Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-02-09

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Feb 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 112▲ 57 vs year ago 183 · +31.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
199 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 127▲ 6 vs year ago 193 · +3.1%
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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 steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 15 Heifers, 2 Dairy Cows, 1 Feeder and 2 Sheep were sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,59564.941,03612
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,45568.029902thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60360.2096539
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43758.4083939
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25153.1666546

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197126.19/cwt77
BullsNumber 29972.70/cwt18
BullsNumber 38930.77/cwt20
BullsUtility8312.11/cwt39
HeifersNumber 192176.48/cwt11
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8213.44/cwt12

Every lot

55 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 · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight94860.40/cwt58.00–63.005732
Bulls——1,23579.00/cwt79.00–79.009761
Bulls——1,46557.83/cwt55.00–60.508473
Bulls——1,89368.80/cwt64.00–75.001,3025
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,14562.00/cwt62.00–62.001,3301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97049.50/cwt49.50–49.504801
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97555.00/cwt55.00–55.005361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22238.71/cwt35.00–41.004733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24448.87/cwt45.00–51.0060814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26653.81/cwt52.50–56.0068116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27061.21/cwt58.00–64.0077712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29051.00/cwt51.00–51.006583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39763.17/cwt58.50–69.5088217
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,45568.02/cwt66.00–70.009902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51265.76/cwt64.00–69.009946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52555.31/cwt51.50–58.0084318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61660.28/cwt57.00–65.0097427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63854.29/cwt52.00–56.008896
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing605.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7411.31/cwt10.00–15.0084
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross77160.65/cwt140.00–180.001242
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80220.00/cwt220.00–220.001761
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00135
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94193.11/cwt180.00–210.001825
Heifers—Number 110125.00/cwt25.00–25.00251
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10318.00/cwt18.00–18.00192
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104204.71/cwt195.00–215.002132
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0038
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7350.00/cwt50.00–50.00371
Bulls—Utility7610.76/cwt5.00–15.0089
Bulls—Number 37723.83/cwt20.00–30.00184
Bulls—Number 18588.20/cwt70.00–105.007515
Bulls—Number 28556.77/cwt40.00–70.00488
Bulls—Number 38524.20/cwt20.00–35.00217
Bulls—Utility8614.89/cwt10.00–20.001312
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87223.83/cwt210.00–235.001954
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94206.27/cwt190.00–215.001944
Bulls—Number 29459.95/cwt55.00–70.00564
Bulls—Number 39435.14/cwt25.00–45.00335
Bulls—Utility9415.53/cwt5.00–20.00157
Bulls—Number 195102.85/cwt80.00–125.009819
Bulls—Number 210170.00/cwt70.00–70.00711
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103197.87/cwt110.00–225.002048
Bulls—Number 1104109.82/cwt80.00–130.0011423
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross105139.86/cwt135.00–145.001472
Bulls—Number 310550.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Bulls—Utility10616.47/cwt15.00–18.00172
Bulls—Number 1110110.00/cwt100.00–120.001212
Bulls—Number 311030.00/cwt30.00–30.00331
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112195.00/cwt185.00–205.002182
Bulls—Utility11715.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross118140.00/cwt140.00–140.001651
Bulls—Number 212260.00/cwt60.00–60.00731
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross12245.00/cwt45.00–45.00551
Bulls—Number 216665.00/cwt65.00–65.001081

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.