Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-01-05

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 5
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 255▲ 43 vs year ago 210 · +20.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
206 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 227▲ 18 vs year ago 188 · +9.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Beef Cross Bull Calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 3 Dairy Cows, 22 Heifers, 2 Steers, 47 Feeders, 14 Sheep and 2 Goats were sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,54773.241,1334thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,66755.6092713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37653.1373151
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17646.2954463

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196124.88/cwt95
BullsNumber 29168.05/cwt16
BullsNumber 38727.61/cwt8
BullsUtility8313.67/cwt47
HeifersNumber 18984.24/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8515.62/cwt19

Every lot

53 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——1,09555.50/cwt55.50–55.506081
Bulls——1,47383.23/cwt81.00–85.001,2262
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,14571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,5231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81327.90/cwt25.50–30.502272
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88548.00/cwt48.00–48.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93546.65/cwt45.00–48.004365
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95841.38/cwt40.00–44.003963
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight99554.00/cwt54.00–54.005371
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17140.93/cwt36.00–44.0047919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23649.19/cwt45.50–52.5060825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30755.07/cwt53.00–57.007209
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31158.37/cwt57.00–61.007657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39353.92/cwt52.00–56.0075129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44248.86/cwt45.00–51.0070513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54460.22/cwt58.00–63.009305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74355.12/cwt52.00–57.009614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74650.30/cwt50.00–51.008784
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7612.42/cwt10.00–15.0095
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross77120.00/cwt120.00–120.00921
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85158.79/cwt130.00–185.001352
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8516.26/cwt15.00–18.00147
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9318.97/cwt18.00–20.00184
Heifers—Number 19622.63/cwt20.00–25.00223
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility656.33/cwt5.00–10.0044
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross75140.00/cwt140.00–140.001051
Bulls—Utility7511.40/cwt10.00–12.00913
Bulls—Number 17755.00/cwt55.00–55.00421
Bulls—Number 27743.29/cwt40.00–50.00333
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78129.97/cwt125.00–135.001012
Bulls—Number 37833.44/cwt25.00–45.00263
Bulls—Number 38327.77/cwt20.00–35.00232
Bulls—Number 28448.55/cwt40.00–55.00414
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85181.54/cwt150.00–240.001547
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross85127.43/cwt125.00–130.001082
Bulls—Utility8516.02/cwt10.00–20.001421
Bulls—Number 18789.72/cwt75.00–110.007816
Bulls—Number 29372.43/cwt70.00–75.00672
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94213.54/cwt175.00–245.0020112
Bulls—Number 39420.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
Bulls—Number 19597.79/cwt70.00–120.009328
Bulls—Utility9513.65/cwt5.00–20.00134
Bulls—Number 210050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101193.36/cwt180.00–200.001953
Bulls—Utility10315.58/cwt10.00–20.00165
Bulls—Number 1104102.95/cwt70.00–130.0010716
Bulls—Number 310725.00/cwt25.00–25.00271
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114220.00/cwt220.00–220.002511
Bulls—Number 1115117.37/cwt110.00–130.001356
Bulls—Number 212158.32/cwt50.00–70.00713
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross125195.00/cwt195.00–195.002441
Bulls—Number 112597.54/cwt95.00–100.001222

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.