Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-05-25

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 25
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 216▼ 64 vs year ago 235 · −27.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
188 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 256▲ 8 vs year ago 180 · +4.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 7878 lb Number 3 calf deleted; 9256 lb Utility calf deleted.

Compared to Last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 30.00-40.00 lower with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 24 Feeders, 18 Heifers, 3 Steers, 18 Goats and 3 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—Low1,55372.911,1322thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55977.741,2127thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65769.581,15341
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36163.0485834
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18653.1963151

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194160.84/cwt96
BullsNumber 29579.33/cwt7
BullsNumber 38334.15/cwt19
BullsUtility7812.08/cwt31
HeifersNumber 1105216.69/cwt7
HeifersNumber 287125.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8817.48/cwt11

Every lot

50 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,55372.91/cwt70.00–75.001,1322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77540.00/cwt40.00–40.003101
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80051.50/cwt51.50–51.504121
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight86352.52/cwt52.00–53.004532
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87351.99/cwt48.00–56.004547
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92064.00/cwt64.00–64.005891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17148.31/cwt44.00–50.505667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18653.49/cwt51.00–58.0063412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29063.79/cwt59.50–70.0082315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36156.66/cwt50.00–60.0077111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36338.47/cwt30.00–40.005248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36965.07/cwt61.00–67.0089110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51071.27/cwt69.00–75.001,07610
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,55977.74/cwt74.50–80.001,2127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62169.74/cwt65.00–72.001,13023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67461.24/cwt60.00–62.001,0257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72274.55/cwt73.00–78.001,28411
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing695.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7614.04/cwt12.00–15.00113
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78215.26/cwt195.00–235.001682
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8415.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross87125.00/cwt125.00–125.001091
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92215.43/cwt200.00–245.001983
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9421.74/cwt20.00–25.00203
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10321.64/cwt20.00–25.00223
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106220.00/cwt220.00–220.002331
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility644.68/cwt2.00–5.0039
Bulls—Utility7311.53/cwt10.00–15.0088
Bulls—Number 37523.95/cwt20.00–30.00189
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross76230.03/cwt225.00–235.001752
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84233.60/cwt205.00–260.001969
Bulls—Number 38434.41/cwt20.00–50.00295
Bulls—Utility8417.25/cwt10.00–20.00149
Bulls—Number 28566.76/cwt60.00–70.00573
Bulls—Number 186115.52/cwt80.00–140.009923
Bulls—Number 39350.65/cwt30.00–70.00472
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94227.60/cwt150.00–255.0021413
Bulls—Number 194133.51/cwt110.00–165.0012526
Bulls—Number 29570.00/cwt70.00–70.00672
Bulls—Utility9814.98/cwt10.00–20.00153
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001401
Bulls—Number 310153.32/cwt50.00–55.00543
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103243.67/cwt225.00–255.002514
Bulls—Number 1104139.77/cwt90.00–160.0014514
Bulls—Utility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Utility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross111225.00/cwt210.00–240.002502
Bulls—Number 1113136.41/cwt100.00–160.001543
Bulls—Number 211975.00/cwt75.00–75.00891

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.