Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-03-02

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 2
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
2 vs last sale 235 4 vs year ago 233 · +1.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
197 head
25 vs last sale 222 25 vs year ago 172 · +14.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-3.00 lower with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 19 Feeders, 24 Heifers, 17 Steers, 5 Goats and 2 Sheep were sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,56376.811,20011
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,74071.001,2351thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59259.6194942
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43057.9382873
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24750.7363336
SteersSelectAverage1,114103.971,1588thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199128.69/cwt99
BullsNumber 28599.05/cwt6
BullsNumber 39035.04/cwt9
BullsUtility8412.94/cwt42
HeifersNumber 196150.47/cwt10
HeifersNumber 286145.00/cwt3
HeifersNumber 37020.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8617.73/cwt20

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
BullsUtility10214.02/cwt10.00–18.00142
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0035
BullsNumber 195117.52/cwt80.00–140.0011233
BullsNumber 113285.00/cwt85.00–85.001121
BullsNumber 112596.87/cwt80.00–115.001212
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross103200.00/cwt200.00–200.002061
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross96213.06/cwt205.00–225.002053
BullsNumber 1114114.52/cwt80.00–130.001319
BullsNumber 185113.85/cwt95.00–125.009713
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross77126.43/cwt100.00–140.00973
HeifersNumber 18725.00/cwt25.00–25.00221
HeifersNumber 110625.00/cwt25.00–25.00272
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross86227.94/cwt200.00–250.001964
BullsUtility7410.48/cwt10.00–15.00811
BullsUtility9515.28/cwt10.00–20.001511
BullsNumber 38745.00/cwt45.00–45.00391
BullsNumber 28475.00/cwt75.00–75.00631
BullsNumber 29570.00/cwt70.00–70.00671
Bulls1,37468.86/cwt65.00–72.009464
BullsHeavy Weight2,15571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,5301
SteersSelect1,114103.97/cwt102.00–107.001,1588
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9420.79/cwt18.00–25.00205
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8517.35/cwt15.00–25.001513
HeifersNumber 37020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61055.00/cwt55.00–55.008863
Bulls1,59083.07/cwt76.00–88.501,3216
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86210.23/cwt200.00–220.001812
BullsUtility8615.92/cwt15.00–18.001413
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross111205.00/cwt205.00–205.002281
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross78150.00/cwt150.00–150.001172
BullsNumber 1103124.32/cwt80.00–145.0012830
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56250.09/cwt47.00–51.007826
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39464.58/cwt60.50–68.5090019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44956.59/cwt52.00–60.0082046
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross102185.05/cwt175.00–195.001892
BullsNumber 312050.00/cwt50.00–50.00601
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross94205.24/cwt150.00–235.001935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40366.44/cwt66.00–67.009322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60159.61/cwt56.00–65.0095437
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight92348.93/cwt47.00–51.004522
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross101135.00/cwt135.00–135.001361
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7612.57/cwt10.00–15.00102
BullsNumber 210070.00/cwt70.00–70.00701
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,74071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,2351
CowsLean 85-90%1,15146.07/cwt42.00–50.005309
CowsLean 85-90%1,39660.59/cwt56.00–65.008468
BullsNumber 37223.24/cwt20.00–30.00173
BullsNumber 310830.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
BullsNumber 39440.21/cwt30.00–50.00383
CowsLean 85-90%1,25053.14/cwt50.00–56.0066414
CowsLean 85-90%1,17136.62/cwt30.00–41.504295

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.