Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale slaughter dairy cows sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. Buyer demand was good on heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $160.84/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$160.84

6 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 3

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−116.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	595	180.00	1,071	1thin
Medium 2	574	164.38	943	4thin
Medium 3	505	127.50	644	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

160.84

—

NY average1 barns · 6 hd

160.84

+0.00

National average18 barns · 1,550 hd

276.94

−116.10

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	1,393	140.87	1,962	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	130.83	1,802	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,015	100.00	1,015	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	935	94.00	879	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	940	116.00	1,090	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,749	110.90	1,939	20
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,504	105.65	1,589	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,321	92.45	1,221	62
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,080	162.58	1,756	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	887	122.38	1,085	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,120	140.00	1,568	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,050	154.00	1,617	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	900	116.68	1,050	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	743.67/cwt	117
Bulls	Number 2	88	501.55/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	86	198.85/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	75	43.94/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 1	90	876.13/cwt	25
Heifers	Number 2	81	466.02/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	88	200.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	67	88.77/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	981.03/cwt	860.00–1,130.00	736	3
Bulls	Utility	90–100	97	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	982.88/cwt	810.00–1,110.00	845	12
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	337	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	770.76/cwt	480.00–910.00	886	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	130–140	131	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	524	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	899.43/cwt	810.00–970.00	935	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,651	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,080	162.58/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,756	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,003	150.89/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,050	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Select	—	900	116.68/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,050	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	130.66/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,731	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,573	106.37/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,673	21
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,568	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	127.94/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,497	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	99.92/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,745	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	770	93.87/cwt	92.00–96.00	723	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	89.39/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,203	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	116.81/cwt	108.00–130.00	2,044	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,315	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	77.22/cwt	70.00–84.00	985	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	106.06/cwt	92.00–120.00	1,432	25
Dairy Bulls	—	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,363	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	140.87/cwt	124.00–166.00	1,962	7
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	169.17/cwt	150.00–185.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	715	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	700	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,232	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	538	1
Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,413	1
Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	618	178.03/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	613	181.43/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	665	216.46/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	914	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	101	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	303	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	41.23/cwt	20.00–100.00	31	4
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	630.19/cwt	600.00–660.00	492	2
Bulls	Number 1	210–220	213	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	426	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	119	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	119	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	429.89/cwt	390.00–500.00	520	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	654.41/cwt	540.00–690.00	563	6
Bulls	Number 1	220–230	229	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	458	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	569.33/cwt	470.00–640.00	592	14
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	426	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	74	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	69	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	124	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	549.08/cwt	500.00–640.00	461	3
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	568.45/cwt	550.00–590.00	648	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	631.92/cwt	500.00–690.00	594	21
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	143.97/cwt	100.00–200.00	108	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	843.66/cwt	700.00–1,140.00	650	4
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	90	210.00/cwt	70.00–350.00	189	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	75	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	300	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	447.33/cwt	300.00–510.00	425	7
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	420.00/cwt	340.00–500.00	328	2
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	76	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	57	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	527.39/cwt	500.00–580.00	390	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	65	85.25/cwt	15.00–145.00	55	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	72	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	70	2
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	98	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	343	1
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	90	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	450	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	924	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	445	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	92	730.98/cwt	670.00–790.00	673	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	580.40/cwt	450.00–660.00	488	3
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	222	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	905.97/cwt	860.00–930.00	915	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	931.89/cwt	860.00–990.00	904	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	630	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	160–170	168	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	386	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	75	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	56	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	958.50/cwt	740.00–1,120.00	805	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	674.73/cwt	600.00–770.00	567	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	484	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	930.12/cwt	660.00–1,050.00	884	24
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	245.96/cwt	90.00–380.00	207	4
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	60–70	62	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	129	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	516	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	64	44.22/cwt	15.00–70.00	28	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	106	155.42/cwt	110.00–200.00	165	2

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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