Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-07-21

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jul 21
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 168▼ 4 vs year ago 219 · −1.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
243 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 259▲ 28 vs year ago 215 · +13.0%
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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 14 Heifers, 6 Steers, 1 Dairy Cow, 5 Feeders, 49 Sheep and 10 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—High1,56082.521,2879thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70175.151,2786thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64863.001,03821
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36959.8481954
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26853.5968062

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198107.30/cwt72
BullsNumber 29556.68/cwt34
BullsNumber 38929.36/cwt27
BullsUtility8011.48/cwt58
HeifersNumber 178212.66/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8413.19/cwt11

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——95067.00/cwt67.00–67.006371
Bulls——1,21577.19/cwt77.00–77.509383
Bulls——1,88988.83/cwt88.00–90.001,6785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86030.50/cwt30.50–30.502621
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90043.00/cwt43.00–43.003871
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight98250.80/cwt49.50–53.004993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21036.27/cwt30.00–45.504395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24053.78/cwt51.50–56.0066711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24250.88/cwt45.00–54.0063225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29557.38/cwt55.00–62.0074321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39665.67/cwt63.00–69.009179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43261.43/cwt57.00–65.0088035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44567.48/cwt67.00–68.009755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61555.91/cwt55.00–57.009032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62868.20/cwt67.00–70.001,1104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65862.56/cwt60.00–66.001,03715
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,70175.15/cwt71.50–79.501,2786
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing615.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78212.66/cwt200.00–225.001662
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7811.69/cwt10.00–15.0093
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00134
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00143
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.00315
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross75130.00/cwt130.00–130.00981
Bulls—Utility7511.24/cwt10.00–20.00820
Bulls—Number 27739.27/cwt35.00–40.00307
Bulls—Number 37725.95/cwt20.00–30.00205
Bulls—Utility8415.37/cwt15.00–18.00138
Bulls—Number 18687.52/cwt70.00–100.007514
Bulls—Number 28658.12/cwt45.00–70.00505
Bulls—Number 38626.01/cwt20.00–40.002214
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross89217.54/cwt210.00–225.001942
Bulls—Number 19485.68/cwt80.00–95.008122
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95213.61/cwt205.00–225.002034
Bulls—Number 29563.03/cwt50.00–75.006012
Bulls—Number 39539.75/cwt30.00–50.00385
Bulls—Utility9615.65/cwt15.00–20.00158
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104200.29/cwt185.00–215.002083
Bulls—Utility10416.60/cwt10.00–20.00175
Bulls—Number 110590.04/cwt80.00–100.009517
Bulls—Number 210561.63/cwt50.00–75.00656
Bulls—Number 310730.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Bulls—Number 211265.18/cwt55.00–75.00732
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113192.46/cwt190.00–195.002172
Bulls—Number 111384.82/cwt70.00–90.00964
Bulls—Utility11317.51/cwt15.00–20.00202
Bulls—Number 311535.02/cwt30.00–40.00402
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120180.00/cwt180.00–180.002161
Bulls—Number 212350.00/cwt50.00–50.00621
Bulls—Number 112680.00/cwt80.00–80.001011
Bulls—Number 113680.00/cwt80.00–80.001091
Bulls—Number 214155.00/cwt55.00–55.00781

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.