Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale dairy slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 lower on light demand. Feeder holstein dairy calves sold 40.00-50.00 lower on light demand. Feeder beef cross calves sold 70.00-90.00 lower on light demand. In addition 24 sheep and 15 goats were sold.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $136.39/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$136.39

8 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

−102.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	585	174.63	1,022	2thin
Medium 2-3	554	123.64	685	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale8 hd

136.39

—

NY average1 barns · 8 hd

136.39

+0.00

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−102.23

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	1,491	139.62	2,082	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	117.91	1,664	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	115.91	1,431	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	88.70	803	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	115.83	1,941	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	108.32	1,559	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,263	88.26	1,115	58
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,156	161.93	1,872	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,226	146.73	1,799	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	715	130.00	930	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,690	127.00	2,146	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,193	177.98	2,123	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)	—	1,069	$1,435	4thin
Bulls	N/A	—	435	$165	1thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	630	$775	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	641.57/cwt	123
Bulls	Number 2	91	455.88/cwt	51
Bulls	Number 3	84	149.85/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	83	46.76/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	90	787.40/cwt	23
Heifers	Number 2	84	646.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	70	160.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	82.15/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

108 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	Medium 2-3	600–650	620	116.25/cwt	95.00–137.50	721	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	450–500	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	136.21/cwt	125.00–147.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium 2-3	550–600	583	114.94/cwt	100.00–130.00	670	2
Bulls	Large 3	200–250	200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	130	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	735	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,378	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,069	1,434.88/head	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,435	4
Open Heifers	Approved	600–700	630	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	N/ABrown Swiss	400–500	435	165.00/head	165.00–165.00	165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	145.44/cwt	120.00–166.00	2,244	13
Bulls	—	—	1,267	114.41/cwt	109.00–128.00	1,450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	87.22/cwt	85.00–89.00	753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	98.26/cwt	95.00–100.00	966	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	117.91/cwt	107.00–128.00	1,664	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	74.28/cwt	58.00–84.00	819	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	96.85/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,288	32
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	115.83/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,941	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,392	86.96/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,210	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	108.32/cwt	98.00–119.00	1,559	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	115.91/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Select	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,146	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,193	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,123	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,226	146.73/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	493	113.61/cwt	92.00–135.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	400–450	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Large 3	600–650	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	473	196.31/cwt	195.00–197.50	929	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	174.63/cwt	159.00–190.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	200–250	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	550–600	568	123.58/cwt	92.00–140.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	500–550	525	123.75/cwt	117.50–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	473	131.42/cwt	100.00–162.50	622	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	600–650	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	500–550	505	166.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	843	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	700–750	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	715	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,373	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	305	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	180	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	216	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	213	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	282	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	503	186.23/cwt	182.50–190.00	937	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	621	191.20/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	270	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	600–650	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	500–550	510	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	701	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	150–200	150	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	473	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	512	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	395	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	96	493.83/cwt	350.00–620.00	474	15
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	26.29/cwt	15.00–35.00	17	3
Bulls	Utility	80–90	81	49.63/cwt	20.00–80.00	40	2
Bulls	Utility	90–100	93	66.49/cwt	50.00–75.00	62	3
Bulls	Number 1	170–180	174	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	339	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	543.49/cwt	440.00–690.00	467	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	395.14/cwt	300.00–490.00	336	12
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	520.19/cwt	480.00–560.00	593	5
Bulls	Number 1	150–160	156	187.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	293	4
Bulls	Number 1	140–150	143	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	429	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	418.28/cwt	300.00–500.00	389	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	92	149.46/cwt	100.00–200.00	138	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	166	2
Bulls	Number 1	160–170	163	192.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	314	2
Bulls	Number 1	180–190	189	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	246	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	102	537.81/cwt	460.00–600.00	549	8
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	80–90	85	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	391	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	62	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	385.99/cwt	300.00–470.00	405	6
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	118	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	460	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	370.53/cwt	340.00–410.00	282	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	713.80/cwt	540.00–800.00	742	19
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	762.35/cwt	650.00–890.00	717	33
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	890.96/cwt	810.00–980.00	686	3
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	103	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	103	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,156	161.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,872	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	110	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	528	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	95	499.54/cwt	300.00–600.00	475	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	501.22/cwt	400.00–600.00	411	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	537.25/cwt	440.00–600.00	548	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	121	575.06/cwt	560.00–590.00	696	2
Bulls	Utility	120–130	128	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	96	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	777.66/cwt	700.00–900.00	739	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	744.75/cwt	720.00–770.00	752	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	829.82/cwt	700.00–980.00	622	3
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	62	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	124	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	71	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	426	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	609	1
Heifers	Number 3Crossbred	70–80	77	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	92	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	602	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	83	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	66	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	94	112.50/cwt	100.00–125.00	106	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	86.69/cwt	75.00–105.00	65	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	50–60	56	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	594.76/cwt	500.00–690.00	446	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	809.75/cwt	590.00–950.00	688	18
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	855.78/cwt	710.00–1,000.00	719	6
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	643	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	507	1
Bulls	Number 1Ayshire	90–100	98	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	529	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	79	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	87	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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