Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale, Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. In addition to slaughter cattle ,feeder dairy calves and feeder calves, 9 dairy cows ,47 sheep and 13 goats were sold.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $196.21/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$196.21

2 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.26

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	575	196.21	1,128	2thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

196.21

—

NY average2 barns · 3 hd

197.47

−1.26

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	950	169.00	1,606	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,277	157.91	2,017	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	130.50	1,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	983	128.55	1,264	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	111.00	1,038	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,878	163.68	3,074	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,735	144.30	2,503	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	128.38	1,779	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	106.37	1,314	66
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,339	164.49	2,203	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,192	156.10	1,861	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,010	171.00	1,727	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,060	167.00	1,770	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	930	152.00	1,414	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	780.53/cwt	48
Bulls	Number 2	95	554.50/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	91	158.64/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	77	37.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	791.91/cwt	11
Heifers	Number 2	85	585.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	75.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	645.50/cwt	500.00–760.00	620	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,339	164.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,203	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,189	158.87/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,889	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,198	150.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,804	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,060	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,770	1
Steers	Select	—	930	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,010	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,727	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	138.97/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,739	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	116.14/cwt	106.00–130.00	1,527	32
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,156	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	83.57/cwt	70.00–92.00	964	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	98.79/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,119	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	134.53/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,746	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,878	163.68/cwt	145.00–180.00	3,074	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	950	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,606	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	122.98/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,824	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,724	147.89/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,550	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	133.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,340	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	120.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,233	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	1
Bulls	—	—	1,277	157.91/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium 2	850–900	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	605	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	983	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	350	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	744	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	855	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,308	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	425	190.88/cwt	187.50–195.00	811	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	300–350	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	835	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	678	165.00/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	575	196.21/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	395.00/cwt	350.00–440.00	403	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	150.57/cwt	100.00–200.00	131	2
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	67	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	67	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	92.14/cwt	75.00–110.00	67	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	81	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	583.33/cwt	500.00–670.00	548	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	99	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	158	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	90–100	97	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	110–120	111	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	222	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	96	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	298	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	573.73/cwt	500.00–640.00	591	5
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	87	636.41/cwt	600.00–690.00	554	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	114	625.88/cwt	600.00–650.00	714	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	686.28/cwt	620.00–720.00	597	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	121	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	89	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	356	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	119	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	179	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	169.79/cwt	130.00–210.00	163	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	831.89/cwt	750.00–910.00	857	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	923.48/cwt	880.00–980.00	877	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	789.36/cwt	750.00–840.00	900	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	79	1,045.67/cwt	940.00–1,150.00	826	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	67	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	902.37/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	776	9
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	842.69/cwt	750.00–910.00	817	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,044.46/cwt	1,030.00–1,060.00	867	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	660	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	442	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	93	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	93	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	66	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	422	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	541	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	887	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	537.02/cwt	400.00–680.00	505	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	628	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	71	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	533	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	869	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	92	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	120	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	82	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	41	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	70	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	93	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	316	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	485.18/cwt	480.00–490.00	466	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	924	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	634.65/cwt	580.00–690.00	495	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	63	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	378	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	567.74/cwt	400.00–660.00	585	3

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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