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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-29

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

← Dec 22Dec 29Jan 5 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 152▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

227 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 240▲ 227 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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, 20 Dairy Cows, 21 Heifers, 8 Steers, 12 Feeders, 55 Goats and 21 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	1,536	69.83	1,072	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	54.04	849	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	49.80	671	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	41.38	487	35

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	101.28/cwt	67
Bulls	Number 2	88	50.20/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	90	33.98/cwt	24
Bulls	Utility	82	12.64/cwt	55
Heifers	Number 1	98	119.52/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	15.87/cwt	14

Every lot

49 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	830	54.86/cwt	49.00–60.00	455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	72.55/cwt	64.00–80.00	1,207	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	43.01/cwt	42.00–44.00	374	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	30.49/cwt	30.00–31.00	287	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	38.14/cwt	34.00–41.50	360	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	38.04/cwt	35.00–41.50	439	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	30.17/cwt	25.00–35.00	349	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	44.32/cwt	42.00–47.00	567	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	50.71/cwt	48.00–53.00	670	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	44.45/cwt	39.00–47.00	592	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,383	51.89/cwt	49.00–59.00	718	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	63.65/cwt	63.00–64.50	882	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	55.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	808	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	53.57/cwt	52.00–56.00	849	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,667	48.57/cwt	45.00–51.00	810	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.70/cwt	10.00–12.00	8	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	77	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	85	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	16.58/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	7
Heifers	—	Number 1	84	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	180.32/cwt	170.00–190.00	171	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	97	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	17	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	101	19.01/cwt	18.00–20.00	19	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	169.85/cwt	155.00–185.00	173	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	114	27.43/cwt	20.00–35.00	31	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	184	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.44/cwt	5.00–7.00	3	12
Bulls	—	Utility	75	12.04/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	12
Bulls	—	Number 2	76	39.18/cwt	35.00–45.00	30	6
Bulls	—	Number 3	76	21.72/cwt	20.00–25.00	17	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	77	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	39	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	164.58/cwt	150.00–195.00	137	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	32.58/cwt	20.00–40.00	27	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	45.53/cwt	40.00–55.00	39	10
Bulls	—	Utility	85	15.76/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	12
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	63.63/cwt	55.00–70.00	55	11
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	168.43/cwt	150.00–180.00	157	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	58.80/cwt	45.00–70.00	55	12
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	38.46/cwt	30.00–45.00	36	10
Bulls	—	Utility	94	16.02/cwt	10.00–20.00	15	16
Bulls	—	Number 1	95	78.59/cwt	65.00–115.00	75	13
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	176.67/cwt	160.00–190.00	180	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	97.85/cwt	65.00–125.00	102	16
Bulls	—	Utility	104	13.28/cwt	10.00–15.00	14	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	58	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	107	35.02/cwt	25.00–40.00	37	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	93.99/cwt	70.00–115.00	107	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	121	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	115	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 29, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 152Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 227Last week 240Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	64	5.00–7.00	5.44
16	—	94	10.00–20.00	16.02
3	—	104	10.00–15.00	13.28
12	—	75	10.00–15.00	12.04
12	—	85	10.00–20.00	15.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	104	65.00–125.00	97.85
11	—	86	55.00–70.00	63.63
4	—	77	50.00	50.00
6	—	114	70.00–115.00	93.99
1	—	121	95.00	95.00
13	—	95	65.00–115.00	78.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	160.00–190.00	176.67
3	—	83	150.00–195.00	164.58
9	—	93	150.00–180.00	168.43
1	—	78	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	94	30.00–45.00	38.46
3	—	107	25.00–40.00	35.02
3	—	76	20.00–25.00	21.72
8	—	83	20.00–40.00	32.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	94	45.00–70.00	58.80
2	—	105	50.00–60.00	55.00
10	—	85	40.00–55.00	45.53
6	—	76	35.00–45.00	39.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	77	110.00	110.00
2	—	95	170.00–190.00	180.32
1	—	115	160.00	160.00
1	—	85	150.00	150.00
2	—	102	155.00–185.00	169.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	18.00	18.00
3	—	74	10.00–12.00	10.70
7	—	83	15.00–20.00	16.58
2	—	101	18.00–20.00	19.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	20.00–35.00	27.43
1	—	84	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	35.00–41.50	38.04
9	—	1,383	49.00–59.00	51.89
5	—	1,157	25.00–35.00	30.17
5	—	1,280	42.00–47.00	44.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	30.00–31.00	30.49
3	—	945	34.00–41.50	38.14
3	—	870	42.00–44.00	43.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,322	48.00–53.00	50.71
8	—	1,331	39.00–47.00	44.45
5	—	1,447	54.00–59.00	55.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	45.00–51.00	48.57
2	—	1,385	63.00–64.50	63.65
6	—	1,585	52.00–56.00	53.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,664	64.00–80.00	72.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	49.00–60.00	54.86

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.