Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-03-16

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Mar 16
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
16 vs last sale 195 43 vs year ago 168 · +25.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
221 head
36 vs last sale 185 67 vs year ago 154 · +43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 12 Heifers, 2 Steers, 6 Feeders, 5 Sheep and 4 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
BullsLow1,49975.141,1277thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63460.2698526
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41857.3881372
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29551.8267146

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195145.45/cwt78
BullsNumber 28356.23/cwt8
BullsNumber 39236.08/cwt18
BullsUtility8413.30/cwt38
HeifersNumber 195186.23/cwt6
HeifersNumber 286135.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9019.57/cwt12

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
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross103213.75/cwt205.00–225.002204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35865.06/cwt63.00–67.508849
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross77170.36/cwt120.00–215.001314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,25043.00/cwt43.00–43.009681
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross111207.53/cwt200.00–215.002302
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61355.73/cwt52.00–60.0089912
HeifersNumber 18522.00/cwt22.00–22.00191
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight92552.00/cwt52.00–52.004811
BullsNumber 176165.00/cwt165.00–165.001251
CowsLean 85-90%1,28954.30/cwt51.00–59.0070024
BullsNumber 1103127.16/cwt100.00–150.0013116
CowsLean 85-90%1,39833.19/cwt30.00–37.004642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40450.40/cwt45.00–53.5070811
CowsLean 85-90%1,39363.81/cwt63.00–65.508894
BullsHeavy Weight2,02072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,4541
Bulls1,54080.46/cwt79.00–82.001,2393
CowsLean 85-90%1,28447.05/cwt40.00–50.0060415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61369.98/cwt68.00–72.001,1295
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight97050.50/cwt50.50–50.504901
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight99553.00/cwt53.00–53.005271
BullsUtility8517.54/cwt10.00–25.00157
BullsUtility13920.00/cwt20.00–20.00281
BullsUtility9616.71/cwt5.00–26.001612
BullsUtility646.76/cwt5.00–10.0048
BullsUtility748.36/cwt5.00–10.0063
BullsUtility10416.98/cwt15.00–20.00184
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross123190.00/cwt190.00–190.002341
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross87211.05/cwt175.00–240.001846
BullsNumber 311230.00/cwt30.00–30.00341
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross74105.00/cwt105.00–105.00781
BullsNumber 27738.71/cwt35.00–45.00304
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8718.14/cwt15.00–21.00167
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross122185.00/cwt185.00–185.002261
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9420.96/cwt20.00–24.00204
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross97220.10/cwt210.00–230.002132
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing10024.00/cwt24.00–24.00241
BullsNumber 210370.00/cwt70.00–70.00721
BullsNumber 310442.43/cwt40.00–50.00444
BullsNumber 195123.63/cwt90.00–155.0011726
BullsNumber 39437.85/cwt24.00–50.00367
BullsNumber 1114128.31/cwt125.00–135.001463
BullsNumber 37529.69/cwt18.00–35.00223
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross96224.88/cwt215.00–235.002164
BullsNumber 38331.88/cwt20.00–40.00263
Bulls1,28570.86/cwt64.00–75.509113
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross86135.00/cwt135.00–135.001161
BullsUtility555.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
BullsNumber 29670.00/cwt70.00–70.00671
BullsNumber 185113.09/cwt70.00–135.009611
BullsNumber 28650.00/cwt50.00–50.00431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60363.13/cwt61.00–67.001,0128
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross84232.59/cwt230.00–235.001952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45057.78/cwt54.00–62.5083850

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages
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