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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-22

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 22

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 252▲ 8 vs year ago 144 · +5.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

240 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 231▲ 6 vs year ago 234 · +2.6%

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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 16 Feeders, 7 Heifers, 1 Steer, 3 Goats and 1 Sheep was 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	1,675	69.33	1,161	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,615	59.10	954	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	54.25	898	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	51.14	719	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	45.49	539	43

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	111.25/cwt	95
Bulls	Number 2	91	56.65/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	89	33.54/cwt	21
Bulls	Utility	81	10.95/cwt	63
Heifers	Number 1	82	207.40/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	14.30/cwt	18

Every lot

47 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	69.33/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,161	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	833	46.87/cwt	45.50–48.00	390	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	44.40/cwt	43.00–46.00	375	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	889	35.94/cwt	32.50–40.00	320	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	895	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	367	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	44.37/cwt	43.00–45.00	501	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	38.90/cwt	35.00–41.50	454	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	50.97/cwt	47.00–56.00	672	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	51.88/cwt	48.00–56.50	741	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	45.77/cwt	41.00–47.00	679	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,531	58.17/cwt	57.00–61.00	891	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,615	59.10/cwt	58.00–60.00	954	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	53.85/cwt	51.00–57.00	882	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,657	58.86/cwt	58.00–60.00	975	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,848	47.29/cwt	46.00–48.50	874	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	77	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	146	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	10.51/cwt	10.00–12.00	8	4
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	15.02/cwt	10.00–20.00	12	7
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	213.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	179	3
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	94	15.86/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	6
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	103	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	11
Bulls	—	Utility	74	8.99/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	20
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	23.91/cwt	20.00–35.00	18	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	79	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	138	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	83	44.22/cwt	40.00–55.00	37	7
Bulls	—	Utility	85	13.95/cwt	5.00–20.00	12	14
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	94.17/cwt	70.00–110.00	81	19
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	27.41/cwt	15.00–40.00	24	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	194	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	38.00/cwt	30.00–50.00	35	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	98.28/cwt	75.00–120.00	92	34
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	94	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Utility	94	13.76/cwt	5.00–15.00	13	12
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	200.12/cwt	160.00–230.00	190	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	68.60/cwt	65.00–75.00	66	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	29.76/cwt	20.00–40.00	31	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	98.38/cwt	75.00–120.00	102	20
Bulls	—	Utility	104	15.97/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	107	168.11/cwt	150.00–200.00	180	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	108	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	65	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	111	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	211	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	100.91/cwt	80.00–115.00	113	6
Bulls	—	Utility	114	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	125	87.47/cwt	80.00–95.00	109	2

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 22, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 252Year ago 144

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 240Last week 231Year ago 234

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	15.00–20.00	15.97
14	—	85	5.00–20.00	13.95
12	—	94	5.00–15.00	13.76
11	—	63	5.00	5.00
1	—	114	15.00	15.00
20	—	74	5.00–10.00	8.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	30.00–50.00	38.00
2	—	103	20.00–40.00	29.76
4	—	76	20.00–35.00	23.91
1	—	110	70.00	70.00
8	—	86	15.00–40.00	27.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	104	75.00–120.00	98.38
19	—	86	70.00–110.00	94.17
2	—	125	80.00–95.00	87.47
34	—	94	75.00–120.00	98.28
6	—	112	80.00–115.00	100.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	60.00	60.00
7	—	96	65.00–75.00	68.60
7	—	83	40.00–55.00	44.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	220.00	220.00
3	—	107	150.00–200.00	168.11
1	—	79	175.00	175.00
1	—	111	190.00	190.00
8	—	95	160.00–230.00	200.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	94	15.00–20.00	15.86
4	—	78	10.00–12.00	10.51
1	—	103	15.00	15.00
7	—	83	10.00–20.00	15.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	200.00–220.00	213.20
1	—	77	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	66.00–72.00	69.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	46.00–48.50	47.29
23	—	1,638	51.00–57.00	53.85
5	—	1,657	58.00–60.00	58.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	41.00	41.00
2	—	833	45.50–48.00	46.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	57.00–61.00	58.17
6	—	1,483	41.00–47.00	45.77
31	—	1,428	48.00–56.50	51.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	43.00–45.00	44.37
10	—	1,166	35.00–41.50	38.90
20	—	1,318	47.00–56.00	50.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	49.00	49.00
2	—	845	43.00–46.00	44.40
4	—	889	32.50–40.00	35.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	58.00–60.00	59.10

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.