Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-10-27

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Oct 27
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 202▼ 35 vs year ago 238 · −14.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
196 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 229▲ 40 vs year ago 156 · +25.6%
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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 23 Feeders, 27 Heifers, 6 Steers, 16 Sheep and 5 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—Average1,42272.221,0275thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50153.2980037
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39952.2773133
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19841.2249442

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197112.34/cwt83
BullsNumber 29370.05/cwt22
BullsNumber 39540.54/cwt11
BullsUtility8011.91/cwt50
HeifersNumber 188175.47/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8914.25/cwt13

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——1,25860.14/cwt57.00–63.007572
Bulls——1,32569.00/cwt69.00–69.009141
Bulls——1,63585.91/cwt85.00–87.001,4052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80028.00/cwt28.00–28.002241
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90526.46/cwt21.00–34.002399
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight91048.00/cwt48.00–48.004371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight95047.00/cwt47.00–47.004471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight96550.00/cwt50.00–50.004831
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99548.00/cwt48.00–48.004781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16826.87/cwt20.00–35.003143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22741.36/cwt37.00–43.005075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26246.17/cwt43.50–48.0058312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30558.40/cwt57.00–60.507624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41952.32/cwt49.00–57.0074211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42452.08/cwt49.00–56.0074226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49059.54/cwt56.00–63.008875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50044.63/cwt42.00–47.006692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52753.29/cwt50.00–56.5081427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64546.12/cwt43.00–49.507593
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83173.96/cwt150.00–190.001443
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8414.40/cwt10.00–15.00128
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9415.00/cwt15.00–15.00143
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross101180.00/cwt180.00–180.001821
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing12815.00/cwt15.00–15.00191
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0036
Bulls—Utility7510.64/cwt10.00–20.00824
Bulls—Number 37825.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
Bulls—Number 27930.00/cwt30.00–30.00242
Bulls—Number 28355.74/cwt40.00–75.00467
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84195.00/cwt195.00–195.001641
Bulls—Number 38535.12/cwt25.00–45.00304
Bulls—Utility8515.00/cwt15.00–15.001313
Bulls—Number 18891.90/cwt75.00–100.008121
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross89165.00/cwt165.00–165.001471
Bulls—Number 39347.62/cwt25.00–60.00444
Bulls—Number 29473.08/cwt65.00–80.00695
Bulls—Number 195102.16/cwt80.00–130.009727
Bulls—Utility9513.76/cwt10.00–15.00134
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96190.70/cwt175.00–195.001836
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103185.02/cwt175.00–190.001913
Bulls—Number 1103110.68/cwt90.00–130.0011417
Bulls—Number 210370.12/cwt55.00–80.00725
Bulls—Utility10320.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
Bulls—Number 311150.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
Bulls—Number 211280.00/cwt80.00–80.00901
Bulls—Number 1115110.05/cwt95.00–120.001277
Bulls—Number 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross125130.00/cwt130.00–130.001631
Bulls—Utility12620.00/cwt20.00–20.00251
Bulls—Number 313940.00/cwt40.00–40.00561

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.