Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with moderate demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 18 Feeder Calves, 16 Steers, 5 Dairy, 7 Goats and 4 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,429	70.94	1,013	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,601	49.49	792	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,461	49.29	720	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	38.06	461	77

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	89.38/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	90	37.20/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	88	23.84/cwt	29
Bulls	Utility	81	12.07/cwt	45
Heifers	Number 1	102	150.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	76	90.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90	14.55/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	93	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	151	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	31.79/cwt	30.00–40.00	27	17
Bulls	Number 3	—	133	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	40	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	16
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	107	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	79	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	95	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	32.84/cwt	30.00–40.00	30	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	30	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	6
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	69.49/cwt	40.00–100.00	67	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	79	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.57/cwt	5.00–8.00	4	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	76	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	71.91/cwt	50.00–85.00	73	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	127.60/cwt	120.00–135.00	122	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	Utility	—	111	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	78.55/cwt	70.00–90.00	90	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	121.64/cwt	100.00–150.00	124	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	108	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	81	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	22.30/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	20
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	87	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	111	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	125.33/cwt	115.00–140.00	108	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	42.86/cwt	39.00–46.50	540	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	50.45/cwt	47.00–55.00	741	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	27.17/cwt	20.00–32.50	303	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	44.72/cwt	40.00–47.00	641	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,327	49.18/cwt	47.00–53.00	653	16
Bulls	—	—	1,546	72.24/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,117	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	35.60/cwt	33.00–38.00	410	13
Bulls	—	—	1,561	78.68/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,228	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	48.73/cwt	45.00–52.00	796	19
Bulls	—	—	1,012	55.89/cwt	48.00–63.00	566	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	54.47/cwt	53.00–55.00	838	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	66	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	27.57/cwt	20.00–30.00	26	6
Bulls	Utility	—	85	14.70/cwt	10.00–15.00	12	16

How this sale compares

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