Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 28 Feeders, 10 Heifers, 14 Steers, 2 Dairy, 7 Sheep and 1 Goat was 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	—	Average	1,285	60.56	778	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,594	50.04	798	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	46.21	672	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,307	36.55	478	53

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	100.42/cwt	54
Bulls	Number 2	92	44.41/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 3	89	26.40/cwt	26
Bulls	Utility	81	11.83/cwt	70
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	13.18/cwt	11

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,235	59.31/cwt	55.00–61.00	732	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	44.07/cwt	40.00–47.00	654	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	46.44/cwt	45.00–48.50	739	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	34.66/cwt	31.00–38.00	398	10
Bulls	—	—	1,633	71.22/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,163	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	50.11/cwt	48.00–53.00	712	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	38.44/cwt	35.00–40.00	616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	52.39/cwt	51.00–54.00	720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	43.72/cwt	40.00–48.00	608	24
Bulls	—	—	935	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	445	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	57.59/cwt	56.00–59.00	967	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	51.94/cwt	50.00–55.00	821	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	25.68/cwt	20.00–31.50	327	17
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	91	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	52.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	46	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	80.08/cwt	60.00–100.00	82	20
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	191.28/cwt	150.00–230.00	195	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	40.73/cwt	30.00–50.00	35	15
Bulls	Number 3	—	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	22.61/cwt	20.00–30.00	19	12
Bulls	Utility	—	120	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	Utility	—	83	15.34/cwt	15.00–20.00	13	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	59.22/cwt	50.00–70.00	57	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	188.75/cwt	160.00–205.00	179	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	42.97/cwt	40.00–50.00	44	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	27.85/cwt	20.00–35.00	26	7
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	91	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	46	1
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	13
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.24/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	22
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	77	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	88.46/cwt	70.00–100.00	101	4
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	93	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	51	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	193.38/cwt	170.00–220.00	164	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	44.80/cwt	30.00–50.00	42	17
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	25.05/cwt	20.00–30.00	26	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	75	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	38	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	4
Bulls	Utility	—	94	15.52/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	15

How this sale compares

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.

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