Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-03-30

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 30
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 227▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
159 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 212▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 10.00-15.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 16 Heifers, 30 Sheep and 11 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—Low1,54374.731,1535thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64071.001,1641thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,67863.291,06231
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41460.9186145
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23051.4663326
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,42083.491,1863thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,37275.251,0323thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,33067.508981thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,15563.007281thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,280104.001,3311thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,040100.001,0401thin
SteersSelectAverage1,10597.001,0721thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196157.77/cwt100
BullsNumber 29380.81/cwt13
BullsNumber 38636.70/cwt6
BullsUtility8212.72/cwt25
HeifersNumber 186218.79/cwt6
HeifersNumber 37025.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7815.01/cwt6

Every lot

59 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,040100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0401
Steers—Select1,10597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,280104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49881.25/cwt81.00–81.501,2172
Bulls——1,57370.39/cwt68.00–73.001,1073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88043.50/cwt43.50–43.503831
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96352.48/cwt51.00–54.005052
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97056.00/cwt56.00–56.005431
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97330.00/cwt30.00–30.002921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24035.03/cwt32.00–39.004342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25045.43/cwt42.00–47.505686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26551.33/cwt47.50–54.006494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28461.69/cwt58.00–66.007929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33452.33/cwt49.50–55.506985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41958.90/cwt54.50–61.5083618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45764.51/cwt62.00–68.0094022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63163.95/cwt61.00–65.001,04320
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,64071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70757.17/cwt55.00–59.009765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76866.62/cwt66.00–68.001,1785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,02064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,2931
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,15563.00/cwt63.00–63.007281
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,33067.50/cwt67.50–67.508981
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,37275.25/cwt72.00–78.001,0323
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,42083.49/cwt81.50–85.001,1863
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross7095.00/cwt95.00–95.00671
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross7025.00/cwt25.00–25.00181
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7714.26/cwt12.00–15.00114
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8116.51/cwt15.00–18.00132
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87245.68/cwt210.00–280.002144
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross98235.00/cwt235.00–235.002301
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.71/cwt5.00–10.0047
Bulls—Number 37232.59/cwt20.00–45.00232
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross76208.84/cwt175.00–250.001593
Bulls—Number 17680.00/cwt80.00–80.00611
Bulls—Number 27643.39/cwt40.00–50.00333
Bulls—Utility7613.81/cwt10.00–15.00104
Bulls—Utility8217.62/cwt15.00–20.00145
Bulls—Number 38325.00/cwt25.00–25.00212
Bulls—Number 28570.00/cwt70.00–70.00601
Bulls—Number 186141.20/cwt90.00–155.0012123
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross87145.00/cwt145.00–145.001261
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88280.00/cwt280.00–280.002461
Bulls—Number 39045.00/cwt45.00–45.00411
Bulls—Number 29172.50/cwt70.00–75.00662
Bulls—Utility9115.00/cwt15.00–15.00146
Bulls—Number 193138.67/cwt85.00–170.0012930
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94244.87/cwt180.00–295.002306
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross96142.63/cwt130.00–155.001372
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104226.83/cwt165.00–250.002364
Bulls—Number 1104150.26/cwt100.00–180.0015621
Bulls—Utility10414.88/cwt10.00–20.00152
Bulls—Number 210570.00/cwt70.00–70.00742
Bulls—Number 1112155.81/cwt120.00–165.001757
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114237.44/cwt235.00–240.002712
Bulls—Number 211467.53/cwt65.00–70.00772
Bulls—Number 311460.00/cwt60.00–60.00681
Bulls—Utility12115.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Bulls—Number 1123142.52/cwt140.00–145.001752

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.