Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-11-17

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Nov 17
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 194▲ 21 vs year ago 178 · +11.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
196 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 193▼ 5 vs year ago 201 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 24 Heifers, 7 Steers, 14 Feeders, 23 Goats and 3 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—Low1,38469.7496518
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,60066.031,0562thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36457.8578947
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74655.1496324
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20751.8262543

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197110.61/cwt71
BullsNumber 29073.19/cwt19
BullsNumber 38628.23/cwt14
BullsUtility8011.91/cwt55
HeifersNumber 19297.40/cwt13
HeifersNumber 37560.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7711.35/cwt15

Every lot

54 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight97066.00/cwt66.00–66.006401
Bulls——1,15456.73/cwt53.50–61.006554
Bulls——1,43880.81/cwt80.00–81.501,1623
Bulls——1,50172.00/cwt66.50–75.001,08110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87345.87/cwt43.00–48.504004
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight93353.67/cwt52.00–55.005013
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95042.50/cwt42.50–42.504041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18540.95/cwt39.00–42.504856
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19050.28/cwt45.00–53.0059812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19029.00/cwt29.00–29.003451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30349.93/cwt45.00–53.006517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30959.17/cwt55.00–66.0077519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37963.07/cwt60.50–67.0087014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43057.63/cwt53.50–60.0082423
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,60066.03/cwt65.00–67.001,0562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67862.24/cwt61.00–63.001,0443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75157.07/cwt55.00–60.009999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75951.91/cwt50.00–54.0091312
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross7560.00/cwt60.00–60.00451
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7510.58/cwt10.00–15.0089
Heifers—Number 17620.00/cwt20.00–20.00151
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross81187.65/cwt175.00–200.001522
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8315.00/cwt15.00–15.00123
Heifers—Number 18620.00/cwt20.00–20.00172
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95181.98/cwt165.00–200.001733
Heifers—Number 19625.00/cwt25.00–25.00242
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross101190.00/cwt190.00–190.001921
Heifers—Number 110622.48/cwt20.00–25.00242
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.00311
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.00820
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross76110.00/cwt110.00–110.00841
Bulls—Number 37721.62/cwt20.00–25.00176
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79195.00/cwt195.00–195.001541
Bulls—Number 28456.55/cwt40.00–70.00487
Bulls—Utility8414.48/cwt10.00–15.001210
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85187.81/cwt140.00–220.001603
Bulls—Number 38633.47/cwt25.00–45.00293
Bulls—Number 18781.36/cwt75.00–90.007119
Bulls—Number 29372.75/cwt65.00–80.00689
Bulls—Number 39433.78/cwt25.00–40.00324
Bulls—Utility9418.90/cwt15.00–20.00189
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95202.14/cwt195.00–210.001922
Bulls—Number 196106.57/cwt80.00–135.0010219
Bulls—Number 310130.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Bulls—Number 1103109.70/cwt80.00–130.0011318
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104185.12/cwt180.00–190.001932
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross104155.00/cwt155.00–155.001611
Bulls—Utility10416.23/cwt15.00–20.00174
Bulls—Number 210675.00/cwt75.00–75.00801
Bulls—Number 1112116.65/cwt105.00–120.001316
Bulls—Utility11220.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 114575.00/cwt75.00–75.001091

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.