Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-07-28

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jul 28
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 215▼ 10 vs year ago 198 · −5.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
215 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 243▼ 18 vs year ago 233 · −7.7%
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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 11 Feeders, 12 Heifers, 15 Sheep and 27 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—High1,34689.201,2005thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,67372.371,21113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55667.571,05117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31864.2484747
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20855.1666662

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196121.56/cwt82
BullsNumber 28960.17/cwt30
BullsNumber 39229.66/cwt17
BullsUtility7711.16/cwt52
HeifersNumber 195213.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 275107.63/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8416.02/cwt11

Every lot

47 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——1,15385.38/cwt84.00–86.009843
Bulls——1,63594.93/cwt93.00–97.001,5522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85651.89/cwt49.00–55.004444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08152.24/cwt47.50–56.505658
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18855.29/cwt52.00–61.0065728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18847.60/cwt37.50–51.5056516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30061.76/cwt57.00–66.0080315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37264.49/cwt61.00–70.0088514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40869.79/cwt66.00–73.5098324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46059.32/cwt58.00–61.008663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46963.63/cwt61.00–65.009354
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,49577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61971.62/cwt68.00–80.501,16010
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68871.98/cwt69.00–75.001,21512
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross75107.63/cwt50.00–155.00813
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8315.87/cwt15.00–20.00136
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85225.00/cwt225.00–225.001911
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9120.33/cwt20.00–21.00193
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95210.00/cwt210.00–210.002001
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106205.00/cwt205.00–205.002171
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.00313
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt5.00–15.00720
Bulls—Number 27637.16/cwt30.00–40.00287
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross78145.00/cwt145.00–145.001131
Bulls—Number 37830.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84208.82/cwt160.00–225.001756
Bulls—Number 38427.87/cwt20.00–40.00237
Bulls—Utility8415.55/cwt15.00–20.00139
Bulls—Number 18686.17/cwt70.00–100.007422
Bulls—Number 28654.18/cwt40.00–70.00476
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross8790.00/cwt90.00–90.00781
Bulls—Number 29356.50/cwt50.00–75.005310
Bulls—Number 39331.56/cwt20.00–40.00293
Bulls—Utility9417.90/cwt10.00–20.00177
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95218.26/cwt205.00–230.002076
Bulls—Number 196104.42/cwt80.00–135.0010019
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross97110.00/cwt110.00–110.001071
Bulls—Number 1103115.57/cwt85.00–130.0011920
Bulls—Number 210354.97/cwt50.00–60.00573
Bulls—Number 310330.73/cwt20.00–40.00326
Bulls—Utility10416.66/cwt15.00–20.00173
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross107187.28/cwt165.00–210.002004
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross110145.00/cwt145.00–145.001601
Bulls—Number 1112116.68/cwt110.00–125.001313
Bulls—Number 113755.00/cwt55.00–55.00751
Bulls—Number 114260.00/cwt60.00–60.00851

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.