Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale slaughter cattle sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady with good demand. In addition to slaughter cattle and feeder dairy calves, 10 dairy cows, 53 sheep and 1 goat was sold.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $132.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$132.50

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	530	132.50	702	1thin

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 sale1 hd

132.50

—

NY average1 barns · 1 hd

132.50

+0.00

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	Choice	Average	1,325	183.60	2,433	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	179.00	2,318	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,106	151.74	1,679	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	131.03	1,737	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	130.00	1,567	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	120.00	1,428	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,604	137.47	2,204	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	124.61	1,678	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,257	99.27	1,248	69
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,630	173.00	2,820	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	163.73	1,785	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	850	110.00	935	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	184.17	2,694	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	776.98/cwt	114
Bulls	Number 2	97	452.05/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 3	83	199.24/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	75	19.17/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 1	92	861.00/cwt	28
Heifers	Number 2	96	564.34/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	225.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1	110–120	112	630.36/cwt	610.00–650.00	706	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	618.06/cwt	490.00–700.00	525	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	849.51/cwt	800.00–910.00	883	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	676.82/cwt	480.00–820.00	785	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	148.16/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,403	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,386	127.53/cwt	118.00–148.00	1,768	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	106.68/cwt	99.00–117.00	1,411	24
Steers	Choice	—	1,463	184.17/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,428	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,318	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,017	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,621	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,630	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,820	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,090	163.73/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,785	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	123.83/cwt	114.00–131.50	1,644	19
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	136.38/cwt	127.00–143.00	2,171	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	135.44/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,906	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	183.60/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,433	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	81.69/cwt	71.00–90.00	889	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	94.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,221	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	128.46/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,644	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,546	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,055	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,148	3
Bulls	—	—	897	116.00/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	205.34/cwt	199.00–211.00	2,916	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	808	123.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	998	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	468	172.06/cwt	145.00–200.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	556	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	880	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,434	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,106	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	880	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,298	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	857	111.66/cwt	100.00–120.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Bulls	Large 3	500–550	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	1
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Bulls	Large 3	650–700	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	403	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	614.76/cwt	500.00–700.00	578	14
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	659.81/cwt	630.00–690.00	521	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	450.62/cwt	340.00–580.00	428	14
Bulls	Utility	60–70	63	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	616.50/cwt	420.00–710.00	647	11
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	130	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	17	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	222	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	67	106.62/cwt	80.00–130.00	71	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	89	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	258	1
Bulls	Number 1	130–140	137	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	356	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	67	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	371.62/cwt	240.00–450.00	390	5
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	210–220	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	150–160	153	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	157	2
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	90–100	99	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	79	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	424.78/cwt	350.00–470.00	323	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	392	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	130–140	130	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	234	1
Bulls	Number 2Ayshire	80–90	85	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	170	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	109	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	545	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	110–120	115	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	518	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	169.51/cwt	140.00–200.00	156	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	923.96/cwt	700.00–1,040.00	795	20
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	110–120	116	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	157	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	621.43/cwt	500.00–700.00	528	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	518	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	69	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	400	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	677.23/cwt	630.00–750.00	643	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	508	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	987.80/cwt	850.00–1,080.00	761	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	720	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	67	276.82/cwt	100.00–440.00	185	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	889.76/cwt	700.00–990.00	836	28
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	793.45/cwt	660.00–850.00	825	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	546	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	86	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	361	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	73	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	598.13/cwt	530.00–700.00	568	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	935.43/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	776	5
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	84	659.58/cwt	650.00–670.00	554	2
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	562	1
Heifers	Number 2Jersey	110–120	116	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	151	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	907.20/cwt	710.00–1,010.00	853	15
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	15	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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