Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale dairy cows sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. In addition,131 sheep and 54 goats were sold.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $166.36/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$166.36

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 1

$46.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.81

vs NY average

−99.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	537	184.76	992	3thin
Medium 1	535	138.75	742	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.01/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

166.36

—

NY average2 barns · 15 hd

214.17

−47.81

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−99.01

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	1,663	165.48	2,752	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	123.86	1,787	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	122.33	1,496	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	108.19	1,046	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,723	120.86	2,083	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	119.27	1,598	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,271	106.00	1,347	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,160	164.00	1,902	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,225	150.59	1,845	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	978	159.60	1,561	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,094	149.97	1,641	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,475	141.00	2,080	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	739.13/cwt	115
Bulls	Number 2	97	505.82/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	93	164.32/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	81	42.59/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 1	91	906.42/cwt	29
Heifers	Number 2	95	552.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	93	108.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Heifers	Medium 1Full	500–550	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	473	196.24/cwt	195.00–197.50	928	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	713	185.77/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	630	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	158.77/cwt	138.00–180.00	2,509	12
Bulls	—	—	2,163	205.72/cwt	200.00–212.00	4,450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	100.29/cwt	99.00–102.00	943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	114.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,492	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,177	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,520	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	112.70/cwt	107.50–116.00	1,581	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	112.19/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,482	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	91.71/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,084	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	111.07/cwt	99.00–119.00	1,925	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	122.39/cwt	117.00–129.50	1,619	8
Steers	Select	—	1,475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,080	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,160	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,902	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,225	150.59/cwt	137.00–163.00	1,845	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,458	130.19/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,898	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	73.04/cwt	70.00–76.00	671	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,719	125.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	2,152	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	124.65/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,523	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	126.94/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,940	9
Heifers	Choice	—	978	159.60/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	195	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	1
Heifers	Medium 2	900–950	900	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	780	159.88/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	861	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	530	215.37/cwt	185.00–247.50	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	518	194.64/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	495	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	870	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	627	198.92/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,247	5
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	675	181.53/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	583	191.27/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,115	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	755	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	718	192.44/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Large 3	750–800	795	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium 1Full	650–700	670	141.67/cwt	122.50–160.00	949	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	81	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 1	130–140	131	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	969	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	20.37/cwt	10.00–35.00	13	3
Bulls	Utility	100–110	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	627.65/cwt	530.00–690.00	534	7
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	536.53/cwt	490.00–580.00	655	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	74	36.52/cwt	20.00–75.00	27	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	512.90/cwt	440.00–600.00	446	3
Bulls	Utility	90–100	93	63.04/cwt	30.00–80.00	59	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	93	633.11/cwt	500.00–700.00	589	14
Bulls	Utility	50–60	59	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	1
Bulls	Utility	130–140	130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	136.77/cwt	100.00–200.00	141	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	451.13/cwt	370.00–540.00	424	7
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	124	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	496	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Number 1	170–180	173	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	346	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	71	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	277	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	208.07/cwt	100.00–320.00	179	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 2	130–140	131	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	472	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	63	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	604.51/cwt	480.00–680.00	623	16
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	559.02/cwt	350.00–610.00	632	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	798.05/cwt	600.00–890.00	902	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	995.59/cwt	800.00–1,090.00	856	8
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	117	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	339	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,094	149.97/cwt	132.00–162.00	1,641	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	714	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	866	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	180–190	187	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	664	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	190–200	196	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	686	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	880.26/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	669	5
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	223	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	70	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	406	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	772	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	560	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	1,026.55/cwt	700.00–1,120.00	883	13
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	940.62/cwt	800.00–1,030.00	875	4
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	107	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	161	1
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	74	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 3	90–100	97	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	97	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	535.18/cwt	530.00–540.00	514	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	107	493.80/cwt	410.00–580.00	528	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	883.47/cwt	700.00–940.00	892	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	910.52/cwt	600.00–1,020.00	865	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	874.79/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	910	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	124	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	868	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	573.17/cwt	480.00–620.00	539	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	901.05/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	685	3
Heifers	Number 2	100–110	106	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	318	1
Bulls	Number 3Brown Swiss	110–120	117	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	580.98/cwt	500.00–660.00	476	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	406	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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