Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-06-30

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jun 30
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 212▼ 38 vs year ago 232 · −16.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
223 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 200▲ 17 vs year ago 206 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 10 Dairy Cows, 10 Heifers, 4 Steers, 12 Feeders, 15 Goats and 9 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—High1,42686.851,23912
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,88077.001,4481thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56864.131,00627
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33661.8682656
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17950.5259561

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19699.95/cwt96
BullsNumber 29049.48/cwt30
BullsNumber 39326.80/cwt20
BullsUtility8212.14/cwt47
HeifersNumber 191121.49/cwt7
HeifersNumber 35315.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7812.81/cwt9

Every lot

52 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33986.81/cwt84.00–91.001,1627
Bulls——1,43376.72/cwt71.00–82.001,0992
Bulls——1,62593.68/cwt92.00–98.001,5223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05824.17/cwt20.00–31.002566
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16042.88/cwt38.00–47.0049715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18655.53/cwt48.00–62.5065932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27464.59/cwt63.00–66.008238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29156.67/cwt45.50–62.0073221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33574.00/cwt74.00–74.009881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36064.59/cwt62.00–70.0087833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40871.18/cwt70.50–72.001,0022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55160.47/cwt56.00–63.0093812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60066.56/cwt64.00–70.001,06514
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,88077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,4481
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 35315.00/cwt15.00–15.0081
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing555.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7311.75/cwt10.00–15.0093
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00135
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87180.17/cwt165.00–195.001572
Heifers—Number 18727.57/cwt25.00–30.00242
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95202.46/cwt200.00–205.001922
Heifers—Number 110030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility657.10/cwt5.00–15.0055
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross6960.00/cwt60.00–60.00411
Bulls—Utility7510.29/cwt10.00–15.00818
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7650.00/cwt50.00–50.00381
Bulls—Number 27733.57/cwt30.00–40.00267
Bulls—Number 37720.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Bulls—Number 28545.77/cwt40.00–50.00397
Bulls—Utility8515.69/cwt15.00–20.00137
Bulls—Number 18682.82/cwt50.00–105.007127
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87219.85/cwt205.00–230.001913
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross8780.00/cwt80.00–80.00701
Bulls—Number 38725.01/cwt20.00–30.00228
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Bulls—Number 19594.15/cwt75.00–115.008932
Bulls—Number 29555.33/cwt45.00–75.005311
Bulls—Utility9515.57/cwt15.00–20.00159
Bulls—Number 39626.38/cwt20.00–35.00254
Bulls—Number 310224.98/cwt20.00–30.00254
Bulls—Number 210356.79/cwt45.00–70.00583
Bulls—Utility10415.00/cwt15.00–15.00165
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105145.52/cwt90.00–190.001535
Bulls—Number 110597.46/cwt80.00–120.0010218
Bulls—Number 1112100.04/cwt75.00–120.001125
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113185.00/cwt185.00–185.002091
Bulls—Utility11315.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 311430.20/cwt15.00–45.00342
Bulls—Number 211770.00/cwt70.00–70.00821
Bulls—Number 112390.04/cwt85.00–95.001112
Bulls—Number 113070.00/cwt70.00–70.00911

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.