Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-04-13

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Apr 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 176▼ 23 vs year ago 169 · −13.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
204 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 202▲ 49 vs year ago 155 · +31.6%
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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 11 Heifers, 4 Feeders, 3 Steers, 2 Sheep and 1 Goat 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—Low1,55868.451,0678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65162.841,03738
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38659.9883245
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23454.0966834

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198151.55/cwt114
BullsNumber 28674.57/cwt14
BullsNumber 38443.24/cwt8
BullsUtility8014.58/cwt23
HeifersNumber 190224.99/cwt8
HeifersNumber 36950.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8417.51/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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12862.90/cwt55.50–69.007104
Bulls——1,71090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5391
Bulls——1,72580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3801
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,26063.00/cwt63.00–63.001,4242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84031.00/cwt31.00–31.002601
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92045.50/cwt45.50–45.504191
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92350.00/cwt50.00–50.004622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19453.06/cwt50.00–55.006346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23144.48/cwt43.00–46.005485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29962.16/cwt57.00–69.0080717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31749.56/cwt47.00–54.006536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35657.62/cwt55.00–60.5078117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42964.64/cwt62.00–71.0092422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,48032.56/cwt32.00–33.004822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62657.99/cwt55.00–60.009439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63462.65/cwt61.00–65.001,02419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67168.40/cwt66.00–72.001,1439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,02060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,2121
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross6950.00/cwt50.00–50.00351
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7915.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross83226.71/cwt165.00–265.001884
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8519.01/cwt18.00–20.00168
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9219.00/cwt18.00–20.00172
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94224.36/cwt200.00–240.002113
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross107220.00/cwt220.00–220.002351
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0034
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7050.00/cwt50.00–50.00351
Bulls—Utility7413.51/cwt12.00–18.00108
Bulls—Number 27564.87/cwt40.00–75.00498
Bulls—Number 37540.53/cwt30.00–50.00302
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross78185.00/cwt185.00–185.001441
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross8190.00/cwt90.00–90.00731
Bulls—Utility8318.23/cwt15.00–20.00155
Bulls—Number 38444.94/cwt40.00–50.00382
Bulls—Number 185135.59/cwt75.00–160.0011525
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87268.21/cwt250.00–280.002333
Bulls—Number 39040.00/cwt30.00–50.00362
Bulls—Number 29375.00/cwt75.00–75.00702
Bulls—Number 194136.57/cwt90.00–180.0012834
Bulls—Utility9419.51/cwt18.00–20.00184
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95235.57/cwt130.00–285.002245
Bulls—Number 310045.00/cwt45.00–45.00451
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104270.00/cwt270.00–270.002811
Bulls—Number 1104150.03/cwt90.00–175.0015629
Bulls—Utility10618.99/cwt18.00–20.00202
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross109140.00/cwt140.00–140.001531
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross111242.47/cwt235.00–250.002692
Bulls—Number 1113141.56/cwt100.00–160.0016010
Bulls—Number 211572.50/cwt70.00–75.00832
Bulls—Number 1124140.00/cwt140.00–140.001742
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross128150.00/cwt150.00–150.001921
Bulls—Number 1133125.00/cwt125.00–125.001661

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.