Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale slaughter dairy cows sold 15.00-20.00 lower on moderate demand. Feeder dairy calves sold 20.00 -40.00 lower on good demand. In addition to slaughter cows, feeders, replacement dairy heifers and feeder dairy calves, 15 goats and 5 sheep were sold.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $167.01/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$167.01

3 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.20

vs NY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	539	167.01	900	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

167.01

—

NY average2 barns · 5 hd

180.20

−13.20

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	1,035	145.05	1,501	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,123	156.80	1,761	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	145.39	2,173	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	112.00	1,266	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	118.35	2,027	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,420	109.90	1,561	47
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,279	97.04	1,242	51
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,550	159.98	2,480	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,130	150.15	1,697	3thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	675	74.00	500	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	960	174.00	1,670	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,215	164.77	2,002	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,175	171.31	2,013	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	750	$907	11

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	663.23/cwt	133
Bulls	Number 2	91	457.07/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 3	84	132.80/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	71	21.37/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	94	822.21/cwt	38
Heifers	Number 2	88	568.52/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	78	175.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1	80–90	86	683.57/cwt	650.00–720.00	588	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	835.90/cwt	780.00–920.00	786	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	838	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	69	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	117	552.06/cwt	500.00–590.00	646	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	558.22/cwt	450.00–700.00	525	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	711.22/cwt	400.00–800.00	733	15
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	662.02/cwt	400.00–810.00	642	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	635.83/cwt	600.00–670.00	674	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	117.98/cwt	113.00–138.00	1,561	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	102.80/cwt	93.00–116.00	1,358	19
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	675	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,550	159.98/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,480	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,175	171.31/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,090	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	119.24/cwt	113.00–125.00	2,049	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	101.77/cwt	80.00–107.00	1,491	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,130	150.15/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,697	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	128.01/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,740	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,044	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	104.30/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,881	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	77.33/cwt	69.00–85.00	971	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	88.83/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,053	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,035	145.05/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,501	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	112.43/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,574	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	147.74/cwt	140.00–161.00	2,166	4
Heifers	Select	—	960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,215	164.77/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,123	156.80/cwt	135.00–167.00	1,761	3
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	750	907.44/head	750.00–1,010.00	907	11
Steers	Medium 3	200–250	200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	180	1
Steers	Large 3	150–200	170	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	425	1
Steers	Large 3	100–150	125	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	263	1
Steers	Large 3	200–250	230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	1
Steers	Medium 3	250–300	278	89.77/cwt	85.00–95.00	250	2
Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	855	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Bulls	Large 2	250–300	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Large 3	350–400	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	533	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	893	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	554.16/cwt	400.00–640.00	582	17
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	399.77/cwt	390.00–410.00	348	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	463.45/cwt	400.00–545.00	579	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	552.19/cwt	400.00–660.00	464	12
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	400.22/cwt	380.00–430.00	420	4
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	69	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	387	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	371.42/cwt	300.00–420.00	353	9
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	175.39/cwt	150.00–200.00	170	2
Bulls	Utility	50–60	57	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	130–140	133	484.66/cwt	440.00–530.00	645	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	493.79/cwt	340.00–600.00	375	5
Bulls	Number 1Jersey	70–80	79	82.50/cwt	75.00–90.00	65	2
Bulls	Number 2Jersey	70–80	76	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	65	1
Bulls	Number 1Brown Swiss	110–120	112	166.92/cwt	135.00–200.00	187	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	371.96/cwt	290.00–440.00	279	3
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	114	384.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	439	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	803.20/cwt	450.00–930.00	747	24
Bulls	Number 1Ayshire	80–90	85	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	136	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	68	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	78	19.81/cwt	10.00–30.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	76	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	906.94/cwt	700.00–1,020.00	780	12
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	69	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	138	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	68	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	313	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	402	1
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	89	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	178	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	990.07/cwt	980.00–1,000.00	762	2
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	75	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	94	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	83	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	374	1
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	116	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	557	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	781.45/cwt	740.00–800.00	797	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	825	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	67	712.97/cwt	660.00–800.00	478	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	496	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	643.21/cwt	550.00–700.00	656	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	590.38/cwt	580.00–600.00	390	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	617.74/cwt	500.00–730.00	519	2
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	103	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	536	1
Bulls	Number 1Brown Swiss	80–90	88	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	123	1
Bulls	Number 1Brown Swiss	130–140	134	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	174	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	904.29/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	778	19
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	704.80/cwt	680.00–730.00	796	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	920.31/cwt	720.00–1,060.00	709	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	509	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	87	127.40/cwt	100.00–150.00	111	4

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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