Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. 43 Feeder Calves, 12 Steers, 23 Heifers, and 11 Sheep sold in addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves .

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	—	Average	1,256	81.56	1,024	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	66.18	1,058	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	63.96	897	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,271	52.85	672	78

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	85.61/cwt	58
Bulls	Number 2	94	37.06/cwt	58
Bulls	Number 3	94	26.40/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	82	12.13/cwt	95
Heifers	Number 1	92	71.14/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	11.56/cwt	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	72.28/cwt	50.00–95.00	75	22
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	37.06/cwt	30.00–40.00	39	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	24.98/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	8
Bulls	Utility	—	84	14.98/cwt	5.00–20.00	13	32
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	68.93/cwt	50.00–85.00	79	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	130	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	4
Bulls	Utility	—	94	14.19/cwt	5.00–20.00	13	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	149	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	182.12/cwt	150.00–215.00	169	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	111	25.02/cwt	20.00–30.00	28	2
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.45/cwt	5.00–10.00	3	12
Heifers	Number 1	—	87	32.86/cwt	20.00–45.00	29	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	75	12.11/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	89	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	161.82/cwt	150.00–175.00	138	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	38.48/cwt	30.00–50.00	36	27
Bulls	Utility	—	102	13.60/cwt	5.00–15.00	14	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	41	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	63.05/cwt	59.00–66.00	873	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	45.75/cwt	40.00–48.50	533	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	68.78/cwt	67.00–72.50	1,037	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	64.53/cwt	61.00–68.00	891	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	53.46/cwt	50.00–56.00	622	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	29.78/cwt	22.00–33.00	283	7
Bulls	—	—	1,389	81.19/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,128	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	68.62/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,087	12
Bulls	—	—	1,341	95.31/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,278	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	64.13/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,009	10
Bulls	—	—	949	64.91/cwt	60.00–71.00	616	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	61.73/cwt	54.00–68.00	1,113	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	55.32/cwt	49.50–62.00	730	48
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	195.21/cwt	180.00–210.00	211	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	34.77/cwt	30.00–45.00	30	20
Bulls	Utility	—	111	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	79	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.56/cwt	5.00–15.00	8	31
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	26.32/cwt	20.00–30.00	28	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	41.92/cwt	30.00–55.00	48	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	59.90/cwt	50.00–95.00	58	20
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	81	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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