Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-03-16

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 16
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 195▲ 43 vs year ago 168 · +25.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
221 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 185▲ 67 vs year ago 154 · +43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 12 Heifers, 2 Steers, 6 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—Low1,49975.141,1277thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63460.2698526
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41857.3881372
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29551.8267146

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195145.45/cwt78
BullsNumber 28356.23/cwt8
BullsNumber 39236.08/cwt18
BullsUtility8413.30/cwt38
HeifersNumber 195186.23/cwt6
HeifersNumber 286135.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9019.57/cwt12

Every lot

53 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——1,28570.86/cwt64.00–75.509113
Bulls——1,54080.46/cwt79.00–82.001,2393
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,02072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,4541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight92552.00/cwt52.00–52.004811
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97050.50/cwt50.50–50.504901
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99553.00/cwt53.00–53.005271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28447.05/cwt40.00–50.0060415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28954.30/cwt51.00–59.0070024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35865.06/cwt63.00–67.508849
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39363.81/cwt63.00–65.508894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39833.19/cwt30.00–37.004642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40450.40/cwt45.00–53.5070811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45057.78/cwt54.00–62.5083850
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60363.13/cwt61.00–67.001,0128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61369.98/cwt68.00–72.001,1295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61355.73/cwt52.00–60.0089912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,25043.00/cwt43.00–43.009681
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84232.59/cwt230.00–235.001952
Heifers—Number 18522.00/cwt22.00–22.00191
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross86135.00/cwt135.00–135.001161
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8718.14/cwt15.00–21.00167
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9420.96/cwt20.00–24.00204
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross97220.10/cwt210.00–230.002132
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10024.00/cwt24.00–24.00241
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross123190.00/cwt190.00–190.002341
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Utility646.76/cwt5.00–10.0048
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross74105.00/cwt105.00–105.00781
Bulls—Utility748.36/cwt5.00–10.0063
Bulls—Number 37529.69/cwt18.00–35.00223
Bulls—Number 176165.00/cwt165.00–165.001251
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77170.36/cwt120.00–215.001314
Bulls—Number 27738.71/cwt35.00–45.00304
Bulls—Number 38331.88/cwt20.00–40.00263
Bulls—Number 185113.09/cwt70.00–135.009611
Bulls—Utility8517.54/cwt10.00–25.00157
Bulls—Number 28650.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87211.05/cwt175.00–240.001846
Bulls—Number 39437.85/cwt24.00–50.00367
Bulls—Number 195123.63/cwt90.00–155.0011726
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96224.88/cwt215.00–235.002164
Bulls—Number 29670.00/cwt70.00–70.00671
Bulls—Utility9616.71/cwt5.00–26.001612
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103213.75/cwt205.00–225.002204
Bulls—Number 1103127.16/cwt100.00–150.0013116
Bulls—Number 210370.00/cwt70.00–70.00721
Bulls—Number 310442.43/cwt40.00–50.00444
Bulls—Utility10416.98/cwt15.00–20.00184
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross111207.53/cwt200.00–215.002302
Bulls—Number 311230.00/cwt30.00–30.00341
Bulls—Number 1114128.31/cwt125.00–135.001463
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122185.00/cwt185.00–185.002261
Bulls—Utility13920.00/cwt20.00–20.00281

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.