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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 3

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 245▲ 233 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

172 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 185▲ 172 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, 27 Feeder Calves, 23 Heifers, 13 Steers, 1 Dairy, 2 Goats and 1 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	—	Low	1,580	75.28	1,189	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,440	80.00	1,152	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	65.54	1,083	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	59.42	875	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,256	51.40	645	69

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	105.81/cwt	52
Bulls	Number 2	100	49.98/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	25.47/cwt	22
Bulls	Utility	86	12.68/cwt	66
Heifers	Number 1	92	185.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	90	15.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	12.50/cwt	6

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	82.64/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,507	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	43.91/cwt	40.00–48.00	505	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	37.16/cwt	36.00–39.00	430	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	53.23/cwt	49.00–57.00	677	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,376	59.81/cwt	56.00–65.50	823	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	54.85/cwt	50.00–57.00	783	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,152	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	61.36/cwt	57.00–65.00	911	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	61.03/cwt	57.00–64.00	1,004	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	67.35/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,109	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,683	67.95/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,144	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	74.46/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,292	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	71	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	126	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	3
Heifers	—	Number 3	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	99	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	218	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	106	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	7
Bulls	—	Utility	75	9.65/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	15
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	77	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	112	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	211.37/cwt	190.00–225.00	175	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	24.09/cwt	20.00–30.00	20	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	42.83/cwt	30.00–60.00	36	4
Bulls	—	Utility	85	15.25/cwt	15.00–20.00	13	20
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	70.08/cwt	65.00–75.00	60	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	29.34/cwt	20.00–40.00	27	8
Bulls	—	Utility	94	14.34/cwt	10.00–15.00	13	15
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	81.61/cwt	65.00–120.00	78	25
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	51.49/cwt	35.00–65.00	49	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	187.50/cwt	170.00–205.00	180	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	179.28/cwt	155.00–205.00	186	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	21.18/cwt	15.00–30.00	22	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	88.92/cwt	65.00–115.00	93	7
Bulls	—	Utility	105	15.80/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	107	48.62/cwt	40.00–60.00	52	4
Bulls	—	Utility	110	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	50	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	202	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	103.56/cwt	85.00–110.00	117	7
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	115	1
Bulls	—	Utility	129	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	13	1
Bulls	—	Utility	135	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	23	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	144	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	43	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 245Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 172Last week 185Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,271	49.00–57.00	53.23
19	—	1,151	40.00–48.00	43.91
15	—	1,376	56.00–65.50	59.81
3	—	1,158	36.00–39.00	37.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,484	57.00–65.00	61.36
19	—	1,427	50.00–57.00	54.85
2	—	1,683	67.00–69.00	67.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,647	65.00–72.50	67.35
10	—	1,645	57.00–64.00	61.03
2	—	1,735	74.00–75.00	74.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,125	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,823	78.00–85.00	82.64

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	95	65.00–120.00	81.61
7	—	113	85.00–110.00	103.56
7	—	105	65.00–115.00	88.92
3	—	86	65.00–75.00	70.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	170.00–205.00	187.50
1	—	112	180.00	180.00
4	—	83	190.00–225.00	211.37
1	—	77	145.00	145.00
2	—	104	155.00–205.00	179.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	111	45.00	45.00
4	—	107	40.00–60.00	48.62
4	—	85	30.00–60.00	42.83
1	—	144	30.00	30.00
6	—	95	35.00–65.00	51.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	104	15.00–30.00	21.18
10	—	83	20.00–30.00	24.09
8	—	92	20.00–40.00	29.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	15.00	15.00
6	—	105	15.00–20.00	15.80
15	—	94	10.00–15.00	14.34
1	—	135	17.00	17.00
15	—	75	5.00–10.00	9.65
1	—	129	10.00	10.00
7	—	65	5.00	5.00
20	—	85	15.00–20.00	15.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	99	220.00	220.00
1	—	84	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	71	10.00	10.00
1	—	67	5.00	5.00
3	—	86	15.00	15.00
1	—	106	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	15.00	15.00

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.