Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-02-02

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Feb 2
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 209▼ 133 vs year ago 245 · −54.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
127 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 169▼ 65 vs year ago 192 · −33.9%
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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, 50 Dairy Cows, 8 Feeders, 6 Heifers and 2 Steers 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—Low1,60273.371,1755thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,63865.581,0742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,49158.7287534
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68157.4396616
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30247.1961436

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199123.19/cwt48
BullsNumber 29770.49/cwt10
BullsNumber 39129.65/cwt16
BullsUtility7911.40/cwt33
HeifersNumber 1100201.02/cwt5
HeifersNumber 38050.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9016.34/cwt8

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11563.00/cwt63.00–63.007021
Bulls——1,53078.93/cwt76.00–81.001,2082
Bulls——1,61585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3731
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,22061.00/cwt61.00–61.001,3541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87545.50/cwt45.50–45.503981
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92533.00/cwt33.00–33.003051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30848.19/cwt45.00–51.0063011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32856.06/cwt51.00–63.0074413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33635.05/cwt31.00–38.004688
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36040.51/cwt40.00–41.005512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45460.69/cwt58.00–65.0088225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58854.47/cwt51.00–57.008658
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63560.75/cwt59.00–63.009938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,63543.50/cwt43.50–43.507111
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,63865.58/cwt62.00–69.001,0742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69055.00/cwt53.00–57.009306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84051.47/cwt51.00–52.009472
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross79180.00/cwt180.00–180.001421
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8050.00/cwt50.00–50.00401
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8511.85/cwt5.00–18.00102
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross89230.00/cwt230.00–230.002051
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9418.00/cwt18.00–18.00174
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross108200.05/cwt195.00–205.002162
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross117195.00/cwt195.00–195.002281
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility635.00/cwt5.00–5.0035
Bulls—Number 37423.26/cwt20.00–30.00173
Bulls—Utility7410.53/cwt10.00–15.00810
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross79240.00/cwt240.00–240.001901
Bulls—Number 38434.92/cwt30.00–40.00293
Bulls—Utility8413.85/cwt10.00–18.001215
Bulls—Number 28552.60/cwt40.00–75.00454
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87227.63/cwt220.00–235.001982
Bulls—Number 18778.00/cwt60.00–90.00685
Bulls—Utility9412.68/cwt5.00–18.00123
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95213.17/cwt190.00–225.002033
Bulls—Number 29561.50/cwt50.00–70.00583
Bulls—Number 39525.04/cwt20.00–40.00246
Bulls—Number 19695.90/cwt80.00–115.009214
Bulls—Number 210270.00/cwt70.00–70.00711
Bulls—Number 310233.18/cwt20.00–40.00343
Bulls—Number 1103104.08/cwt85.00–125.0010716
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105202.07/cwt195.00–210.002125
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross105145.00/cwt145.00–145.001521
Bulls—Number 311150.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
Bulls—Number 111890.00/cwt90.00–90.001061
Bulls—Number 112680.00/cwt80.00–80.001011
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross13495.00/cwt95.00–95.001271

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.