Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-11-03

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Nov 3
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 203▼ 32 vs year ago 231 · −13.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
223 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 196▲ 58 vs year ago 165 · +35.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower with moderate demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 23 Feeders, 16 Heifers, 1 Steer and 6 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—Low1,74467.471,1766thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,82062.161,1312thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41154.3376652
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58053.1384027
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,24447.8559553

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199112.35/cwt26
BullsNumber 29252.52/cwt49
BullsNumber 39031.67/cwt38
BullsUtility8312.79/cwt77
HeifersNumber 199150.12/cwt3
HeifersNumber 37950.17/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8112.62/cwt19

Every lot

53 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——1,11858.99/cwt58.50–59.506602
Bulls——1,64074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2141
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,19570.95/cwt68.00–75.001,5573
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight77043.00/cwt43.00–43.003311
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91051.29/cwt47.00–56.504673
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight94553.00/cwt53.00–53.005011
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97538.00/cwt38.00–38.003711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight98553.00/cwt53.00–53.005221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21545.03/cwt44.50–45.505474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21739.86/cwt38.50–41.004857
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22245.98/cwt42.00–49.5056215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29554.95/cwt50.00–67.5071223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40327.93/cwt24.00–33.003924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43951.77/cwt49.00–54.5074515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45857.17/cwt51.00–62.0083431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54650.38/cwt48.00–52.0077914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58458.57/cwt58.00–59.009284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71355.24/cwt53.00–57.509468
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,82062.16/cwt60.00–64.001,1312
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing656.53/cwt5.00–10.0043
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross7340.27/cwt30.00–50.00292
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0085
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8460.06/cwt50.00–70.00502
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00138
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86165.00/cwt165.00–165.001421
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9517.58/cwt15.00–20.00172
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105142.68/cwt105.00–180.001502
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.00311
Bulls—Utility7510.23/cwt5.00–15.00822
Bulls—Number 27740.00/cwt40.00–40.00311
Bulls—Number 37724.12/cwt20.00–35.00196
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79180.00/cwt180.00–180.001421
Bulls—Number 38330.32/cwt20.00–40.002513
Bulls—Number 28547.19/cwt40.00–60.004017
Bulls—Utility8515.84/cwt5.00–20.001317
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86179.65/cwt170.00–190.001542
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross9190.00/cwt90.00–90.00821
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross9360.00/cwt60.00–60.00561
Bulls—Number 29453.76/cwt40.00–70.005124
Bulls—Utility9416.17/cwt10.00–20.001522
Bulls—Number 39533.48/cwt30.00–45.003210
Bulls—Number 19775.74/cwt65.00–100.00738
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98176.94/cwt165.00–185.001735
Bulls—Number 110274.94/cwt70.00–80.00765
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103133.33/cwt90.00–175.001372
Bulls—Number 210462.17/cwt50.00–70.00655
Bulls—Utility10417.52/cwt15.00–20.00184
Bulls—Number 310534.24/cwt30.00–40.00367
Bulls—Number 311030.00/cwt30.00–30.00331
Bulls—Number 111483.29/cwt80.00–90.00953
Bulls—Number 211540.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Utility11610.00/cwt10.00–10.00121

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.