Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-10-13

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Oct 13
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 161▼ 22 vs year ago 177 · −12.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
186 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 195▼ 12 vs year ago 198 · −6.1%
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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, 68 Dairy, 9 Feeders, 5 Heifers, 19 Goats and 6 Sheep 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—Average1,52564.979919thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69651.5987525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40850.3870944
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23141.6051253

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196125.11/cwt74
BullsNumber 29285.38/cwt18
BullsNumber 39536.07/cwt13
BullsUtility7610.49/cwt52
HeifersNumber 184218.32/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8214.65/cwt14

Every lot

47 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 Weight87054.28/cwt51.00–58.004722
Bulls——1,64270.69/cwt66.00–75.001,1616
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,13552.00/cwt52.00–52.001,1101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92547.50/cwt47.50–47.504391
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93225.46/cwt20.00–32.002373
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94544.36/cwt43.00–45.504194
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight98549.50/cwt49.50–49.504881
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15938.91/cwt35.00–40.504516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22243.78/cwt41.00–46.5053513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23826.58/cwt22.00–31.503298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32855.53/cwt53.00–58.007374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35042.08/cwt40.00–44.005682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38849.35/cwt47.00–51.0068518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43150.29/cwt47.00–52.5072037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61356.71/cwt56.50–57.009152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70351.15/cwt49.00–54.0087123
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0075
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78194.94/cwt190.00–200.001522
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83236.69/cwt235.00–240.001963
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8315.85/cwt15.00–20.00136
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9320.00/cwt20.00–20.00193
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross99210.00/cwt210.00–210.002081
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.00314
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross74111.00/cwt107.00–115.00822
Bulls—Utility7610.41/cwt10.00–15.00825
Bulls—Number 37925.00/cwt25.00–25.00202
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84227.54/cwt220.00–235.001912
Bulls—Utility8416.12/cwt15.00–20.00149
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross85135.00/cwt135.00–135.001151
Bulls—Number 18594.64/cwt85.00–105.008021
Bulls—Number 28578.98/cwt70.00–85.00675
Bulls—Number 38734.86/cwt30.00–40.00302
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93232.84/cwt220.00–245.002175
Bulls—Number 195109.94/cwt85.00–125.0010421
Bulls—Number 29577.47/cwt75.00–80.00746
Bulls—Number 39540.03/cwt30.00–55.00384
Bulls—Utility9518.30/cwt15.00–20.00173
Bulls—Number 210381.68/cwt80.00–85.00843
Bulls—Number 310339.78/cwt25.00–55.00414
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105211.16/cwt195.00–230.002223
Bulls—Number 1105117.78/cwt105.00–130.0012416
Bulls—Utility10615.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Bulls—Number 311030.00/cwt30.00–30.00331
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113173.24/cwt150.00–195.001963
Bulls—Number 1117105.11/cwt100.00–110.001232
Bulls—Number 211875.00/cwt75.00–75.00891
Bulls—Number 113095.00/cwt95.00–95.001241

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.