Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-01-12

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 253▼ 30 vs year ago 244 · −12.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
182 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 206▼ 45 vs year ago 227 · −19.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 22 Feeders, 6 Heifers, 4 Steers, 15 Goats and 1 Sheep was sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,54670.021,0828thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59649.7379428
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,47549.1872632
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,20540.3448658

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197107.52/cwt72
BullsNumber 29557.82/cwt23
BullsNumber 39030.09/cwt14
BullsUtility8413.02/cwt43
HeifersNumber 188127.03/cwt10
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8314.77/cwt8

Every lot

51 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——1,39065.00/cwt65.00–65.009041
Bulls——1,43580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1481
Bulls——1,59069.19/cwt63.00–74.001,1006
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84835.60/cwt31.00–38.503025
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90225.34/cwt25.00–26.002293
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94140.29/cwt34.00–46.503797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24556.00/cwt56.00–56.006971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24938.24/cwt34.50–41.5047811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28929.93/cwt25.00–33.003867
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34349.54/cwt48.00–53.0066511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34444.91/cwt42.00–47.5060414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47451.37/cwt50.00–53.5075714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49046.98/cwt42.00–50.0070017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59552.88/cwt52.00–54.508439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59748.24/cwt45.00–51.5077019
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 17040.00/cwt40.00–40.00281
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78180.10/cwt175.00–185.001402
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84197.54/cwt190.00–205.001662
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8417.71/cwt15.00–20.00153
Heifers—Number 18525.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
Heifers—Number 19020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9820.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross99215.00/cwt215.00–215.002131
Heifers—Number 110420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross111195.00/cwt195.00–195.002161
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0037
Bulls—Number 37530.00/cwt30.00–30.00232
Bulls—Utility7610.94/cwt10.00–15.00812
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77175.49/cwt150.00–200.001352
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross81215.00/cwt215.00–215.001741
Bulls—Number 28346.67/cwt40.00–60.00399
Bulls—Number 18591.18/cwt65.00–110.007810
Bulls—Number 38526.12/cwt20.00–35.00225
Bulls—Utility8515.64/cwt10.00–20.001313
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross86150.00/cwt150.00–150.001291
Bulls—Number 19497.19/cwt80.00–120.009130
Bulls—Number 29459.37/cwt50.00–70.00568
Bulls—Number 39431.77/cwt20.00–40.00306
Bulls—Utility9516.68/cwt15.00–20.00166
Bulls—Number 210258.31/cwt50.00–75.00593
Bulls—Utility10316.70/cwt15.00–20.00173
Bulls—Number 1104106.24/cwt80.00–120.0011020
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106209.86/cwt200.00–215.002223
Bulls—Number 111498.88/cwt75.00–120.001136
Bulls—Utility11920.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
Bulls—Number 212060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
Bulls—Number 312740.00/cwt40.00–40.00511
Bulls—Utility13120.00/cwt20.00–20.00261
Bulls—Number 216650.00/cwt50.00–50.00831

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.