Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-02-16

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Feb 16
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 240▼ 41 vs year ago 211 · −19.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
158 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 199▼ 17 vs year ago 175 · −9.7%
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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 8 Feeders, 5 Heifers, 3 Steers, 19 Goats 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—Average1,20478.849495thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,61576.261,23123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61366.821,07825
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31163.5583339
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26356.2571140

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199153.39/cwt35
BullsNumber 210157.09/cwt22
BullsNumber 39031.80/cwt11
BullsUtility8513.18/cwt57
HeifersNumber 190115.59/cwt10
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8515.17/cwt13

Every lot

50 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——Light Weight87561.00/cwt61.00–61.005341
Bulls——Light Weight91077.50/cwt77.50–77.507051
Bulls——1,25075.50/cwt75.50–75.509441
Bulls——1,49390.10/cwt89.00–91.001,3452
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89752.43/cwt49.00–55.014703
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight94856.00/cwt56.00–56.005312
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95045.00/cwt45.00–45.004281
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97562.51/cwt61.00–64.006092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20255.47/cwt53.50–57.006677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28350.00/cwt50.00–50.006422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28948.04/cwt43.50–51.006197
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30154.45/cwt51.00–57.0070816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31264.64/cwt58.50–72.0084813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39667.43/cwt60.00–76.5094126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53961.24/cwt57.50–64.0094210
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,57578.95/cwt78.00–79.501,2437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62370.94/cwt66.00–76.001,15114
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,63275.09/cwt73.00–77.001,22516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,22565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,4461
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0074
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8415.25/cwt10.00–21.00134
Heifers—Number 18625.00/cwt25.00–25.00223
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87204.17/cwt175.00–225.001785
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9319.40/cwt15.00–23.00183
Heifers—Number 19625.00/cwt25.00–25.00241
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10019.00/cwt18.00–20.00192
Heifers—Number 110835.00/cwt35.00–35.00381
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility585.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0035
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7343.36/cwt40.00–50.00323
Bulls—Utility7310.71/cwt5.00–20.00815
Bulls—Number 38322.47/cwt20.00–25.00192
Bulls—Utility8414.28/cwt5.00–20.001213
Bulls—Number 28553.04/cwt40.00–60.00458
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86208.79/cwt180.00–235.001806
Bulls—Number 29362.98/cwt50.00–75.00599
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94226.86/cwt220.00–240.002133
Bulls—Number 39434.84/cwt25.00–40.00333
Bulls—Utility9416.36/cwt10.00–20.001515
Bulls—Number 197120.80/cwt90.00–140.001178
Bulls—Number 210050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104214.76/cwt195.00–225.002234
Bulls—Number 1104113.63/cwt90.00–140.0011811
Bulls—Utility10416.97/cwt15.00–25.00185
Bulls—Number 310623.42/cwt20.00–25.00253
Bulls—Number 211075.00/cwt75.00–75.00831
Bulls—Utility11115.00/cwt15.00–15.00173
Bulls—Number 1114119.94/cwt115.00–125.001373
Bulls—Number 214850.00/cwt50.00–50.00741
Bulls—Number 217444.89/cwt40.00–50.00782

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.