Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale dairy slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder dairy and beef cross calves sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $189.59/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$189.59

5 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−90.57 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	446	189.59	846	5thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

189.59

—

NY average1 barns · 5 hd

189.59

+0.00

National average149 barns · 5,986 hd

280.16

−90.57

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	1,305	160.40	2,093	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	143.48	2,379	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,150	160.27	1,843	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,718	128.74	2,212	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,503	120.74	1,814	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,258	97.46	1,226	73
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	155.49	2,115	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,094	140.58	1,538	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	165.26	2,190	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,650	137.00	2,261	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	823	196.57	1,618	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	808.41/cwt	128
Bulls	Number 2	98	509.51/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 3	93	336.90/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	88	62.30/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	95	831.35/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 3	88	410.00/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	110	390.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	107.00/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Number 3	70–80	75	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	600	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	754.08/cwt	700.00–790.00	724	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	675.60/cwt	600.00–730.00	486	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	978.31/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	920	26
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	121	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	64	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	461	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,150	160.27/cwt	132.00–186.00	1,843	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	147.13/cwt	139.00–156.00	2,464	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,115	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,094	140.58/cwt	122.00–156.00	1,538	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	124.18/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,827	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,587	111.58/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,771	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	77.91/cwt	60.00–82.00	927	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	90.20/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,054	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	131.05/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,320	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	110.73/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,875	6
Steers	Choice	—	823	196.57/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,618	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	107.88/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,433	39
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	165.26/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,261	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	160.40/cwt	144.00–166.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	428	166.99/cwt	150.00–185.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	184.53/cwt	170.00–192.50	692	3
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	770	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,270	2
Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	629	109.89/cwt	72.50–136.00	691	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	569	104.53/cwt	80.00–130.00	595	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	458	204.66/cwt	182.50–240.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Large 3	550–600	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	300	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	548	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	333	170.94/cwt	157.50–185.00	569	2
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	113	386.98/cwt	300.00–440.00	437	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	639.15/cwt	510.00–700.00	601	21
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	616.07/cwt	540.00–690.00	647	16
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	597.14/cwt	550.00–640.00	675	8
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	496.28/cwt	490.00–500.00	476	8
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	315	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	601.07/cwt	510.00–660.00	511	7
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	467.02/cwt	450.00–490.00	355	3
Bulls	Utility	70–80	74	62.89/cwt	30.00–85.00	47	3
Bulls	Utility	100–110	102	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	89	462.74/cwt	420.00–510.00	412	4
Bulls	Number 2	130–140	133	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	319	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	326.93/cwt	200.00–480.00	307	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	73	60.68/cwt	30.00–75.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	126	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	706	2
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	514	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	288	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	89	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	356	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	69	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	407	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,025.31/cwt	870.00–1,140.00	872	18
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	505.07/cwt	500.00–510.00	540	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	310.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	270	2
Bulls	Number 2	160–170	162	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	324	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	845.53/cwt	810.00–880.00	964	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	880.81/cwt	700.00–1,030.00	669	6
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	100–110	102	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	102	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	140–150	148	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	646.03/cwt	430.00–860.00	678	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	120–130	122	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	140	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	90	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	500.43/cwt	460.00–540.00	460	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	948	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	955.59/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	898	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	913	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	913.38/cwt	690.00–970.00	932	14
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	100–110	104	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	343	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	108	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	551	1
Heifers	Number 2	110–120	110	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	429	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	83	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	50–60	55	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	81	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	454	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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