Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-05-11

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 11
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 198▼ 86 vs year ago 233 · −36.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
184 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 202▲ 35 vs year ago 149 · +23.5%
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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 12 Feeders, 10 Heifers, 5 Steers, 17 Sheep and 4 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—Average1,77970.601,2565thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60963.621,02442
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41261.8387335
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26954.8569642

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197188.08/cwt105
BullsNumber 29777.50/cwt2
BullsNumber 39039.49/cwt13
BullsUtility7612.31/cwt35
HeifersNumber 190267.13/cwt12
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8115.46/cwt7

Every lot

48 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——1,46080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1681
Bulls——1,62574.34/cwt70.00–77.501,2083
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,56050.00/cwt50.00–50.001,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92349.74/cwt49.50–50.004592
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight95555.00/cwt55.00–55.005251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18242.84/cwt41.00–45.005066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26554.47/cwt50.00–58.0068911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29735.57/cwt30.00–38.004613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32762.07/cwt59.00–66.0082420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33957.88/cwt55.00–60.5077512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47164.02/cwt61.00–68.0094221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49271.08/cwt70.00–72.001,0613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55549.50/cwt49.50–49.507701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58064.86/cwt62.00–70.001,02529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74858.69/cwt54.00–61.001,0269
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7311.71/cwt10.00–15.0093
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75269.73/cwt210.00–305.002023
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8216.54/cwt15.00–18.00142
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84266.35/cwt240.00–295.002242
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00182
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95260.93/cwt195.00–290.002484
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104273.33/cwt270.00–275.002843
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility562.00/cwt2.00–2.0012
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.00310
Bulls—Number 37525.15/cwt20.00–40.00194
Bulls—Utility7514.51/cwt10.00–25.001113
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77310.06/cwt305.00–315.002392
Bulls—Number 179117.50/cwt115.00–120.00932
Bulls—Number 28180.00/cwt80.00–80.00651
Bulls—Number 38447.07/cwt30.00–60.00404
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85315.00/cwt315.00–315.002682
Bulls—Number 186148.05/cwt90.00–190.0012722
Bulls—Utility8617.63/cwt15.00–20.00155
Bulls—Number 39236.50/cwt30.00–50.00343
Bulls—Utility9320.00/cwt20.00–20.00193
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95263.28/cwt200.00–295.002509
Bulls—Number 195171.89/cwt100.00–225.0016334
Bulls—Number 310355.00/cwt55.00–55.00571
Bulls—Utility10320.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105275.80/cwt265.00–290.002907
Bulls—Number 1105180.10/cwt100.00–225.0018917
Bulls—Number 211375.00/cwt75.00–75.00851
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115226.85/cwt190.00–265.002612
Bulls—Number 1116173.49/cwt125.00–190.002016
Bulls—Number 1121175.00/cwt175.00–175.002121
Bulls—Number 1138130.00/cwt130.00–130.001791
Bulls—Number 315860.00/cwt60.00–60.00951

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.