Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2020-09-22

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Sep 22
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 171▼ 62 vs year ago 236 · −26.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
189 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 195▼ 31 vs year ago 220 · −14.1%
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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 32 Feeders, 1 Dairy, 9 Heifers, 6 Steers, 27 Sheep and 22 goats were sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,08466.9372613
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,50875.001,1312thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57961.0696426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43360.4586646
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23550.3462249

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197108.51/cwt84
BullsNumber 28556.03/cwt24
BullsNumber 39237.90/cwt16
BullsUtility759.86/cwt33
HeifersNumber 19598.13/cwt8
HeifersNumber 37730.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8212.50/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

51 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51369.98/cwt69.00–71.001,0592
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—95553.00/cwt53.00–53.005061
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60756.25/cwt55.00–59.0090410
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—92440.71/cwt35.00–47.503767
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56963.22/cwt60.00–66.0099214
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38551.77/cwt50.00–53.007173
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,50875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1312
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19327.46/cwt25.00–30.003282
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,55169.54/cwt68.00–73.001,0794
CowsLean 85-90%—1,41465.28/cwt62.00–69.009235
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,43960.35/cwt55.00–67.5086838
Bulls—Light Weight—83763.10/cwt55.00–73.005289
BullsUtility—7510.00/cwt10.00–10.0085
BullsNumber 3—11436.73/cwt30.00–50.00423
BullsNumber 2—9269.97/cwt65.00–75.00642
BullsNumber 1—9499.37/cwt80.00–125.009323
BullsUtility—8315.49/cwt10.00–20.001311
BullsNumber 3—7633.95/cwt25.00–40.00264
BullsNumber 2—10268.36/cwt65.00–70.00703
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—103230.00/cwt230.00–230.002371
BullsUtility—665.00/cwt5.00–5.00315
BullsNumber 3—9741.07/cwt25.00–50.00405
BullsNumber 2—7746.62/cwt40.00–55.00369
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—129170.00/cwt170.00–170.002191
BullsNumber 1—12594.76/cwt85.00–105.001182
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—635.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersNumber 1—10130.00/cwt30.00–30.00302
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9315.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersNumber 1—8830.00/cwt30.00–30.00263
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—80235.00/cwt235.00–235.001881
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—99220.00/cwt220.00–220.002181
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—117180.00/cwt180.00–180.002111
HeifersNumber 3—7730.00/cwt30.00–30.00231
BullsNumber 3Beef Cross—8070.00/cwt70.00–70.00561
BullsNumber 2—8457.78/cwt45.00–75.00499
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—85230.21/cwt225.00–235.001962
BullsNumber 1—114110.01/cwt90.00–130.001258
Bulls——1,46877.73/cwt73.00–83.001,1413
BullsUtility—9115.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
BullsNumber 3—10340.00/cwt40.00–40.00411
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—95220.08/cwt205.00–235.002092
BullsNumber 1—104107.61/cwt80.00–125.0011222
Bulls—Heavy Weight—2,16069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,4901
BullsUtility—10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
BullsNumber 3—8122.50/cwt20.00–25.00182
BullsNumber 2—11260.00/cwt60.00–60.00671
BullsNumber 1—8590.93/cwt65.00–110.007723
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19942.87/cwt35.00–49.0051411
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—86554.00/cwt54.00–54.004671
CowsLean 85-90%—1,32355.47/cwt50.00–62.0073423

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.