Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-03-09

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 9
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 237▼ 36 vs year ago 231 · −15.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
185 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 197▼ 55 vs year ago 240 · −22.9%
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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 18 Heifers, 3 Steers, 7 Feeders, 5 Sheep and 4 Goats 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—Average1,51572.171,0948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70459.171,00928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,42556.7580956
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24250.0862241
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,30576.069935thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195133.37/cwt88
BullsNumber 29767.25/cwt13
BullsNumber 37938.37/cwt6
BullsUtility8211.71/cwt46
HeifersNumber 192200.58/cwt7
HeifersNumber 28287.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 37727.50/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8616.16/cwt12

Every lot

52 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02553.00/cwt53.00–53.005431
Bulls——1,27565.89/cwt63.00–71.008403
Bulls——1,81881.68/cwt75.00–87.001,4854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92053.50/cwt53.50–53.504921
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95347.19/cwt45.50–49.004502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18237.41/cwt30.00–41.004426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24853.73/cwt51.00–57.0067117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27447.52/cwt42.00–50.0060511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30864.34/cwt63.00–68.008426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41857.65/cwt54.00–62.5081736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,44561.16/cwt59.50–63.008844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49351.19/cwt49.00–53.0076414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56067.50/cwt67.50–67.501,0531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69261.25/cwt58.00–64.001,03617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74054.81/cwt53.00–56.0095410
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,30576.06/cwt69.00–82.509935
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross6720.00/cwt20.00–20.00132
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross77100.00/cwt100.00–100.00771
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7712.00/cwt12.00–12.0091
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78150.00/cwt125.00–175.001172
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8145.00/cwt45.00–45.00361
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8215.86/cwt15.00–18.00137
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross8675.00/cwt75.00–75.00651
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9217.65/cwt15.00–20.00163
Heifers—Number 39425.00/cwt25.00–25.00241
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95221.36/cwt215.00–235.002103
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross101220.00/cwt220.00–220.002222
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10118.00/cwt18.00–18.00181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility654.76/cwt2.00–5.00312
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross72100.00/cwt100.00–100.00721
Bulls—Utility749.03/cwt5.00–12.0078
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77195.03/cwt190.00–200.001502
Bulls—Number 37822.55/cwt20.00–30.00184
Bulls—Number 27945.00/cwt45.00–45.00361
Bulls—Utility8314.41/cwt10.00–20.00129
Bulls—Number 186104.33/cwt70.00–120.009018
Bulls—Number 28655.00/cwt55.00–55.00472
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87228.90/cwt190.00–250.001994
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross87155.00/cwt155.00–155.001351
Bulls—Number 39140.00/cwt40.00–40.00361
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93229.21/cwt205.00–240.002136
Bulls—Utility9316.82/cwt15.00–20.001611
Bulls—Number 195118.05/cwt80.00–150.0011233
Bulls—Number 29664.88/cwt55.00–70.00624
Bulls—Number 210161.56/cwt50.00–70.00623
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102211.49/cwt195.00–230.002163
Bulls—Number 1102119.84/cwt90.00–140.0012218
Bulls—Utility10516.11/cwt5.00–20.00174
Bulls—Number 1112122.51/cwt115.00–125.001374
Bulls—Utility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 211670.00/cwt70.00–70.00811
Bulls—Number 212350.00/cwt50.00–50.00621

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.