,44361.4588759
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,28854.9770871

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199101.39/cwt57
BullsNumber 29650.52/cwt20
BullsNumber 39127.93/cwt17
BullsUtility8412.15/cwt78
HeifersNumber 177155.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 275105.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9515.84/cwt6

Every lot

41 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——1,30075.91/cwt73.00–79.009872
Bulls——1,42888.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12348.06/cwt45.00–51.5054013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20438.74/cwt30.00–42.004666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21454.45/cwt50.00–57.0066121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31254.49/cwt50.00–57.007158
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42361.36/cwt57.50–68.0087331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44661.54/cwt57.00–66.0089043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55767.91/cwt66.00–69.501,0578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64557.06/cwt51.00–61.009399
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71563.64/cwt61.00–66.001,09118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78868.53/cwt68.00–69.001,2252
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross75105.00/cwt105.00–105.00791
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross77155.00/cwt155.00–155.001191
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7915.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10616.67/cwt15.00–20.00183
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility676.29/cwt5.00–10.0044
Bulls—Utility759.90/cwt5.00–15.00728
Bulls—Number 37620.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Number 38321.64/cwt20.00–25.00186
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8550.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Bulls—Number 28537.94/cwt30.00–50.00325
Bulls—Utility8513.55/cwt5.00–15.001224
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87185.00/cwt180.00–190.001613
Bulls—Number 18765.65/cwt50.00–75.00578
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross9015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93208.13/cwt185.00–225.001943
Bulls—Utility9314.99/cwt10.00–20.001412
Bulls—Number 29455.11/cwt45.00–65.005210
Bulls—Number 39432.50/cwt20.00–45.00314
Bulls—Number 19689.37/cwt70.00–110.008617
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100205.00/cwt205.00–205.002051
Bulls—Number 210355.02/cwt50.00–60.00572
Bulls—Utility10314.19/cwt10.00–15.00156
Bulls—Number 110490.88/cwt70.00–110.009517
Bulls—Number 310429.00/cwt20.00–35.00305
Bulls—Utility11013.34/cwt10.00–15.00153
Bulls—Number 1113102.95/cwt80.00–110.001167
Bulls—Number 211553.16/cwt45.00–65.00613
Bulls—Number 112685.00/cwt85.00–85.001071

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.