Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-06-02

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jun 2
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 235▲ 110 vs year ago 163 · +67.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
194 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 180▲ 23 vs year ago 171 · +13.5%
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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 18 Dairy Cows, 16 Heifers, 10 Feeders, 3 Steers, 28 Sheep and 14 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—Average1,31484.261,10714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66064.321,06820
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40562.3287550
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23253.6166052

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196109.40/cwt86
BullsNumber 28450.66/cwt10
BullsNumber 38631.46/cwt10
BullsUtility8112.72/cwt39
HeifersNumber 19095.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 28560.00/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9515.69/cwt7

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——98063.00/cwt63.00–63.006171
Bulls——1,09675.94/cwt73.00–77.008323
Bulls——1,21885.53/cwt80.00–89.001,0426
Bulls——1,70593.91/cwt90.00–97.001,6014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10448.49/cwt35.00–55.0053523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12050.31/cwt48.00–53.005634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23026.39/cwt22.00–31.003253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29358.22/cwt56.00–61.0075315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41565.45/cwt61.00–72.5092611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41958.26/cwt53.00–63.0082718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43666.64/cwt63.00–73.0095728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56358.66/cwt55.00–62.009176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67571.00/cwt70.00–73.001,1894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71365.04/cwt62.00–70.001,11410
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross74100.00/cwt100.00–100.00741
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8313.32/cwt10.00–15.00113
Heifers—Number 2Crossbred8440.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross89225.00/cwt225.00–225.002001
Heifers—Number 18930.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Heifers—Number 19230.00/cwt30.00–30.00281
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9418.29/cwt15.00–20.00173
Heifers—Number 2Crossbred9840.00/cwt40.00–40.00391
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing13215.00/cwt15.00–15.00201
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility675.00/cwt5.00–5.0038
Bulls—Utility7310.53/cwt10.00–15.00810
Bulls—Number 37627.35/cwt20.00–35.00212
Bulls—Number 27746.92/cwt30.00–55.00366
Bulls—Number 18596.31/cwt70.00–115.008226
Bulls—Number 38528.76/cwt25.00–30.00244
Bulls—Utility8517.13/cwt10.00–20.001512
Bulls—Number 28745.00/cwt45.00–45.00391
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88222.36/cwt210.00–235.001962
Bulls—Number 39236.21/cwt20.00–45.00334
Bulls—Number 194104.70/cwt70.00–130.009831
Bulls—Number 29452.54/cwt45.00–60.00492
Bulls—Utility9415.00/cwt10.00–20.00146
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross97220.00/cwt220.00–220.002131
Bulls—Number 210075.00/cwt75.00–75.00751
Bulls—Utility10218.36/cwt15.00–20.00193
Bulls—Number 1104117.12/cwt75.00–130.0012216
Bulls—Number 1115109.38/cwt75.00–125.001268
Bulls—Number 112775.00/cwt75.00–75.00951
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross128170.00/cwt170.00–170.002181

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.