Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-10-20

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Oct 20
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 155▼ 34 vs year ago 236 · −14.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
229 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 186▲ 30 vs year ago 199 · +15.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 42 Feeders, 13 Heifers, 6 Steers, 39 Sheep and 7 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—Low1,38863.7588511
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,90563.501,2101thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,65053.6688625
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37351.5070748
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19044.2552649

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195118.89/cwt103
BullsNumber 29077.32/cwt15
BullsNumber 38439.32/cwt14
BullsUtility7910.93/cwt64
HeifersNumber 190205.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8414.48/cwt19

Every lot

52 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 Weight92056.24/cwt53.00–60.505173
Bulls——1,28056.50/cwt56.50–56.507231
Bulls——1,60468.00/cwt63.00–74.001,0917
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87543.50/cwt43.50–43.503811
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89237.14/cwt36.00–39.003315
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91928.61/cwt20.00–33.502634
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight92544.24/cwt41.00–47.004094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17337.66/cwt34.00–40.504426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19143.52/cwt41.00–47.005188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20142.96/cwt40.00–46.005164
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26230.44/cwt29.00–32.503843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33552.82/cwt48.00–61.0070521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38648.47/cwt46.00–50.006724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43056.10/cwt54.00–60.0080216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43851.07/cwt47.00–53.5073424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69552.66/cwt50.00–55.0089314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71258.62/cwt57.00–60.001,0047
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,90563.50/cwt63.50–63.501,2101
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0084
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8314.56/cwt10.00–15.001211
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86205.00/cwt205.00–205.001761
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00183
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94205.00/cwt205.00–205.001931
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.00318
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7464.69/cwt50.00–80.00482
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.00717
Bulls—Number 37623.39/cwt20.00–30.00186
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77140.26/cwt100.00–180.001082
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross85120.00/cwt120.00–120.001021
Bulls—Number 28572.57/cwt65.00–80.00626
Bulls—Number 38550.00/cwt45.00–55.00432
Bulls—Utility8514.24/cwt10.00–15.001220
Bulls—Number 18695.65/cwt80.00–110.008224
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87215.09/cwt200.00–230.001872
Bulls—Number 29273.24/cwt65.00–90.00676
Bulls—Number 39355.00/cwt55.00–55.00511
Bulls—Number 194108.93/cwt80.00–145.0010243
Bulls—Utility9417.47/cwt15.00–20.00164
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95193.01/cwt165.00–210.001835
Bulls—Number 210080.00/cwt80.00–80.00801
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101192.48/cwt190.00–195.001942
Bulls—Number 1103119.10/cwt90.00–140.0012316
Bulls—Number 310441.90/cwt30.00–55.00443
Bulls—Utility10416.65/cwt15.00–20.00173
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross10585.00/cwt85.00–85.00891
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113182.44/cwt180.00–185.002062
Bulls—Utility11320.00/cwt20.00–20.00231
Bulls—Number 1115127.49/cwt125.00–130.001476
Bulls—Utility12215.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross123170.00/cwt170.00–170.002091

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.