Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-05-04

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 4
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 157▼ 10 vs year ago 208 · −4.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
202 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 182▲ 48 vs year ago 154 · +31.2%
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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 29 Heifers, 9 Steers, 18 Feeders, 34 Goats and 20 Sheep 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—Average1,74472.451,2635thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,68263.981,07629
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40161.3786029
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13654.1261540

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198190.33/cwt112
BullsNumber 28487.50/cwt4
BullsNumber 38328.31/cwt6
BullsUtility8012.58/cwt38
HeifersNumber 195188.66/cwt11
HeifersNumber 210590.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8516.50/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——Light Weight91571.50/cwt71.50–71.506541
Bulls——1,77576.91/cwt74.50–81.001,3653
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,48060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77040.00/cwt40.00–40.003081
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84342.69/cwt41.50–44.003604
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89654.51/cwt51.00–57.004887
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight90055.23/cwt55.00–55.504972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22145.55/cwt43.50–49.005564
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23454.40/cwt50.00–58.0067112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27761.44/cwt59.00–65.5078512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37063.68/cwt61.00–67.0087218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58156.63/cwt51.00–60.008958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65967.06/cwt65.00–71.001,11317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67861.34/cwt60.00–63.001,02910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89851.05/cwt50.00–52.009692
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7213.01/cwt12.00–15.0093
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8317.32/cwt15.00–20.00146
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85293.43/cwt290.00–300.002493
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross91285.05/cwt280.00–290.002592
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00182
Heifers—Number 19326.63/cwt25.00–30.00253
Heifers—Number 110030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross10590.00/cwt90.00–90.00951
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross109275.00/cwt275.00–275.003001
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross121240.00/cwt240.00–240.002901
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing12215.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility572.00/cwt2.00–2.0011
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.00311
Bulls—Number 37124.95/cwt20.00–30.00183
Bulls—Utility7511.71/cwt10.00–15.00910
Bulls—Number 17682.07/cwt80.00–90.00625
Bulls—Number 27850.00/cwt50.00–50.00391
Bulls—Number 280100.00/cwt100.00–100.00802
Bulls—Number 38430.00/cwt30.00–30.00251
Bulls—Number 185156.03/cwt95.00–180.0013314
Bulls—Utility8619.57/cwt15.00–26.00177
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87280.24/cwt240.00–300.002444
Bulls—Number 39030.00/cwt30.00–30.00271
Bulls—Utility9317.42/cwt12.00–20.00165
Bulls—Number 195177.15/cwt125.00–225.0016834
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96265.22/cwt160.00–300.0025511
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross96100.00/cwt100.00–100.00961
Bulls—Utility10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00203
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103231.01/cwt190.00–275.002383
Bulls—Number 1103194.86/cwt125.00–220.0020124
Bulls—Number 310835.00/cwt35.00–35.00381
Bulls—Number 1113186.02/cwt150.00–210.0021010
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115218.15/cwt180.00–255.002512
Bulls—Number 1122150.31/cwt125.00–175.001832
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross123269.59/cwt250.00–290.003322
Bulls—Utility13520.00/cwt20.00–20.00271
Bulls—Number 1136155.00/cwt155.00–155.002111

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.