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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 8

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 209▼ 27 vs year ago 299 · −9.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

223 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 226▼ 11 vs year ago 234 · −4.7%

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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 29 Heifers, 26 Feeders, 20 Steers, 10 Goats and 5 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,581	64.39	1,018	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	52.69	838	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,367	49.12	672	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,344	43.67	587	43

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	102.60/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	91	56.35/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 3	89	32.26/cwt	20
Bulls	Utility	86	11.67/cwt	36
Heifers	Number 1	99	192.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	112	115.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	13.96/cwt	19

Every lot

48 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	53.71/cwt	53.50–54.00	740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	67.95/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,120	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	735	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	221	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	885	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	460	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	295	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	56.83/cwt	55.50–60.00	684	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,321	44.95/cwt	42.00–47.00	594	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	38.20/cwt	33.00–41.50	512	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	47.51/cwt	41.00–50.50	657	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,388	26.25/cwt	26.00–26.50	364	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,397	50.89/cwt	48.50–55.00	711	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	329	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	51.99/cwt	50.50–55.00	761	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	50.55/cwt	48.00–52.00	774	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	54.05/cwt	52.00–57.00	879	11
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	6
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	7
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	172	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	93	16.29/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	4
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	208	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	112	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	129	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	4
Bulls	—	Utility	75	9.52/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	43.30/cwt	40.00–45.00	33	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	27.85/cwt	20.00–35.00	21	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	77	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	73	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	195.32/cwt	170.00–220.00	152	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	195.55/cwt	165.00–225.00	160	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	48.02/cwt	35.00–65.00	40	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	31.86/cwt	20.00–45.00	27	10
Bulls	—	Utility	84	12.83/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	65.68/cwt	60.00–70.00	56	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	58.30/cwt	50.00–70.00	54	24
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	33.81/cwt	20.00–40.00	32	4
Bulls	—	Utility	95	14.51/cwt	10.00–20.00	14	10
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	92.25/cwt	70.00–120.00	89	13
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	98	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	137	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	184	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	96.02/cwt	80.00–125.00	100	15
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	63.05/cwt	55.00–70.00	66	5
Bulls	—	Utility	104	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	33.90/cwt	25.00–40.00	36	4
Bulls	—	Utility	110	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	92.68/cwt	75.00–100.00	105	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	69	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cambridge Livestock Auction - Cambridge, NY

Tue Dec 8, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 209Year ago 299

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 223Last week 226Year ago 234

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	95	10.00–20.00	14.51
10	—	75	5.00–10.00	9.52
1	—	110	10.00	10.00
4	—	67	5.00	5.00
4	—	104	15.00	15.00
7	—	84	10.00–15.00	12.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	165.00–225.00	195.55
2	—	101	180.00–185.00	182.49
1	—	98	140.00	140.00
2	—	78	170.00–220.00	195.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	60.00	60.00
3	—	76	40.00–45.00	43.30
10	—	84	35.00–65.00	48.02
24	—	93	50.00–70.00	58.30
5	—	104	55.00–70.00	63.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	113	75.00–100.00	92.68
8	—	86	60.00–70.00	65.68
13	—	97	70.00–120.00	92.25
15	—	104	80.00–125.00	96.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	77	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	105	25.00–40.00	33.90
10	—	84	20.00–45.00	31.86
2	—	76	20.00–35.00	27.85
4	—	94	20.00–40.00	33.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	93	185.00	185.00
1	—	104	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	20.00	20.00
4	—	93	15.00–20.00	16.29
6	—	76	10.00	10.00
7	—	84	15.00	15.00
1	—	102	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	45.00	45.00
1	—	735	30.00	30.00
1	—	885	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,627	52.00–57.00	54.05
7	—	1,532	48.00–52.00	50.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,321	42.00–47.00	44.95
13	—	1,397	48.50–55.00	50.89
12	—	1,340	33.00–41.50	38.20
2	—	1,388	26.00–26.50	26.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	23.00	23.00
19	—	1,463	50.50–55.00	51.99
4	—	1,203	55.50–60.00	56.83
24	—	1,382	41.00–50.50	47.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,648	65.00–72.00	67.95
2	—	1,378	53.50–54.00	53.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.