Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-04-27

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Apr 27
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 157▼ 76 vs year ago 233 · −32.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
182 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 203▲ 35 vs year ago 147 · +23.8%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 57 Dairy Cows, 22 Heifers, 18 Feeders, 2 Steers and 14 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—Low1,21267.948236thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,28080.001,0241thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63766.441,08821
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45362.5490949
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24457.6671735

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196191.61/cwt96
BullsNumber 29390.78/cwt12
BullsNumber 38739.53/cwt11
BullsUtility7611.11/cwt28
HeifersNumber 187201.18/cwt12
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8820.33/cwt6

Every lot

55 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——Light Weight87859.08/cwt50.00–68.005192
Bulls——1,32364.21/cwt64.00–64.508492
Bulls——1,43580.52/cwt80.00–81.001,1552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight97061.00/cwt61.00–61.005921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00847.65/cwt43.00–50.004803
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12040.81/cwt40.00–42.004572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24557.21/cwt52.00–59.5071216
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,28080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31162.72/cwt60.00–65.5082214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39569.86/cwt68.00–74.009757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44857.07/cwt48.00–61.5082617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45675.44/cwt72.50–79.001,0983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49464.35/cwt62.00–67.0096124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55369.13/cwt67.00–71.001,0748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72862.55/cwt59.00–66.001,0819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,03053.00/cwt53.00–53.001,0761
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17526.04/cwt25.00–27.00202
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross76244.93/cwt190.00–295.001862
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7926.00/cwt26.00–26.00211
Heifers—Number 18325.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87263.03/cwt200.00–295.002294
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8819.00/cwt18.00–20.00174
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9420.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross99265.08/cwt250.00–280.002622
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110265.00/cwt265.00–265.002921
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.00310
Bulls—Number 36925.00/cwt25.00–25.00171
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross73245.00/cwt245.00–245.001791
Bulls—Number 17375.00/cwt75.00–75.00551
Bulls—Number 37439.86/cwt30.00–50.00292
Bulls—Utility7512.00/cwt10.00–20.00910
Bulls—Number 27866.20/cwt40.00–75.00525
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8075.00/cwt75.00–75.00601
Bulls—Number 38433.76/cwt20.00–45.00284
Bulls—Utility8418.27/cwt15.00–20.00154
Bulls—Number 185147.11/cwt100.00–175.0012523
Bulls—Number 286106.78/cwt90.00–125.00922
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87271.06/cwt250.00–280.002364
Bulls—Number 39235.05/cwt25.00–45.00322
Bulls—Utility9315.98/cwt10.00–20.00153
Bulls—Number 194185.95/cwt125.00–235.0017532
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95276.25/cwt270.00–285.002624
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross95150.00/cwt150.00–150.001431
Bulls—Number 29895.00/cwt95.00–95.00931
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104268.35/cwt250.00–280.002793
Bulls—Number 1104205.37/cwt130.00–240.0021416
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112280.00/cwt280.00–280.003142
Bulls—Number 2112100.00/cwt100.00–100.001121
Bulls—Number 1114185.78/cwt165.00–205.002127
Bulls—Utility11820.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
Bulls—Number 1120180.00/cwt180.00–180.002161
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122245.00/cwt245.00–245.002991
Bulls—Number 212799.92/cwt90.00–110.001272
Bulls—Number 1130175.00/cwt175.00–175.002281
Bulls—Number 313750.00/cwt50.00–50.00691

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.