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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Feb 18

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 183▲ 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

175 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 193▲ 175 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 10.00-20.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 15 Steers, 12 Heifers, 17 Feeders, 28 Goats and 3 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,429	73.50	1,050	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,771	71.82	1,272	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,743	65.09	1,135	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,486	61.65	916	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,279	53.65	686	49

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	105.52/cwt	63
Bulls	Number 2	94	50.42/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	90	25.53/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	82	11.99/cwt	58
Heifers	Number 2	98	50.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	71	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	14.09/cwt	11

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	77.62/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,209	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,495	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	38.23/cwt	32.00–41.00	431	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	54.51/cwt	51.00–57.50	662	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	46.29/cwt	43.00–51.00	567	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,418	62.61/cwt	59.00–65.50	888	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	54.69/cwt	53.00–56.00	784	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	68.47/cwt	66.00–74.00	991	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	61.51/cwt	57.00–66.00	923	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	58.24/cwt	55.00–61.00	992	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	64.95/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,129	21
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,771	71.82/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,272	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,783	69.99/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,248	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1	71	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	7
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	98	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	49	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	70	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	84	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	105	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Utility	75	10.83/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	19
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	36.67/cwt	30.00–40.00	31	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	2
Bulls	—	Utility	84	13.14/cwt	5.00–15.00	11	19
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	67.55/cwt	50.00–75.00	58	12
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	177.50/cwt	145.00–210.00	156	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	190.07/cwt	150.00–210.00	177	3
Bulls	—	Utility	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	11
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	53.57/cwt	40.00–65.00	51	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	102.09/cwt	70.00–140.00	98	19
Bulls	—	Number 3	96	28.16/cwt	15.00–45.00	27	5
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	101	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	71	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	108.29/cwt	70.00–135.00	114	19
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Bulls	—	Utility	106	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	109	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	158	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	117	103.73/cwt	65.00–120.00	121	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	114	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cambridge Livestock Auction - Cambridge, NY

Tue Feb 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 183Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 175Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	74.00–80.00	77.62
2	—	995	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,780	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,225	43.00–51.00	46.29
15	—	1,215	51.00–57.50	54.51
17	—	1,418	59.00–65.50	62.61
5	—	1,127	32.00–41.00	38.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,771	70.00–74.50	71.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	55.00–61.00	58.24
9	—	1,783	68.00–74.50	69.99
21	—	1,738	62.00–68.00	64.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,434	53.00–56.00	54.69
7	—	1,447	66.00–74.00	68.47
41	—	1,500	57.00–66.00	61.51

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	120.00	120.00
1	—	120	95.00	95.00
4	—	117	65.00–120.00	103.73
19	—	105	70.00–135.00	108.29
12	—	86	50.00–75.00	67.55
19	—	96	70.00–140.00	102.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	106	15.00	15.00
6	—	66	5.00	5.00
19	—	75	10.00–15.00	10.83
19	—	84	5.00–15.00	13.14
11	—	94	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	95	40.00–65.00	53.57
1	—	105	50.00	50.00
3	—	84	30.00–40.00	36.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	30.00	30.00
2	—	78	20.00	20.00
2	—	84	20.00	20.00
5	—	96	15.00–45.00	28.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	150.00–210.00	190.07
1	—	75	140.00	140.00
1	—	109	145.00	145.00
2	—	88	145.00–210.00	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	101	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	71	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
2	—	95	15.00	15.00
7	—	84	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	50.00	50.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.