Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-07-07

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jul 7
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 194▲ 2 vs year ago 199 · +1.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
209 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 223▼ 46 vs year ago 255 · −18.0%
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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, 1 Dairy Cow, 11 Feeders, 13 Heifers, 3 Steers, 17 Sheep and 7 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—Low1,26884.231,06811
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,69073.011,2344thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65263.971,05718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,43760.2586659
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,26451.6565366

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196110.19/cwt39
BullsNumber 29355.61/cwt9
BullsNumber 38130.09/cwt6
BullsUtility7410.26/cwt21
HeifersNumber 194100.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt2

Every lot

33 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——91576.00/cwt76.00–76.006951
Bulls——1,30385.05/cwt81.00–94.001,10810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83028.52/cwt28.00–29.002372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14443.27/cwt35.00–47.5049513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30454.22/cwt49.50–61.0070748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35854.36/cwt41.00–60.0073825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43362.24/cwt61.00–63.508923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46671.03/cwt69.00–72.001,0417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50262.91/cwt60.00–70.0094527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50966.31/cwt61.00–71.001,0017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63873.70/cwt71.00–77.001,2073
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,69073.01/cwt72.00–74.001,2344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78358.28/cwt54.00–62.001,0398
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94100.00/cwt100.00–100.00941
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0037
Bulls—Number 27435.00/cwt35.00–35.00261
Bulls—Number 37423.51/cwt15.00–35.00173
Bulls—Utility7511.56/cwt10.00–15.00910
Bulls—Utility8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Bulls—Number 28542.44/cwt40.00–45.00362
Bulls—Number 38630.00/cwt30.00–30.00262
Bulls—Number 18789.61/cwt65.00–100.007813
Bulls—Utility9317.47/cwt15.00–20.00162
Bulls—Number 29461.78/cwt50.00–75.00583
Bulls—Number 39450.00/cwt50.00–50.00471
Bulls—Number 195101.92/cwt85.00–130.009712
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96211.39/cwt190.00–230.002033
Bulls—Number 1102110.05/cwt80.00–120.001128
Bulls—Number 210465.08/cwt60.00–70.00683
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross107190.00/cwt190.00–190.002031
Bulls—Number 1118100.00/cwt100.00–100.001181
Bulls—Number 1126105.00/cwt105.00–105.001321

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.