Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with moderate demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 15 Heifers, 14 Steers, 8 Feeders, 23 Sheep and 8 Goats 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	—	Average	1,475	71.34	1,052	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,731	61.17	1,059	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,671	54.69	914	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,456	53.79	783	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,301	42.93	559	50

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	87.44/cwt	46
Bulls	Number 2	97	42.40/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 3	92	20.52/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	88	13.00/cwt	75
Heifers	Number 2	82	110.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 1	102	30.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	13.75/cwt	12

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,295	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,283	68.67/cwt	66.00–71.00	881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,722	80.02/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	48	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	77.56/cwt	60.00–95.00	86	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	59.84/cwt	50.00–85.00	57	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	53.01/cwt	50.00–55.00	904	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,334	48.41/cwt	43.00–54.00	646	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,731	61.17/cwt	59.00–63.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	51.68/cwt	48.00–54.00	761	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	57.20/cwt	55.00–59.00	840	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	56.60/cwt	55.00–58.00	925	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,492	56.45/cwt	55.00–59.50	842	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	39.33/cwt	34.50–42.00	489	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	29.21/cwt	24.50–33.00	348	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	44.11/cwt	40.00–50.00	41	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	84.41/cwt	55.00–115.00	89	15
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	90	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	31	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	127	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	210	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	117	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	193	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	99	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	163	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	79	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	71	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	166.64/cwt	150.00–200.00	140	5
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	—	105	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	47	1
Bulls	Utility	—	106	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	5
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	117	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	14.22/cwt	5.00–20.00	13	26
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	21
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	45.06/cwt	35.00–50.00	46	4
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	16
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	2
Bulls	Utility	—	112	9.96/cwt	5.00–15.00	11	2
Bulls	Utility	—	126	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	21.49/cwt	20.00–30.00	20	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	38.49/cwt	38.00–39.00	477	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	40.04/cwt	30.00–50.00	46	2

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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