Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder dairy calves sold steady. In addition to slaughter cattle and feeder dairy calves, 6 sheep and 17 goats were sold.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $201.82/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$201.82

3 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.66

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	550	201.82	1,111	3thin

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 sale3 hd

201.82

—

NY average2 barns · 6 hd

179.16

+22.66

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 Heifers	Select	Average	953	134.13	1,278	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,100	153.00	1,683	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,413	158.81	2,244	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	133.00	1,922	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	132.32	1,388	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,473	155.89	2,296	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,683	140.17	2,359	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	125.87	1,751	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,324	105.02	1,391	64
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,528	165.66	2,531	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,118	150.81	1,686	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,090	155.00	1,690	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	985	137.00	1,349	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,187	160.17	1,901	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	739.50/cwt	123
Bulls	Number 2	90	460.84/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 3	88	209.64/cwt	21
Bulls	Utility	65	45.83/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	90	696.82/cwt	17
Heifers	Number 2	93	500.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	76	300.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	107.71/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	820.21/cwt	670.00–900.00	845	18
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	605.55/cwt	530.00–700.00	527	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	874.77/cwt	750.00–990.00	822	29
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	93	375.41/cwt	210.00–550.00	349	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	88	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	862	1
Bulls	UtilityCrossbred	60–70	66	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	71	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	376	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	182.01/cwt	100.00–250.00	157	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	450.38/cwt	400.00–500.00	297	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	63	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	378	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	724.74/cwt	520.00–830.00	819	11
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	178	1
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	80–90	82	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	74	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	580.42/cwt	480.00–990.00	546	14
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	74	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	60–70	66	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	916.14/cwt	600.00–1,070.00	779	19
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	337.66/cwt	250.00–400.00	260	4
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	429.17/cwt	360.00–470.00	365	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	215.92/cwt	100.00–300.00	201	5
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	115.41/cwt	80.00–150.00	88	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	478.33/cwt	290.00–600.00	445	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	210	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	378.31/cwt	300.00–480.00	397	5
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	74	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	340	1
Bulls	Number 1	130–140	132	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	211	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	577.23/cwt	460.00–640.00	496	10
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	492.92/cwt	430.00–550.00	552	3
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	420.27/cwt	340.00–510.00	387	9
Bulls	Medium 3	250–300	273	151.83/cwt	95.00–200.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	360	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	563	187.73/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	295	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	671	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	835	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	780	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,209	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	450–500	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	350–400	375	117.98/cwt	90.00–147.50	442	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	568	115.58/cwt	97.00–135.00	656	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Steers	Large 3	300–350	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	732	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	705	110.00/cwt	92.00–128.00	776	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	838	141.82/cwt	117.50–166.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	800	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	820	168.18/cwt	143.00–189.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium 3	300–350	325	130.09/cwt	87.49–180.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	320	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	744	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	832	1
Bulls	Large 3	300–350	325	151.65/cwt	125.00–180.00	493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	158.81/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,244	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	121.43/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	143.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,472	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,187	160.17/cwt	139.00–180.00	1,901	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,118	150.81/cwt	120.00–166.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	106	614.72/cwt	600.00–630.00	652	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	610.27/cwt	600.00–620.00	574	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	85	696.73/cwt	520.00–1,070.00	592	7
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	50–60	57	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	392	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	68	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	374	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	86	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	258	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	74	46.18/cwt	15.00–75.00	34	3
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	76	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	228	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	809.40/cwt	700.00–920.00	745	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	98	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	539	1
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	116	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	905	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	120–130	126	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	126	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	454	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	60	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	573.59/cwt	480.00–640.00	591	14
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	124	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	905	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	684.31/cwt	650.00–720.00	698	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	539	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	594	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,084	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	112.16/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,553	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	133.74/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,816	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	84.06/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,022	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,528	165.66/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,531	2
Heifers	Select	—	985	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,349	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,090	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,690	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	123.91/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,788	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	96.31/cwt	90.00–116.00	1,229	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,690	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	135.85/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,633	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	145.99/cwt	139.00–153.00	2,369	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	137.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,485	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,473	155.89/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,296	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select	—	953	134.13/cwt	119.00–150.00	1,278	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,100	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,683	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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