Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-08-18

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Aug 18
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 227▲ 216 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
219 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 233▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 Cows and Feeder Dairy Calves 24 Feeders, 3 Steers, 22 Heifers, 50 Sheep and 14 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—Average1,51283.841,2687thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,39070.009731thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38764.2889210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32262.5982743
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17652.5061773

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195118.35/cwt105
BullsNumber 28254.07/cwt16
BullsNumber 37927.76/cwt13
BullsUtility7610.21/cwt50
HeifersNumber 193181.25/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8313.78/cwt12

Every lot

48 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——1,03055.50/cwt55.50–55.505721
Bulls——1,45582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1931
Bulls——1,62089.88/cwt87.00–95.001,4565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight89057.26/cwt52.00–61.005103
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91345.87/cwt40.00–51.004196
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93751.10/cwt47.50–53.004797
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99033.00/cwt33.00–33.003271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12551.32/cwt51.00–51.505773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13334.89/cwt31.00–40.003952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21348.67/cwt44.00–51.5059018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23455.33/cwt51.50–62.5068332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31864.45/cwt62.00–66.508496
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32064.29/cwt63.00–66.008497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36568.99/cwt68.00–70.009427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37562.75/cwt57.00–67.5086330
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,39070.00/cwt70.00–70.009731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43869.62/cwt68.50–71.001,0012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54558.43/cwt56.00–60.009032
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6310.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross82245.00/cwt245.00–245.002011
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8514.03/cwt10.00–15.00125
Heifers—Number 18825.00/cwt25.00–25.00221
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95245.00/cwt245.00–245.002331
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9518.39/cwt15.00–20.00173
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross108210.00/cwt210.00–210.002271
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.00317
Bulls—Number 36724.81/cwt20.00–30.00172
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross74100.00/cwt100.00–100.00741
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.00816
Bulls—Number 37627.92/cwt20.00–35.00219
Bulls—Number 27843.91/cwt40.00–50.00349
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79210.19/cwt180.00–240.001662
Bulls—Number 28351.62/cwt50.00–55.00433
Bulls—Utility8415.42/cwt10.00–20.001313
Bulls—Number 18592.94/cwt70.00–110.007930
Bulls—Number 29471.68/cwt70.00–75.00673
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95228.27/cwt220.00–235.002173
Bulls—Number 195115.51/cwt80.00–145.0011048
Bulls—Utility9518.35/cwt15.00–20.00173
Bulls—Number 39635.00/cwt35.00–35.00341
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104225.02/cwt220.00–230.002342
Bulls—Number 1104129.55/cwt95.00–150.0013514
Bulls—Number 311025.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
Bulls—Number 1112113.72/cwt80.00–140.001274
Bulls—Utility11210.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 1125125.00/cwt125.00–125.001561
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross143145.00/cwt145.00–145.002071

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.