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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 15

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

← Dec 8Dec 15Dec 22 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 272▲ 30 vs year ago 222 · +13.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

231 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 223▲ 10 vs year ago 221 · +4.5%

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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 47 Feeders, 10 Heifers, 4 Steers, 20 Sheep and 26 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,385	58.36	808	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	49.93	773	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	47.53	616	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	42.06	493	60

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	101.76/cwt	68
Bulls	Number 2	90	53.00/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	89	34.28/cwt	22
Bulls	Utility	86	13.26/cwt	42
Heifers	Number 1	103	173.94/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	94	100.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 3	76	40.03/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	14.33/cwt	30

Every lot

50 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	—	—Light Weight	898	55.25/cwt	54.00–56.50	496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	60.44/cwt	57.00–63.00	1,034	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	31.27/cwt	30.00–33.00	263	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	861	40.93/cwt	38.50–44.00	352	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	45.51/cwt	43.50–46.50	439	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	995	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	299	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	30.55/cwt	22.50–35.00	347	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	44.64/cwt	43.00–46.00	508	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	40.55/cwt	37.00–43.00	494	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	49.14/cwt	47.00–53.00	617	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	45.19/cwt	43.00–47.50	582	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	51.77/cwt	47.50–57.00	690	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	38.67/cwt	37.50–40.00	534	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	47.36/cwt	46.00–49.00	695	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	871	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	71	35.04/cwt	30.00–40.00	25	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	10.76/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	13
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	16.40/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	10
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	86	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	94	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	17	7
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	173.94/cwt	150.00–185.00	179	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	7
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	75	27.98/cwt	20.00–35.00	21	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	77	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	33	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	27.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	23	5
Bulls	—	Utility	84	14.99/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	10
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	49.97/cwt	40.00–60.00	42	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	75.61/cwt	55.00–85.00	65	14
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	89	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	156	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	92	37.89/cwt	25.00–50.00	35	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	186.44/cwt	170.00–200.00	173	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	59.17/cwt	50.00–70.00	55	12
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	89.29/cwt	75.00–120.00	85	17
Bulls	—	Utility	95	17.09/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	10
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	97	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	63	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	195	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	53.32/cwt	50.00–60.00	54	3
Bulls	—	Utility	103	17.22/cwt	15.00–20.00	18	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	96.16/cwt	70.00–130.00	100	20
Bulls	—	Number 3	105	36.32/cwt	20.00–45.00	38	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	160	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	111	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	61	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	82.48/cwt	65.00–90.00	93	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	1
Bulls	—	Utility	117	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Utility	121	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	90.05/cwt	85.00–95.00	111	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	126	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	76	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 15, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 272Year ago 222

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 231Last week 223Year ago 221

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	18.00	18.00
10	—	83	15.00–20.00	16.40
13	—	75	10.00–15.00	10.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	150.00–185.00	173.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	50.00	50.00
2	—	71	30.00–40.00	35.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	117	15.00	15.00
7	—	67	5.00	5.00
10	—	95	15.00–20.00	17.09
1	—	121	20.00	20.00
5	—	103	15.00–20.00	17.22
8	—	74	10.00	10.00
10	—	84	10.00–20.00	14.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	95	75.00–120.00	89.29
20	—	104	70.00–130.00	96.16
14	—	86	55.00–85.00	75.61
4	—	113	65.00–90.00	82.48
3	—	123	85.00–95.00	90.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	195.00	195.00
1	—	89	175.00	175.00
7	—	93	170.00–200.00	186.44
1	—	110	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	84	20.00–30.00	27.00
7	—	92	25.00–50.00	37.89
1	—	115	40.00	40.00
5	—	75	20.00–35.00	27.98
3	—	105	20.00–45.00	36.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	111	55.00	55.00
12	—	93	50.00–70.00	59.17
7	—	85	40.00–60.00	49.97
6	—	77	40.00–45.00	42.53
3	—	101	50.00–60.00	53.32
1	—	126	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	97	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	43.50–46.50	45.51
6	—	861	38.50–44.00	40.93
2	—	840	30.00–33.00	31.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	43.00–46.00	44.64
5	—	1,381	37.50–40.00	38.67
18	—	1,333	47.50–57.00	51.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	46.00–49.00	47.36
5	—	1,643	52.00–54.00	53.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	22.50–35.00	30.55
12	—	1,255	47.00–53.00	49.14
11	—	1,218	37.00–43.00	40.55
17	—	1,287	43.00–47.50	45.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	54.00–56.50	55.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	57.00–63.00	60.44

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.