Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-09-01

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Sep 1
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 213▼ 56 vs year ago 238 · −23.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
237 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 260▲ 46 vs year ago 191 · +24.1%
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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 12 Steers, 10 Heifers, 12 Goats and 1 Feeder 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—High1,29477.291,00013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40462.1687350
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,66061.681,02425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24850.2162757

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197130.77/cwt106
BullsNumber 27846.74/cwt17
BullsNumber 38430.70/cwt15
BullsUtility7710.62/cwt49
HeifersNumber 184159.45/cwt3
HeifersNumber 39250.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt9

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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight86050.00/cwt50.00–50.004301
Bulls——Light Weight90090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Bulls——1,19171.14/cwt59.00–79.508477
Bulls——1,38081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1181
Bulls——1,78295.25/cwt88.00–99.001,6973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89328.91/cwt21.00–35.002587
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91052.17/cwt48.00–56.004753
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97545.00/cwt45.00–45.004391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16530.74/cwt24.50–39.503583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18569.00/cwt69.00–69.008182
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27547.75/cwt38.50–51.5060913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36356.88/cwt53.00–62.0077526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41361.88/cwt56.00–67.5087448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41866.61/cwt64.00–68.509454
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63563.68/cwt61.00–67.001,04116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70458.12/cwt55.00–60.009909
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing695.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross79130.00/cwt130.00–130.001031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8315.00/cwt15.00–15.00126
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87174.17/cwt100.00–245.001522
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross9250.00/cwt50.00–50.00461
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9720.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36420.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.00317
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7225.00/cwt25.00–25.00181
Bulls—Number 37422.07/cwt20.00–30.00165
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.00714
Bulls—Number 27643.85/cwt30.00–50.003313
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross7860.00/cwt60.00–60.00471
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross7990.00/cwt90.00–90.00711
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84194.30/cwt105.00–240.001634
Bulls—Number 38426.79/cwt20.00–30.00233
Bulls—Utility8415.54/cwt10.00–20.001310
Bulls—Number 185106.04/cwt90.00–115.009026
Bulls—Number 28554.82/cwt50.00–65.00473
Bulls—Utility9417.00/cwt15.00–20.00165
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95229.91/cwt195.00–245.0021810
Bulls—Number 195110.45/cwt80.00–135.0010527
Bulls—Number 39641.61/cwt25.00–50.00403
Bulls—Number 310250.00/cwt50.00–50.00511
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104211.70/cwt200.00–220.002203
Bulls—Utility10417.57/cwt15.00–20.00182
Bulls—Number 1105122.84/cwt100.00–135.0012923
Bulls—Number 311150.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
Bulls—Number 1113118.62/cwt85.00–135.0013410
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114200.00/cwt200.00–200.002281
Bulls—Number 1122110.00/cwt110.00–110.001341
Bulls—Utility12220.00/cwt20.00–20.00241

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.