Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. 9 Feeder Cattle, 13 Steers, 21 Goats, and 4 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	—	Low	1,290	82.30	1,062	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,611	67.12	1,081	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,397	65.47	915	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,206	53.23	642	50

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	78.14/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	96	40.91/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	28.14/cwt	47
Bulls	Utility	80	10.66/cwt	93
Heifers	Number 1	91	29.29/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	12.92/cwt	7

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
Bulls	Utility	—	83	12.42/cwt	5.00–15.00	10	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	44.92/cwt	40.00–50.50	503	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	26.51/cwt	10.00–40.00	23	21
Bulls	Number 2	—	117	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	98	64.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	63	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	29.58/cwt	20.00–40.00	28	22
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	37.54/cwt	35.00–40.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	67.99/cwt	60.00–80.00	71	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	18.49/cwt	10.00–30.00	15	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	30	1
Bulls	Utility	—	105	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	43.33/cwt	40.00–50.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	87	27.50/cwt	25.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	Utility	—	93	14.36/cwt	5.00–20.00	13	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	69.01/cwt	66.00–73.00	996	22
Bulls	—	—	913	67.13/cwt	66.00–68.50	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	62.45/cwt	58.00–68.50	830	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,225	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	1,057	1
Bulls	—	—	1,103	79.85/cwt	78.50–81.00	881	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	54.86/cwt	50.50–61.00	664	24
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	91	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	65.06/cwt	60.00–75.00	74	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	121.58/cwt	100.00–140.00	100	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	3
Bulls	Utility	—	75	9.80/cwt	5.00–15.00	7	25
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	151	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	28	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.26/cwt	5.00–10.00	3	20
Heifers	Number 1	—	91	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	107	129.77/cwt	120.00–140.00	139	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	40.03/cwt	35.00–45.00	38	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	63.42/cwt	56.50–68.00	864	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	33.47/cwt	30.00–37.00	329	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	70.35/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,142	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	329	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	65.28/cwt	62.00–67.00	955	10
Bulls	—	—	1,855	99.93/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,854	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,285	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	1,222	1

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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