Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-08-25

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Aug 25
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 216▲ 3 vs year ago 210 · +1.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
260 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 219▲ 33 vs year ago 227 · +14.5%
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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 , 7 Feeders, 20 Steers, 13 Heifers and 12 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—Average1,29774.199628thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,77072.001,2741thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57061.8997220
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39558.4981651
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18848.8258056

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195124.84/cwt95
BullsNumber 28457.34/cwt26
BullsNumber 39128.64/cwt11
BullsUtility7510.71/cwt49
HeifersNumber 184244.70/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8415.13/cwt16

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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight86361.82/cwt60.00–66.005343
Bulls——1,37284.01/cwt82.00–86.001,1533
Bulls——1,50079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1851
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,17077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,6711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86832.00/cwt22.00–40.002785
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92546.79/cwt46.50–47.504333
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight94847.50/cwt47.50–47.504502
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight95557.00/cwt57.00–57.005441
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96854.23/cwt53.50–55.005252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12134.17/cwt23.00–39.003837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22447.47/cwt41.00–51.0058113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29655.93/cwt51.00–62.0072524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30063.27/cwt62.50–64.008232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37053.65/cwt51.50–55.507359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43060.00/cwt56.00–66.0085838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48955.25/cwt54.00–56.008234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57362.83/cwt60.00–66.0098814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71368.54/cwt67.00–70.001,1742
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,77072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,2741
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.53/cwt10.00–12.0084
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84244.70/cwt230.00–255.002064
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8415.60/cwt15.00–20.00138
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9518.80/cwt15.00–20.00184
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.00317
Bulls—Utility7310.33/cwt10.00–15.00815
Bulls—Number 27545.94/cwt30.00–60.003411
Bulls—Number 37623.74/cwt20.00–35.00184
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78193.13/cwt160.00–225.001512
Bulls—Number 28256.45/cwt45.00–65.00467
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross83105.00/cwt105.00–105.00871
Bulls—Number 38329.94/cwt20.00–40.00252
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84213.02/cwt155.00–250.001793
Bulls—Utility8416.50/cwt15.00–20.001410
Bulls—Number 18692.19/cwt70.00–110.007922
Bulls—Utility9216.65/cwt15.00–20.00156
Bulls—Number 194112.58/cwt85.00–145.0010637
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95223.80/cwt210.00–235.002134
Bulls—Number 29767.55/cwt60.00–75.00664
Bulls—Number 310231.30/cwt20.00–35.00324
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103214.71/cwt175.00–235.002214
Bulls—Number 1104125.11/cwt85.00–145.0013020
Bulls—Number 210672.51/cwt70.00–75.00772
Bulls—Utility10620.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Number 211070.00/cwt70.00–70.00771
Bulls—Number 1112135.00/cwt135.00–135.001512
Bulls—Number 311935.00/cwt35.00–35.00421
Bulls—Number 1125115.00/cwt115.00–115.001441

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.