Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-01-12

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Jan 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
39 vs last sale 253 30 vs year ago 244 · 12.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
182 head
24 vs last sale 206 45 vs year ago 227 · 19.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-4.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 22 Feeders, 6 Heifers, 4 Steers, 15 Goats and 1 Sheep was 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
BullsAverage1,54670.021,0828thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59649.7379428
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,47549.1872632
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,20540.3448658

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197107.52/cwt72
BullsNumber 29557.82/cwt23
BullsNumber 39030.09/cwt14
BullsUtility8413.02/cwt43
HeifersNumber 188127.03/cwt10
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8314.77/cwt8

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
BullsUtility13120.00/cwt20.00–20.00261
BullsUtility10316.70/cwt15.00–20.00173
BullsUtility9516.68/cwt15.00–20.00166
BullsUtility11920.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
BullsNumber 1104106.24/cwt80.00–120.0011020
BullsNumber 19497.19/cwt80.00–120.009130
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78180.10/cwt175.00–185.001402
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84197.54/cwt190.00–205.001662
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross99215.00/cwt215.00–215.002131
BullsNumber 28346.67/cwt40.00–60.00399
BullsNumber 212060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
BullsNumber 216650.00/cwt50.00–50.00831
HeifersNumber 110420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross106209.86/cwt200.00–215.002223
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross81215.00/cwt215.00–215.001741
BullsNumber 38526.12/cwt20.00–35.00225
BullsNumber 39431.77/cwt20.00–40.00306
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls1,59069.19/cwt63.00–74.001,1006
Bulls1,43580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1481
Bulls1,39065.00/cwt65.00–65.009041
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9820.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8417.71/cwt15.00–20.00153
CowsLean 85-90%1,28929.93/cwt25.00–33.003867
CowsLean 85-90%1,34444.91/cwt42.00–47.5060414
CowsLean 85-90%1,34349.54/cwt48.00–53.0066511
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross86150.00/cwt150.00–150.001291
BullsNumber 312740.00/cwt40.00–40.00511
BullsNumber 37530.00/cwt30.00–30.00232
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94140.29/cwt34.00–46.503797
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84835.60/cwt31.00–38.503025
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90225.34/cwt25.00–26.002293
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross111195.00/cwt195.00–195.002161
BullsNumber 210258.31/cwt50.00–75.00593
BullsNumber 29459.37/cwt50.00–70.00568
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59552.88/cwt52.00–54.508439
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59748.24/cwt45.00–51.5077019
CowsLean 85-90%1,24938.24/cwt34.50–41.5047811
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross77175.49/cwt150.00–200.001352
HeifersNumber 17040.00/cwt40.00–40.00281
HeifersNumber 18525.00/cwt25.00–25.00211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49046.98/cwt42.00–50.0070017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47451.37/cwt50.00–53.5075714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24556.00/cwt56.00–56.006971
BullsNumber 111498.88/cwt75.00–120.001136
BullsNumber 18591.18/cwt65.00–110.007810
HeifersNumber 19020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
BullsUtility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0037
BullsUtility7610.94/cwt10.00–15.00812
BullsUtility8515.64/cwt10.00–20.001313

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.