Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 18 Dairy Cows, 16 Heifers, 10 Feeders, 3 Steers, 28 Sheep and 14 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	1,314	84.26	1,107	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	64.32	1,068	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	62.32	875	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	53.61	660	52

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	109.40/cwt	86
Bulls	Number 2	84	50.66/cwt	10
Bulls	Number 3	86	31.46/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	81	12.72/cwt	39
Heifers	Number 1	90	95.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	85	60.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	95	15.69/cwt	7

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
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	96.31/cwt	70.00–115.00	82	26
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	75	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	18.36/cwt	15.00–20.00	19	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	117.12/cwt	75.00–130.00	122	16
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	36.21/cwt	20.00–45.00	33	4
Bulls	—	—	1,218	85.53/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	109.38/cwt	75.00–125.00	126	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	222.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	196	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	28.76/cwt	25.00–30.00	24	4
Bulls	Utility	—	85	17.13/cwt	10.00–20.00	15	12
Bulls	—	—	1,705	93.91/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,601	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	127	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	95	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	13.32/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	89	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	132	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	74	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	74	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	98	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	39	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	—	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	89	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	200	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	15.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	14	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	52.54/cwt	45.00–60.00	49	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	104.70/cwt	70.00–130.00	98	31
Bulls	—	—	980	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	617	1
Bulls	Utility	—	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	77	46.92/cwt	30.00–55.00	36	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,096	75.94/cwt	73.00–77.00	832	3
Bulls	Utility	—	73	10.53/cwt	10.00–15.00	8	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	27.35/cwt	20.00–35.00	21	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	128	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	58.22/cwt	56.00–61.00	753	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	66.64/cwt	63.00–73.00	957	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	48.49/cwt	35.00–55.00	535	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	71.00/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,189	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	58.66/cwt	55.00–62.00	917	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	65.04/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,114	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	26.39/cwt	22.00–31.00	325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	50.31/cwt	48.00–53.00	563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	65.45/cwt	61.00–72.50	926	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	58.26/cwt	53.00–63.00	827	18
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	94	18.29/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	3

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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