Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 148lb breaker cow deleted

Compared to last sale slaughter dairy cows sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher . Feeder dairy calves sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $190.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$190.00

1 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−66.38 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	695	190.00	1,321	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

190.00

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

190.00

+0.00

National average163 barns · 10,070 hd

256.38

−66.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,013	159.33	1,614	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	137.77	2,235	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,493	170.99	2,553	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,773	135.55	2,403	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,433	124.81	1,788	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	108.70	1,408	44
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,143	166.94	1,908	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,290	149.44	1,928	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	955	159.00	1,518	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,020	182.00	1,856	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	767.54/cwt	98
Bulls	Number 2	100	444.48/cwt	64
Bulls	Number 3	87	265.44/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	74	52.97/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	88	820.78/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	90	500.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	80.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	400	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	770	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	699	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	490	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	98	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	490	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	76	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	152	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	84	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	336	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	50–60	59	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	218	1
Heifers	Number 2	120–130	122	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	561	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	67	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,000.37/cwt	700.00–1,080.00	850	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	106	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	965	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	809.68/cwt	800.00–820.00	591	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	897.24/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	852	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	606.48/cwt	520.00–700.00	509	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	67	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	389	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	821.15/cwt	760.00–870.00	936	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,019.52/cwt	790.00–1,080.00	856	9
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	170–180	170	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	425	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	657.35/cwt	590.00–740.00	631	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	111.15/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,661	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	122.77/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,655	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,334	107.14/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,429	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	118.79/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,593	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,290	149.44/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,928	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,143	166.94/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,908	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	96.23/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,158	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,585	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,493	170.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,553	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	135.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,096	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,789	140.02/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,505	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	128.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,252	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,020	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,012	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	140.69/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Select	—	955	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	175.85/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,001	3
Bulls	—	—	825	134.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium 1	200–250	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	156.40/cwt	150.00–162.50	649	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	72	22.48/cwt	20.00–25.00	16	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	77	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	82	109.88/cwt	100.00–120.00	90	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	609.03/cwt	570.00–640.00	627	14
Bulls	Number 2	160–170	160	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	392	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	611.83/cwt	500.00–690.00	520	11
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	450.20/cwt	400.00–500.00	563	2
Bulls	Number 1	130–140	130	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	715	1
Bulls	Number 2	140–150	142	286.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	407	3
Bulls	Number 2	130–140	138	350.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	483	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	584.85/cwt	570.00–610.00	667	4
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	21.25/cwt	20.00–25.00	14	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	473.42/cwt	420.00–500.00	497	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	112	355.40/cwt	310.00–400.00	398	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	389.90/cwt	360.00–470.00	296	4
Bulls	Number 2	180–190	181	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	434	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	493.84/cwt	400.00–580.00	459	13
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	634.22/cwt	590.00–700.00	596	15
Bulls	Number 2	150–160	152	287.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	437	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	236.37/cwt	220.00–250.00	220	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	70	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	105	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	88	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	180	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	288	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	470.12/cwt	390.00–530.00	404	8
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	60–70	68	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	90–100	94	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	273	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	140–150	142	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	298	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	110–120	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	877.19/cwt	820.00–930.00	921	12
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	100–110	101	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	77	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	82	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	410	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	618.73/cwt	500.00–700.00	458	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	947	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	898.31/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	665	4
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	75	254.63/cwt	200.00–310.00	191	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	60–70	60	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	12	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	464.29/cwt	450.00–480.00	395	2
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	73	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	929.83/cwt	800.00–1,030.00	874	19
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	649	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	101	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	485	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	98	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	686	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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