Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-12-01

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 148▲ 34 vs year ago 175 · +19.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
226 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 228▲ 12 vs year ago 214 · +5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 18 Heifers, 9 Feeders, 1 Dairy, 14 Goats and 10 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—Average1,30862.488174thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,78863.311,1322thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57153.0283338
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,37051.8371059
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28644.3757145

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102101.05/cwt47
BullsNumber 29459.43/cwt41
BullsNumber 38929.82/cwt28
BullsUtility8311.97/cwt69
HeifersNumber 1103174.39/cwt9
HeifersNumber 297125.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 37920.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8714.65/cwt14

Every lot

59 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 Weight90548.00/cwt48.00–48.004341
Bulls——1,21863.96/cwt63.50–64.507792
Bulls——1,89074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight87035.00/cwt35.00–35.003051
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight93048.50/cwt48.50–48.504511
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94332.28/cwt27.50–35.003043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight95048.00/cwt48.00–48.004561
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96538.98/cwt38.00–40.003762
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97038.00/cwt38.00–38.003691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18236.98/cwt35.00–38.004375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30740.06/cwt38.50–41.5052410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34148.00/cwt45.00–51.0064417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36649.11/cwt41.00–51.5067123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40854.59/cwt52.00–59.0076932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41652.56/cwt51.00–54.007448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58560.00/cwt60.00–60.009511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58550.85/cwt45.00–53.5080622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59156.53/cwt54.00–59.5089915
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,78863.31/cwt60.00–67.001,1322
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7812.53/cwt10.00–15.00102
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross7920.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00138
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94193.17/cwt180.00–210.001823
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9615.00/cwt15.00–15.00143
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross97125.00/cwt125.00–125.001211
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104196.67/cwt195.00–200.002053
Heifers—Number 110820.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross112190.00/cwt190.00–190.002132
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.00311
Bulls—Number 36610.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7510.26/cwt5.00–15.00821
Bulls—Number 37624.08/cwt20.00–30.00185
Bulls—Utility8414.68/cwt10.00–15.001215
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85150.00/cwt150.00–150.001281
Bulls—Number 38523.68/cwt15.00–30.00208
Bulls—Number 18667.43/cwt65.00–75.00584
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8760.00/cwt60.00–60.00521
Bulls—Number 28751.41/cwt40.00–65.004515
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross88115.00/cwt115.00–115.001011
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross9250.00/cwt50.00–50.00461
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93185.00/cwt175.00–205.001723
Bulls—Number 29358.28/cwt40.00–70.005417
Bulls—Number 39430.13/cwt20.00–45.00286
Bulls—Number 19683.88/cwt70.00–105.008112
Bulls—Utility9615.39/cwt15.00–20.001513
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102197.49/cwt195.00–200.002012
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross102105.00/cwt105.00–105.001071
Bulls—Number 110392.49/cwt75.00–105.009512
Bulls—Number 310338.89/cwt30.00–55.00405
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt10.00–20.00157
Bulls—Number 210461.91/cwt50.00–75.00645
Bulls—Number 311230.00/cwt30.00–30.00341
Bulls—Number 111389.45/cwt75.00–105.0010112
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross11490.00/cwt90.00–90.001031
Bulls—Utility11415.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross116190.00/cwt190.00–190.002201
Bulls—Number 212555.00/cwt55.00–55.00691
Bulls—Utility13115.00/cwt15.00–15.00201

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.