Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-06-23

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jun 23
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 210▲ 9 vs year ago 203 · +4.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
200 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 219▼ 25 vs year ago 225 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 32 Dairy Cows, 15 Heifers, 12 Steers, 3 Feeders, 20 Sheep and 13 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—Low1,20476.5792211
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,63877.981,2774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66370.281,16917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38368.6595047
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22158.5771560

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19885.20/cwt84
BullsNumber 28942.36/cwt17
BullsNumber 39427.02/cwt15
BullsUtility8311.73/cwt55
HeifersNumber 192143.76/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8235.02/cwt9

Every lot

54 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——86054.00/cwt54.00–54.004641
Bulls——96970.93/cwt68.00–74.006875
Bulls——1,48185.16/cwt83.00–89.001,2614
Bulls——1,61093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01131.45/cwt27.00–35.003184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05244.75/cwt40.00–47.004715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20057.54/cwt50.00–63.0069031
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,27083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33073.52/cwt71.00–75.5097814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33769.04/cwt63.00–76.0092320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39667.42/cwt62.00–71.0094130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39863.43/cwt63.00–64.008872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50358.24/cwt50.50–62.008753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66074.95/cwt74.00–76.001,2443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70870.25/cwt67.50–73.001,20012
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,76076.30/cwt76.00–77.001,3433
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7711.70/cwt10.00–15.0093
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross80200.00/cwt200.00–200.001601
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8416.27/cwt15.00–20.00144
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87143.87/cwt80.00–210.001252
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95181.61/cwt170.00–195.001733
Heifers—Number 19530.00/cwt30.00–30.00291
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 3Crossbred6120.00/cwt20.00–20.00121
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.00314
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross7450.00/cwt50.00–50.00371
Bulls—Number 37620.00/cwt20.00–20.00152
Bulls—Utility769.57/cwt5.00–10.00712
Bulls—Number 27830.00/cwt20.00–35.00233
Bulls—Number 17970.00/cwt70.00–70.00551
Bulls—Number 38325.03/cwt20.00–30.00214
Bulls—Utility8415.43/cwt10.00–20.001313
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85185.00/cwt165.00–205.001572
Bulls—Number 18677.54/cwt55.00–90.006723
Bulls—Number 28642.46/cwt40.00–50.00376
Bulls—Number 29346.29/cwt40.00–60.00434
Bulls—Number 19482.14/cwt70.00–90.007728
Bulls—Utility9416.23/cwt10.00–20.00158
Bulls—Number 39640.00/cwt40.00–40.00382
Bulls—Number 110387.42/cwt70.00–100.009019
Bulls—Number 210346.72/cwt40.00–50.00483
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104146.42/cwt110.00–185.001522
Bulls—Number 310428.03/cwt20.00–40.00295
Bulls—Utility10517.48/cwt15.00–20.00184
Bulls—Number 111186.66/cwt75.00–95.00963
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross11880.00/cwt80.00–80.00941
Bulls—Utility11915.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Bulls—Utility12715.00/cwt15.00–15.00192
Bulls—Utility13115.00/cwt15.00–15.00201
Bulls—Number 113380.00/cwt80.00–80.001062
Bulls—Number 114960.00/cwt60.00–60.00891
Bulls—Number 115075.00/cwt75.00–75.001131
Bulls—Number 315825.00/cwt25.00–25.00401
Bulls—Number 117345.00/cwt45.00–45.00781

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.