Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-03-02

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 2
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 235▲ 4 vs year ago 233 · +1.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
197 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 222▲ 25 vs year ago 172 · +14.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-3.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 19 Feeders, 24 Heifers, 17 Steers, 5 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—Low1,56376.811,20011
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,74071.001,2351thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59259.6194942
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43057.9382873
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24750.7363336
SteersSelectAverage1,114103.971,1588thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199128.69/cwt99
BullsNumber 28599.05/cwt6
BullsNumber 39035.04/cwt9
BullsUtility8412.94/cwt42
HeifersNumber 196150.47/cwt10
HeifersNumber 286145.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 37020.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8617.73/cwt20

Every lot

51 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,114103.97/cwt102.00–107.001,1588
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37468.86/cwt65.00–72.009464
Bulls——1,59083.07/cwt76.00–88.501,3216
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,15571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight92348.93/cwt47.00–51.004522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15146.07/cwt42.00–50.005309
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17136.62/cwt30.00–41.504295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25053.14/cwt50.00–56.0066414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39464.58/cwt60.50–68.5090019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39660.59/cwt56.00–65.008468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40366.44/cwt66.00–67.009322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44956.59/cwt52.00–60.0082046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56250.09/cwt47.00–51.007826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60159.61/cwt56.00–65.0095437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61055.00/cwt55.00–55.008863
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,74071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,2351
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 37020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7612.57/cwt10.00–15.00102
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross78150.00/cwt150.00–150.001172
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8517.35/cwt15.00–25.001513
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86210.23/cwt200.00–220.001812
Heifers—Number 18725.00/cwt25.00–25.00221
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9420.79/cwt18.00–25.00205
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross96213.06/cwt205.00–225.002053
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross101135.00/cwt135.00–135.001361
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102185.05/cwt175.00–195.001892
Heifers—Number 110625.00/cwt25.00–25.00272
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0035
Bulls—Number 37223.24/cwt20.00–30.00173
Bulls—Utility7410.48/cwt10.00–15.00811
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross77126.43/cwt100.00–140.00973
Bulls—Number 28475.00/cwt75.00–75.00631
Bulls—Number 185113.85/cwt95.00–125.009713
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86227.94/cwt200.00–250.001964
Bulls—Utility8615.92/cwt15.00–18.001413
Bulls—Number 38745.00/cwt45.00–45.00391
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94205.24/cwt150.00–235.001935
Bulls—Number 39440.21/cwt30.00–50.00383
Bulls—Number 195117.52/cwt80.00–140.0011233
Bulls—Number 29570.00/cwt70.00–70.00671
Bulls—Utility9515.28/cwt10.00–20.001511
Bulls—Number 210070.00/cwt70.00–70.00701
Bulls—Utility10214.02/cwt10.00–18.00142
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103200.00/cwt200.00–200.002061
Bulls—Number 1103124.32/cwt80.00–145.0012830
Bulls—Number 310830.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross111205.00/cwt205.00–205.002281
Bulls—Number 1114114.52/cwt80.00–130.001319
Bulls—Number 312050.00/cwt50.00–50.00601
Bulls—Number 112596.87/cwt80.00–115.001212
Bulls—Number 113285.00/cwt85.00–85.001121

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.