Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 18 Heifers, 9 Feeders, 1 Dairy, 14 Goats and 10 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	—	Average	1,308	62.48	817	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,788	63.31	1,132	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	53.02	833	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,370	51.83	710	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,286	44.37	571	45

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	101.05/cwt	47
Bulls	Number 2	94	59.43/cwt	41
Bulls	Number 3	89	29.82/cwt	28
Bulls	Utility	83	11.97/cwt	69
Heifers	Number 1	103	174.39/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	97	125.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 3	79	20.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	14.65/cwt	14

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1Beef Cross	—	116	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	220	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	950	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	456	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	128	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	50.85/cwt	45.00–53.50	806	22
Bulls	—	—	1,890	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,399	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,416	52.56/cwt	51.00–54.00	744	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	185.00/cwt	175.00–205.00	172	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	48.00/cwt	45.00–51.00	644	17
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	89.45/cwt	75.00–105.00	101	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	36.98/cwt	35.00–38.00	437	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	40.06/cwt	38.50–41.50	524	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	951	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	905	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	434	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,788	63.31/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,132	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	970	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	369	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	56.53/cwt	54.00–59.50	899	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	38.98/cwt	38.00–40.00	376	2
Bulls	Utility	—	84	14.68/cwt	10.00–15.00	12	15
Bulls	Utility	—	63	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	11
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.26/cwt	5.00–15.00	8	21
Bulls	Utility	—	103	15.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	15	7
Bulls	Utility	—	114	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	1
Bulls	Utility	—	131	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	108	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	79	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	49.11/cwt	41.00–51.50	671	23
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	83.88/cwt	70.00–105.00	81	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	451	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	58.28/cwt	40.00–70.00	54	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	32.28/cwt	27.50–35.00	304	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	101	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	213	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	193.17/cwt	180.00–210.00	182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,218	63.96/cwt	63.50–64.50	779	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	24.08/cwt	20.00–30.00	18	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	54.59/cwt	52.00–59.00	769	32
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	23.68/cwt	15.00–30.00	20	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	61.91/cwt	50.00–75.00	64	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	92.49/cwt	75.00–105.00	95	12
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	87	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	52	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	67.43/cwt	65.00–75.00	58	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	92	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	103	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	107	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	196.67/cwt	195.00–200.00	205	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	12.53/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	2
Bulls	Utility	—	96	15.39/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	13
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	51.41/cwt	40.00–65.00	45	15
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	30.13/cwt	20.00–45.00	28	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	97	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	121	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	100	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	38.89/cwt	30.00–55.00	40	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	201	2

How this sale compares

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