Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-01-05

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 5
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
2 vs last sale 255 43 vs year ago 210 · +20.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
206 head
21 vs last sale 227 18 vs year ago 188 · +9.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Beef Cross Bull Calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 3 Dairy Cows, 22 Heifers, 2 Steers, 47 Feeders, 14 Sheep and 2 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
BullsAverage1,54773.241,1334thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,66755.6092713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37653.1373151
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17646.2954463

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196124.88/cwt95
BullsNumber 29168.05/cwt16
BullsNumber 38727.61/cwt8
BullsUtility8313.67/cwt47
HeifersNumber 18984.24/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8515.62/cwt19

Every lot, as filed

53 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
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross85158.79/cwt130.00–185.001352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39353.92/cwt52.00–56.0075129
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross78129.97/cwt125.00–135.001012
CowsLean 85-90%1,30755.07/cwt53.00–57.007209
HeifersNumber 19622.63/cwt20.00–25.00223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74650.30/cwt50.00–51.008784
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94213.54/cwt175.00–245.0020112
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight99554.00/cwt54.00–54.005371
BullsNumber 19597.79/cwt70.00–120.009328
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95841.38/cwt40.00–44.003963
BullsNumber 1115117.37/cwt110.00–130.001356
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93546.65/cwt45.00–48.004365
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31158.37/cwt57.00–61.007657
CowsLean 85-90%1,23649.19/cwt45.50–52.5060825
BullsHeavy Weight2,14571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,5231
Bulls1,47383.23/cwt81.00–85.001,2262
CowsLean 85-90%1,17140.93/cwt36.00–44.0047919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54460.22/cwt58.00–63.009305
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight88548.00/cwt48.00–48.004251
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight81327.90/cwt25.50–30.502272
BullsNumber 17755.00/cwt55.00–55.00421
BullsNumber 1104102.95/cwt70.00–130.0010716
BullsUtility7511.40/cwt10.00–12.00913
BullsUtility10315.58/cwt10.00–20.00165
BullsUtility656.33/cwt5.00–10.0044
BullsUtility8516.02/cwt10.00–20.001421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44248.86/cwt45.00–51.0070513
BullsNumber 210050.00/cwt50.00–50.00501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74355.12/cwt52.00–57.009614
BullsNumber 27743.29/cwt40.00–50.00333
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85181.54/cwt150.00–240.001547
BullsNumber 28448.55/cwt40.00–55.00414
BullsUtility9513.65/cwt5.00–20.00134
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross75140.00/cwt140.00–140.001051
Bulls1,09555.50/cwt55.50–55.506081
BullsNumber 37833.44/cwt25.00–45.00263
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross101193.36/cwt180.00–200.001953
BullsNumber 38327.77/cwt20.00–35.00232
BullsNumber 112597.54/cwt95.00–100.001222
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
BullsNumber 18789.72/cwt75.00–110.007816
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9318.97/cwt18.00–20.00184
BullsNumber 212158.32/cwt50.00–70.00713
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7612.42/cwt10.00–15.0095
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross114220.00/cwt220.00–220.002511
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8516.26/cwt15.00–18.00147
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross125195.00/cwt195.00–195.002441
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross85127.43/cwt125.00–130.001082
BullsNumber 39420.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
BullsNumber 310725.00/cwt25.00–25.00271
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross77120.00/cwt120.00–120.00921
BullsNumber 29372.43/cwt70.00–75.00672

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.