Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2021-05-25

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 25
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
45 vs last sale 216 64 vs year ago 235 · 27.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
188 head
68 vs last sale 256 8 vs year ago 180 · +4.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 7878 lb Number 3 calf deleted; 9256 lb Utility calf deleted.

Compared to Last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 30.00-40.00 lower with good demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 24 Feeders, 18 Heifers, 3 Steers, 18 Goats and 3 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
BullsLow1,55372.911,1322thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55977.741,2127thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65769.581,15341
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36163.0485834
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18653.1963151

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 194160.84/cwt96
BullsNumber 29579.33/cwt7
BullsNumber 38334.15/cwt19
BullsUtility7812.08/cwt31
HeifersNumber 1105216.69/cwt7
HeifersNumber 287125.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8817.48/cwt11

Every lot, as filed

50 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 Cross94227.60/cwt150.00–255.0021413
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87351.99/cwt48.00–56.004547
CowsLean 85-90%1,36338.47/cwt30.00–40.005248
BullsUtility9814.98/cwt10.00–20.00153
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross78215.26/cwt195.00–235.001682
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight80051.50/cwt51.50–51.504121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36965.07/cwt61.00–67.0089110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62169.74/cwt65.00–72.001,13023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72274.55/cwt73.00–78.001,28411
Bulls1,55372.91/cwt70.00–75.001,1322
BullsNumber 186115.52/cwt80.00–140.009923
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77540.00/cwt40.00–40.003101
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92064.00/cwt64.00–64.005891
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,55977.74/cwt74.50–80.001,2127
CowsLean 85-90%1,17148.31/cwt44.00–50.505667
CowsLean 85-90%1,29063.79/cwt59.50–70.0082315
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight86352.52/cwt52.00–53.004532
CowsLean 85-90%1,18653.49/cwt51.00–58.0063412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67461.24/cwt60.00–62.001,0257
BullsUtility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross111225.00/cwt210.00–240.002502
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
BullsNumber 1104139.77/cwt90.00–160.0014514
BullsUtility8417.25/cwt10.00–20.00149
BullsUtility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross76230.03/cwt225.00–235.001752
BullsNumber 29570.00/cwt70.00–70.00672
BullsNumber 194133.51/cwt110.00–165.0012526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51071.27/cwt69.00–75.001,07610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36156.66/cwt50.00–60.0077111
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001401
BullsNumber 37523.95/cwt20.00–30.00189
BullsNumber 310153.32/cwt50.00–55.00543
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross92215.43/cwt200.00–245.001983
BullsUtility7311.53/cwt10.00–15.0088
BullsUtility644.68/cwt2.00–5.0039
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing695.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8415.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7614.04/cwt12.00–15.00113
BullsNumber 28566.76/cwt60.00–70.00573
BullsNumber 1113136.41/cwt100.00–160.001543
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross103243.67/cwt225.00–255.002514
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9421.74/cwt20.00–25.00203
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing10321.64/cwt20.00–25.00223
BullsNumber 38434.41/cwt20.00–50.00295
BullsNumber 39350.65/cwt30.00–70.00472
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross106220.00/cwt220.00–220.002331
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84233.60/cwt205.00–260.001969
BullsNumber 211975.00/cwt75.00–75.00891
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross87125.00/cwt125.00–125.001091

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages
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