Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-05-18

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 18

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

← May 11May 18May 25 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 147▼ 42 vs year ago 258 · −16.3%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

256 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 184▲ 87 vs year ago 169 · +51.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 39 Feeders, 16 Steers, 10 Heifers, 12 Sheep and 5 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,335	81.52	1,088	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,518	81.29	1,234	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	70.27	1,129	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	65.64	878	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	61.15	765	30

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	196.50/cwt	116
Bulls	Number 2	91	111.67/cwt	3
Bulls	Number 3	83	36.25/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	75	11.62/cwt	34
Heifers	Number 1	84	220.22/cwt	21
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	16.34/cwt	12

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,242	72.81/cwt	72.00–75.00	904	3
Bulls	—	—	1,349	82.93/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,119	9
Bulls	—	—	1,490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,416	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	602	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	485	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	975	65.03/cwt	62.00–68.00	634	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	59.75/cwt	56.00–61.50	731	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	50.44/cwt	50.00–52.50	636	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	67.58/cwt	61.00–78.00	856	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	56.82/cwt	53.00–60.00	731	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	71.53/cwt	69.00–75.50	969	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	65.09/cwt	62.00–68.00	950	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,518	81.29/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,234	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	68.21/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,085	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	74.19/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,196	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,104	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	74	177.55/cwt	100.00–250.00	131	5
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	14.02/cwt	12.00–15.00	11	3
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	17.75/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	233.70/cwt	110.00–270.00	196	12
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	19.50/cwt	18.00–20.00	18	4
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	220.82/cwt	180.00–270.00	205	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	273	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	55	2.00/cwt	2.00–2.00	1	1
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.40/cwt	5.00–10.00	3	13
Bulls	—	Number 3	69	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	74	33.49/cwt	20.00–45.00	25	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	243.15/cwt	150.00–300.00	182	5
Bulls	—	Utility	76	13.41/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	79	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	67	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	79	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	36	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	146.41/cwt	105.00–175.00	122	13
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	262.20/cwt	225.00–290.00	223	12
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	45.51/cwt	20.00–70.00	39	5
Bulls	—	Utility	85	17.70/cwt	10.00–20.00	15	12
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	91	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	127	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	168.47/cwt	100.00–215.00	158	28
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	260.20/cwt	155.00–290.00	247	18
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	27.38/cwt	25.00–30.00	26	2
Bulls	—	Utility	97	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	101	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	35	1
Bulls	—	Utility	101	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	103	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	155	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	188.93/cwt	115.00–270.00	196	19
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	234.77/cwt	130.00–275.00	247	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	254.67/cwt	225.00–275.00	285	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	165.96/cwt	125.00–200.00	186	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	123	133.24/cwt	125.00–145.00	164	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	131	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	131	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	143	92.40/cwt	85.00–100.00	132	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	202	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	141	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cambridge Livestock Auction - Cambridge, NY

Tue May 18, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 147Year ago 258

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 256Last week 184Year ago 169

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	131	100.00	100.00
3	—	123	125.00–145.00	133.24
1	—	202	70.00	70.00
19	—	104	115.00–270.00	188.93
13	—	83	105.00–175.00	146.41
2	—	143	85.00–100.00	92.40
28	—	94	100.00–215.00	168.47
1	—	79	85.00	85.00
6	—	112	125.00–200.00	165.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	95	155.00–290.00	260.20
4	—	105	130.00–275.00	234.77
3	—	112	225.00–275.00	254.67
5	—	75	150.00–300.00	243.15
12	—	85	225.00–290.00	262.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	55	2.00	2.00
1	—	97	15.00	15.00
1	—	101	15.00	15.00
13	—	64	5.00–10.00	5.40
6	—	76	10.00–15.00	13.41
12	—	85	10.00–20.00	17.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	85	20.00–70.00	45.51
2	—	95	25.00–30.00	27.38
1	—	69	20.00	20.00
1	—	101	35.00	35.00
4	—	74	20.00–45.00	33.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	103	150.00	150.00
1	—	91	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	79	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	180.00–270.00	220.82
12	—	84	110.00–270.00	233.70
1	—	101	270.00	270.00
5	—	74	100.00–250.00	177.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	92	18.00–20.00	19.50
4	—	82	15.00–20.00	17.75
3	—	75	12.00–15.00	14.02
1	—	68	5.00	5.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	56.00–61.50	59.75
11	—	1,355	69.00–75.50	71.53
1	—	1,075	44.00	44.00
12	—	1,460	62.00–68.00	65.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,286	53.00–60.00	56.82
5	—	1,261	50.00–52.50	50.44
15	—	1,267	61.00–78.00	67.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,612	71.50–77.00	74.19
1	—	1,780	62.00	62.00
15	—	1,591	65.00–70.00	68.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	64.00	64.00
1	—	970	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	62.00–68.00	65.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	80.00–84.50	81.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	72.00–75.00	72.81
9	—	1,349	78.00–87.00	82.93
1	—	1,490	95.00	95.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.