Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale reported, slaughter dairy cows sold weak. Feeder dairy bull calves sold strong. Feeder dairy heifer calves sold weak on a light comparison.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,010	135.00	1,364	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,560	160.00	2,496	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,470	126.93	1,866	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,639	143.99	2,359	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	108.72	1,637	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	101.05	1,147	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	79.53	814	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,420	126.00	1,789	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	117.20	1,976	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,450	106.83	1,549	44
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,331	91.97	1,224	50
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,165	147.48	1,718	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,283	118.34	1,518	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	168.57	2,267	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,163	115.23	1,340	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,270	177.00	2,248	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,533	120.27	1,844	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	790.42/cwt	117
Bulls	Number 2	98	539.75/cwt	44
Bulls	Number 3	88	401.27/cwt	21
Bulls	Utility	77	35.23/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	97	787.46/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 2	96	510.37/cwt	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	134.44/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

94 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	103.00/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,460	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,270	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,248	1
Steers	Select	—	1,533	120.27/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,844	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,271	125.37/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,593	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,294	111.30/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	736.76/cwt	700.00–800.00	781	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	704.98/cwt	700.00–710.00	783	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	785.63/cwt	710.00–820.00	660	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	779.73/cwt	760.00–800.00	873	2
Bulls	Utility	50–60	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	683.42/cwt	650.00–710.00	704	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	793.77/cwt	770.00–800.00	833	5
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	160–170	160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	320	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	806	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	154.03/cwt	100.00–215.00	116	2
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	86	646.28/cwt	590.00–700.00	556	2
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	70	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	420	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	418	1
Heifers	Number 1Ayshire	90–100	92	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	239	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	100–110	100	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	880	1
Heifers	Number 2Brown Swiss	90–100	94	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	188	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	96	179.58/cwt	100.00–260.00	172	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	741	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	111.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,702	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	99.24/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,354	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,409	108.54/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,529	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	121.52/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,491	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	97.68/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,497	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	108.13/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,605	18
Heifers	Select	—	1,163	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,340	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,470	126.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,866	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,120	143.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,613	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,054	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,777	118.55/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,107	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	110.06/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,721	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	130.55/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,965	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	75.03/cwt	70.00–80.00	966	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	89.12/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,161	19
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,789	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,010	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,364	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	168.57/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	101.05/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,147	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,045	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	79.53/cwt	79.00–80.00	814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	130.98/cwt	120.00–140.00	2,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,077	1
Bulls	Number 1	140–150	147	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	500	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	452.62/cwt	430.00–480.00	339	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	534.14/cwt	470.00–580.00	449	6
Bulls	Utility	70–80	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	94	68.70/cwt	30.00–105.00	65	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	620.25/cwt	580.00–660.00	490	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	64	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 2	130–140	131	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	498	1
Bulls	Number 3Brown Swiss	80–90	85	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	77	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	659.66/cwt	600.00–690.00	574	11
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	622.07/cwt	560.00–660.00	703	5
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	24.97/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	83	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	66	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	75	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	59	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	121	504.98/cwt	500.00–510.00	611	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 2	160–170	160	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	464	1
Bulls	Number 2Ayshire	90–100	99	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	465	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	106	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	795	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	100–110	102	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	459	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	89	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	356	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	692.80/cwt	670.00–720.00	658	15
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	101	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	455	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	97	559.48/cwt	510.00–590.00	543	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	74	519.46/cwt	510.00–530.00	384	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	83	518.98/cwt	460.00–620.00	431	4
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	120–130	126	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	151	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	483.80/cwt	450.00–560.00	460	5
Bulls	Number 2	150–160	155	272.43/cwt	265.00–280.00	422	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	692.55/cwt	660.00–710.00	658	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	855.58/cwt	800.00–940.00	813	31
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	935.58/cwt	840.00–990.00	805	20
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	384	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	392.09/cwt	360.00–410.00	380	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	245	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	866.32/cwt	810.00–930.00	814	6
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	120–130	126	320.00/cwt	300.00–340.00	403	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	50–60	59	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	806.95/cwt	770.00–850.00	847	13
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	90–100	93	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	121	1
Bulls	Number 2Ayshire	80–90	82	510.12/cwt	500.00–520.00	418	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	61	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	917.52/cwt	840.00–960.00	706	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	490	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	834	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	296	1

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.

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