Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-01-19

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 19
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 214▼ 20 vs year ago 225 · −8.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
197 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 182▲ 42 vs year ago 155 · +27.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week week Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 9 Feeders, 12 Heifers, 4 Steers, 9 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—High1,51664.0997217
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,77061.501,0894thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62754.2688334
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40951.8573159
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18042.6950462

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198120.94/cwt60
BullsNumber 29562.02/cwt28
BullsNumber 38830.04/cwt26
BullsUtility8412.71/cwt51
HeifersNumber 191186.50/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8816.80/cwt10

Every lot

60 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36374.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0092
Bulls——1,47765.96/cwt61.00–70.0097410
Bulls——1,51156.99/cwt50.00–60.508614
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,23054.00/cwt54.00–54.001,2041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81042.50/cwt42.00–43.003442
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90331.88/cwt31.00–32.502883
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93040.22/cwt39.00–41.503744
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97547.00/cwt47.00–47.004581
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16532.51/cwt25.00–39.5037912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23346.87/cwt44.00–49.5057822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24240.62/cwt38.00–43.005059
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28351.83/cwt50.00–55.0066510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30146.34/cwt45.00–48.006037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42552.30/cwt49.00–55.5074547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52357.38/cwt56.00–59.508744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53842.52/cwt42.00–43.006542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61354.85/cwt52.00–58.5088521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62359.19/cwt58.00–60.009616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72750.59/cwt50.00–51.008745
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,77061.50/cwt60.50–62.001,0894
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78230.00/cwt230.00–230.001791
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84202.96/cwt180.00–225.001703
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8616.81/cwt15.00–18.00145
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94215.00/cwt215.00–215.002021
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9418.48/cwt18.00–20.00174
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105209.81/cwt205.00–215.002202
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross111185.00/cwt185.00–185.002051
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0039
Bulls—Number 36915.00/cwt15.00–15.00101
Bulls—Number 37421.89/cwt20.00–30.00165
Bulls—Utility759.35/cwt5.00–10.0078
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78222.55/cwt215.00–230.001742
Bulls—Number 27835.02/cwt30.00–40.00273
Bulls—Utility8315.89/cwt15.00–20.001318
Bulls—Number 28540.00/cwt40.00–40.00344
Bulls—Number 38627.55/cwt20.00–40.002410
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87207.60/cwt190.00–225.001812
Bulls—Number 18767.85/cwt50.00–85.005913
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross92130.00/cwt130.00–130.001201
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93207.42/cwt180.00–230.001936
Bulls—Number 29359.72/cwt50.00–75.005611
Bulls—Number 19494.98/cwt70.00–125.008911
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross9475.00/cwt75.00–75.00711
Bulls—Utility9414.92/cwt10.00–18.001411
Bulls—Number 39734.26/cwt20.00–40.00336
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross101140.00/cwt140.00–140.001411
Bulls—Number 210256.91/cwt50.00–70.00585
Bulls—Number 310333.53/cwt20.00–40.00353
Bulls—Number 110499.10/cwt75.00–125.0010312
Bulls—Utility10416.04/cwt15.00–18.00173
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105203.02/cwt185.00–210.002135
Bulls—Number 211050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross112140.00/cwt140.00–140.001571
Bulls—Number 1115101.45/cwt85.00–110.001177
Bulls—Utility11515.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross117195.00/cwt195.00–195.002281
Bulls—Number 1125115.00/cwt115.00–115.001441
Bulls—Number 213070.00/cwt70.00–70.00911

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.