Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-03-23

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 23
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 211▲ 51 vs year ago 176 · +29.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
212 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 221▲ 57 vs year ago 155 · +36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 27 Heifers, 37 Feeders, 11 Steers and 1 Sheep was sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,20772.7387810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59360.5596533
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39658.8182149
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,21749.7560647

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195144.97/cwt101
BullsNumber 29274.10/cwt15
BullsNumber 38929.20/cwt13
BullsUtility8210.82/cwt26
HeifersNumber 197115.82/cwt12
HeifersNumber 289112.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 38540.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7412.40/cwt3

Every lot

57 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——1,11564.74/cwt63.00–66.007223
Bulls——1,16472.98/cwt71.00–74.508494
Bulls——1,35780.37/cwt79.00–83.001,0913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87330.57/cwt21.00–37.002673
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88740.16/cwt40.00–40.503563
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93346.76/cwt44.00–51.004363
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97058.26/cwt57.50–59.005652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06034.00/cwt34.00–34.003601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29349.56/cwt46.00–52.5064118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30243.47/cwt42.00–45.005663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35458.05/cwt54.00–65.5078614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37757.54/cwt55.00–60.0079226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41350.62/cwt50.00–52.007156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42063.65/cwt61.00–67.5090417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59265.01/cwt63.00–67.501,03510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59458.61/cwt52.00–62.0093423
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7412.40/cwt10.00–15.0093
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross83100.00/cwt100.00–100.00831
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8540.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87234.86/cwt230.00–240.002042
Heifers—Number 18925.00/cwt25.00–25.00222
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross94125.00/cwt125.00–125.001181
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95227.55/cwt225.00–230.002162
Heifers—Number 19525.00/cwt25.00–25.00243
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross103130.00/cwt130.00–130.001341
Heifers—Number 110325.00/cwt25.00–25.00261
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross129185.00/cwt185.00–185.002391
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 36310.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Bulls—Utility675.00/cwt5.00–5.0039
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross74112.93/cwt100.00–125.00842
Bulls—Number 37523.74/cwt20.00–30.00184
Bulls—Utility7510.88/cwt10.00–15.0086
Bulls—Number 27645.09/cwt40.00–50.00343
Bulls—Utility8118.00/cwt18.00–18.00151
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85211.47/cwt170.00–240.001806
Bulls—Number 185123.30/cwt70.00–145.0010528
Bulls—Number 28560.18/cwt50.00–70.00512
Bulls—Number 38632.63/cwt25.00–40.00282
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94228.24/cwt220.00–245.002156
Bulls—Number 194135.62/cwt80.00–165.0012730
Bulls—Number 39543.26/cwt30.00–50.00413
Bulls—Utility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00145
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross97125.00/cwt125.00–125.001211
Bulls—Number 29967.46/cwt60.00–75.00672
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross101145.00/cwt145.00–145.001461
Bulls—Number 210157.51/cwt55.00–60.00582
Bulls—Number 310320.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Number 1104136.02/cwt100.00–170.0014119
Bulls—Utility10515.00/cwt15.00–15.00164
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106220.00/cwt220.00–220.002331
Bulls—Number 1112134.17/cwt105.00–150.001507
Bulls—Utility11318.00/cwt18.00–18.00201
Bulls—Number 211460.00/cwt60.00–60.00681
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115206.40/cwt200.00–220.002373
Bulls—Number 311729.83/cwt20.00–40.00352
Bulls—Number 1127120.00/cwt120.00–120.001521
Bulls—Number 212850.00/cwt50.00–50.00641

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.