Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-09-08

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Sep 8
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 182▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
216 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 237▲ 216 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 3.00-5.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 44 Dairy Cows, 14 Feeders, 11 Heifers, 1 Steer, 23 Sheep and 2 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—High1,51882.671,2553thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68255.9594110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35054.4773535
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,23548.7460259

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195123.26/cwt122
BullsNumber 28969.00/cwt17
BullsNumber 38435.01/cwt13
BullsUtility7710.94/cwt37
HeifersNumber 1126185.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 274105.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9014.57/cwt11

Every lot

51 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——Light Weight70581.00/cwt81.00–81.005711
Bulls——1,86587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6231
Bulls——1,98580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87535.00/cwt35.00–35.003061
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89351.11/cwt49.50–52.504563
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90343.27/cwt36.00–47.003913
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight91251.03/cwt49.00–53.004653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23028.82/cwt24.00–37.003545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26346.28/cwt40.00–50.0058516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28553.08/cwt50.00–60.0068228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38156.30/cwt54.00–62.0077823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41562.21/cwt61.00–64.008803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41650.95/cwt47.50–52.007219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66355.50/cwt53.00–57.009239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,1101
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7010.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross74105.00/cwt105.00–105.00781
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00135
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9320.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10517.61/cwt15.00–20.00182
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing12515.00/cwt15.00–15.00191
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross126185.00/cwt185.00–185.002331
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.00315
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross6725.00/cwt25.00–25.00171
Bulls—Number 36820.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Bulls—Number 27442.57/cwt35.00–50.00324
Bulls—Utility7510.65/cwt10.00–15.0088
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7647.58/cwt45.00–50.00362
Bulls—Number 17856.67/cwt50.00–65.00443
Bulls—Number 37835.00/cwt35.00–35.00271
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross81120.00/cwt120.00–120.00971
Bulls—Number 38232.52/cwt25.00–40.00274
Bulls—Number 184102.13/cwt80.00–125.008631
Bulls—Utility8416.65/cwt15.00–20.00149
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85227.93/cwt185.00–260.001943
Bulls—Number 28867.53/cwt65.00–70.00592
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92227.90/cwt180.00–250.002108
Bulls—Number 194114.18/cwt85.00–135.0010738
Bulls—Number 29475.30/cwt50.00–90.00719
Bulls—Number 39542.57/cwt30.00–55.00402
Bulls—Utility9520.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102224.98/cwt220.00–230.002292
Bulls—Utility10317.44/cwt15.00–20.00182
Bulls—Number 1104116.18/cwt80.00–130.0012126
Bulls—Number 310432.36/cwt25.00–40.00342
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross111220.00/cwt220.00–220.002441
Bulls—Number 211170.00/cwt70.00–70.00781
Bulls—Number 1112118.15/cwt110.00–125.001328
Bulls—Number 1122110.06/cwt105.00–115.001342
Bulls—Utility12420.00/cwt20.00–20.00251

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.