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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Feb 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 170▼ 10 vs year ago 245 · −4.1%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

222 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 158▲ 37 vs year ago 185 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 21 Heifers, 5 Steers, 2 Feeders, 11 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,597	76.33	1,219	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,675	72.00	1,206	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	60.89	988	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,472	57.96	853	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,256	48.94	615	66
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,300	112.00	1,456	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,206	94.17	1,136	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,202	71.77	863	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,192	65.88	785	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,150	92.50	1,064	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	133.75/cwt	82
Bulls	Number 2	102	86.02/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	96	36.87/cwt	25
Bulls	Utility	82	12.93/cwt	53
Heifers	Number 1	102	191.78/cwt	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	15.95/cwt	12

Every lot

67 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,150	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	65.85/cwt	63.00–68.00	927	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	79.42/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,698	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	745	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	253	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	802	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	37.29/cwt	32.00–42.00	461	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	54.57/cwt	51.00–58.00	678	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	46.51/cwt	43.00–50.00	586	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	61.50/cwt	59.00–66.00	846	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	52.19/cwt	50.00–54.00	740	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	58.52/cwt	55.00–62.50	863	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	63.74/cwt	63.00–65.00	993	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	57.23/cwt	50.00–61.50	908	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,675	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,206	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	63.98/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,081	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,178	75.92/cwt	70.00–80.00	894	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,206	94.17/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,136	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,238	65.54/cwt	62.50–69.50	811	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,145	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	767	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,208	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	791	3
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	9	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	16.39/cwt	15.00–20.00	14	6
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	87	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	178	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	91	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	16	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	192.84/cwt	180.00–205.00	179	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	218	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	114	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	23	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	138	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	221	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	7
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	73	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	73	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	11.87/cwt	5.00–15.00	9	19
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	79	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	166	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	80	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	48	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	82	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	25	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	14.67/cwt	5.00–20.00	12	13
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	199.54/cwt	180.00–220.00	170	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	45.00/cwt	40.00–50.00	38	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	87	103.94/cwt	70.00–120.00	90	9
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	228.24/cwt	200.00–240.00	212	6
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	154.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	146	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	102.41/cwt	75.00–130.00	96	26
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	34.63/cwt	20.00–50.00	33	8
Bulls	—	Utility	94	16.79/cwt	10.00–20.00	16	8
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	64.11/cwt	50.00–75.00	62	5
Bulls	—	Utility	102	17.49/cwt	15.00–20.00	18	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	60.05/cwt	50.00–70.00	62	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	41.85/cwt	25.00–50.00	43	8
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	104	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	151	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	194.83/cwt	180.00–205.00	205	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	119.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	125	12
Bulls	—	Utility	112	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	110.33/cwt	90.00–125.00	126	11
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	188.88/cwt	155.00–210.00	217	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	115	39.98/cwt	35.00–45.00	46	2
Bulls	—	Utility	120	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	121	93.31/cwt	75.00–125.00	113	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	145	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	123	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	49	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	129	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	65	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	142	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	71	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cambridge Livestock Auction - Cambridge, NY

Tue Feb 23, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 170Year ago 245

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 222Last week 158Year ago 185

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	62.50–69.50	65.54
6	—	1,178	70.00–80.00	75.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	86.00–103.00	94.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	65.00–66.00	65.50
1	—	1,145	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	70.00	70.00
16	—	1,690	62.00–67.00	63.98
16	—	1,586	50.00–61.50	57.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,417	50.00–54.00	52.19
41	—	1,474	55.00–62.50	58.52
4	—	1,558	63.00–65.00	63.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,261	43.00–50.00	46.51
16	—	1,237	32.00–42.00	37.29
9	—	1,375	59.00–66.00	61.50
23	—	1,242	51.00–58.00	54.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,408	63.00–68.00	65.85
3	—	1,612	78.00–81.50	79.42

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	195.00	195.00
2	—	87	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	138	160.00	160.00
2	—	93	180.00–205.00	192.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
1	—	79	12.00	12.00
6	—	84	15.00–20.00	16.39
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
2	—	91	18.00	18.00
1	—	114	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	40.00–50.00	45.00
1	—	142	50.00	50.00
2	—	103	50.00–70.00	60.05
1	—	129	50.00	50.00
5	—	96	50.00–75.00	64.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	94	75.00–130.00	102.41
11	—	114	90.00–125.00	110.33
12	—	105	110.00–130.00	119.18
2	—	123	115.00–120.00	117.49
9	—	87	70.00–120.00	103.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	105	180.00–205.00	194.83
4	—	85	180.00–220.00	199.54
6	—	93	200.00–240.00	228.24
1	—	79	210.00	210.00
5	—	115	155.00–210.00	188.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	74	5.00–15.00	11.87
4	—	102	15.00–20.00	17.49
1	—	120	15.00	15.00
7	—	64	5.00	5.00
13	—	84	5.00–20.00	14.67
8	—	94	10.00–20.00	16.79
1	—	112	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	94	150.00–165.00	154.93
1	—	73	85.00	85.00
1	—	82	115.00	115.00
3	—	121	75.00–125.00	93.31
1	—	104	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	78	20.00	20.00
8	—	103	25.00–50.00	41.85
1	—	83	30.00	30.00
1	—	123	40.00	40.00
2	—	115	35.00–45.00	39.98
8	—	94	20.00–50.00	34.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	60.00	60.00
1	—	73	40.00	40.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.