Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-10-06

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Oct 6
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 189▼ 62 vs year ago 223 · −27.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
195 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 197▲ 25 vs year ago 170 · +14.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 29 Feeders, 18 Heifers, 5 Steers,18 Goats and 1 Sheep was 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—Average1,50173.771,10711
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64353.7388324
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30950.4166040
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17443.2450851

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196118.08/cwt91
BullsNumber 29170.42/cwt15
BullsNumber 38837.25/cwt22
BullsUtility8212.81/cwt36
HeifersNumber 188121.67/cwt3
HeifersNumber 39945.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8314.21/cwt19

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——1,32972.48/cwt67.50–75.009637
Bulls——1,35555.00/cwt55.00–55.007451
Bulls——1,95083.02/cwt81.00–84.001,6193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69018.04/cwt15.00–21.001242
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88030.00/cwt30.00–30.002641
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88731.01/cwt22.00–40.502756
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight94342.47/cwt40.00–45.004002
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95045.00/cwt45.00–45.004281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08829.25/cwt23.00–35.003183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23147.81/cwt43.50–50.5058926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29154.66/cwt53.50–56.507066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31739.93/cwt38.00–41.505267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32449.62/cwt45.00–52.0065724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37054.67/cwt52.50–59.0074913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54545.00/cwt45.00–45.006951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61060.00/cwt60.00–60.009661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64750.99/cwt48.00–54.0084010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65156.21/cwt54.50–58.0092812
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75100.00/cwt100.00–100.00751
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0087
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83235.00/cwt235.00–235.001951
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8315.00/cwt15.00–15.00127
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00184
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross9945.00/cwt45.00–45.00451
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Heifers—Number 110630.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0037
Bulls—Utility7411.13/cwt10.00–15.0089
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross76160.00/cwt160.00–160.001221
Bulls—Number 37630.83/cwt25.00–35.00236
Bulls—Number 28357.31/cwt50.00–70.00487
Bulls—Number 18484.91/cwt70.00–95.007119
Bulls—Number 38438.00/cwt30.00–55.00325
Bulls—Utility8615.44/cwt10.00–20.001313
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross89235.00/cwt235.00–235.002092
Bulls—Number 29270.07/cwt60.00–75.00643
Bulls—Utility9218.78/cwt15.00–20.00174
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94214.65/cwt200.00–225.002023
Bulls—Number 39440.00/cwt20.00–60.00387
Bulls—Number 195109.96/cwt85.00–135.0010438
Bulls—Number 1103123.01/cwt95.00–140.0012723
Bulls—Number 310341.13/cwt30.00–55.00424
Bulls—Number 210472.48/cwt70.00–75.00752
Bulls—Utility10415.00/cwt15.00–15.00162
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105207.51/cwt205.00–210.002182
Bulls—Number 1112125.00/cwt125.00–125.001401
Bulls—Utility11220.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 211570.00/cwt70.00–70.00812
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross119185.00/cwt185.00–185.002201
Bulls—Number 1125115.00/cwt115.00–115.001441
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.