Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-09-22

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Sep 22
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 171▼ 62 vs year ago 236 · −26.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
189 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 195▼ 31 vs year ago 220 · −14.1%
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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 Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 32 Feeders, 1 Dairy, 9 Heifers, 6 Steers, 27 Sheep and 22 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—Average1,08466.9372613
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,50875.001,1312thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57961.0696426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43360.4586646
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23550.3462249

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197108.51/cwt84
BullsNumber 28556.03/cwt24
BullsNumber 39237.90/cwt16
BullsUtility759.86/cwt33
HeifersNumber 19598.13/cwt8
HeifersNumber 37730.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8212.50/cwt4

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 Weight83763.10/cwt55.00–73.005289
Bulls——1,46877.73/cwt73.00–83.001,1413
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,16069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight86554.00/cwt54.00–54.004671
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92440.71/cwt35.00–47.503767
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95553.00/cwt53.00–53.005061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19327.46/cwt25.00–30.003282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19942.87/cwt35.00–49.0051411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32355.47/cwt50.00–62.0073423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38551.77/cwt50.00–53.007173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41465.28/cwt62.00–69.009235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43960.35/cwt55.00–67.5086838
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,50875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51369.98/cwt69.00–71.001,0592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55169.54/cwt68.00–73.001,0794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56963.22/cwt60.00–66.0099214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60756.25/cwt55.00–59.0090410
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing635.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 37730.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80235.00/cwt235.00–235.001881
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Heifers—Number 18830.00/cwt30.00–30.00263
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross99220.00/cwt220.00–220.002181
Heifers—Number 110130.00/cwt30.00–30.00302
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross117180.00/cwt180.00–180.002111
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.00315
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0085
Bulls—Number 37633.95/cwt25.00–40.00264
Bulls—Number 27746.62/cwt40.00–55.00369
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8070.00/cwt70.00–70.00561
Bulls—Number 38122.50/cwt20.00–25.00182
Bulls—Utility8315.49/cwt10.00–20.001311
Bulls—Number 28457.78/cwt45.00–75.00499
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85230.21/cwt225.00–235.001962
Bulls—Number 18590.93/cwt65.00–110.007723
Bulls—Utility9115.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Bulls—Number 29269.97/cwt65.00–75.00642
Bulls—Number 19499.37/cwt80.00–125.009323
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95220.08/cwt205.00–235.002092
Bulls—Number 39741.07/cwt25.00–50.00405
Bulls—Utility10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Bulls—Number 210268.36/cwt65.00–70.00703
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103230.00/cwt230.00–230.002371
Bulls—Number 310340.00/cwt40.00–40.00411
Bulls—Number 1104107.61/cwt80.00–125.0011222
Bulls—Number 211260.00/cwt60.00–60.00671
Bulls—Number 1114110.01/cwt90.00–130.001258
Bulls—Number 311436.73/cwt30.00–50.00423
Bulls—Number 112594.76/cwt85.00–105.001182
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross129170.00/cwt170.00–170.002191

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.