Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher on moderate demand. Feeder dairy calves sold steady on moderate demand. In addition 11 dairy replacements, 20 sheep and 4 goats were sold.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $154.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$154.00

2 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.23

vs NY average

−83.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	555	154.00	855	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

154.00

—

NY average3 barns · 55 hd

207.23

−53.23

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−83.01

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	1,135	133.00	1,510	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,379	146.04	2,014	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	110.48	1,268	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	90.00	1,346	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	86.08	740	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	113.23	1,852	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	109.46	1,511	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,255	89.94	1,129	58
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,020	149.00	1,520	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	987	136.34	1,345	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,055	157.04	1,657	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,350	154.00	2,079	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	138.00	1,718	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,043	126.94	1,324	2thin
Steers	Choice	Low	1,335	142.37	1,901	3thin

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)	—	893	$1,080	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	896	$966	7

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	673.12/cwt	108
Bulls	Number 2	91	403.53/cwt	56
Bulls	Number 3	85	183.98/cwt	25
Bulls	Utility	86	50.21/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	93	773.49/cwt	25
Heifers	Number 2	92	380.65/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	90	90.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	68.45/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2	550–600	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	920	978.56/head	850.00–1,150.00	979	5
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	875	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	845	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	938	1,242.80/head	1,160.00–1,310.00	1,243	2
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	800	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	850	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,379	146.04/cwt	130.00–157.00	2,014	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	87.87/cwt	81.00–94.00	803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	110.48/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,268	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,346	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	128.47/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,623	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	109.97/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,785	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,046	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,135	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,510	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,055	157.04/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,657	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	72.89/cwt	60.00–78.00	841	17
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,079	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	122.90/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,245	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	84.29/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,103	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	99.90/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,324	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	108.05/cwt	95.00–120.00	1,501	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,020	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	482	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	179.42/cwt	135.00–225.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	950–1000	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium 3	350–400	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,044	1
Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	758	141.51/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,073	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	390	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	335	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	133.75/cwt	120.00–147.50	461	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	315	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	591	1
Bulls	Large 2	350–400	365	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	538	1
Bulls	Large 2	300–350	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	273	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	357.27/cwt	100.00–540.00	332	21
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	380.45/cwt	240.00–470.00	320	13
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	555.34/cwt	500.00–630.00	466	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	574.17/cwt	480.00–650.00	540	18
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	540.82/cwt	450.00–780.00	562	12
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	199.21/cwt	100.00–300.00	171	6
Bulls	Number 3Jersey	80–90	81	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	61	1
Bulls	Number 1Brown Swiss	110–120	111	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	233	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	95	149.74/cwt	100.00–200.00	142	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	105	408.45/cwt	300.00–540.00	429	4
Bulls	Number 1	130–140	136	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	422	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	65	147.69/cwt	100.00–200.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	82	150.31/cwt	100.00–200.00	123	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	65	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	520	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	80–90	84	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	42	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	42.98/cwt	10.00–100.00	36	4
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	211.98/cwt	110.00–300.00	161	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	87	482.06/cwt	370.00–640.00	419	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	467.26/cwt	400.00–500.00	350	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	865.32/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	658	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	643.19/cwt	460.00–760.00	727	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	382	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	826.87/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	703	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	868.06/cwt	780.00–920.00	720	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	555	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	437.33/cwt	320.00–520.00	459	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	520.58/cwt	400.00–620.00	484	3
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	96	193.66/cwt	100.00–240.00	186	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	750.00/cwt	650.00–800.00	765	5
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	81	668.40/cwt	540.00–800.00	541	2
Heifers	Number 3	90–100	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	87	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	70	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	776.56/cwt	690.00–850.00	730	11
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	96	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	72	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	91	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	71	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	79	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	59	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	380.65/cwt	300.00–440.00	350	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	83	76.39/cwt	50.00–100.00	63	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	64	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	498.34/cwt	400.00–560.00	563	6
Bulls	Utility	100–110	105	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	63	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	548.86/cwt	410.00–690.00	675	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	787.63/cwt	600.00–990.00	748	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	706.55/cwt	590.00–800.00	735	18
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	650	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,931	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	971	142.31/cwt	124.00–155.00	1,382	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,050	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,181	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,323	142.56/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,043	126.94/cwt	112.00–143.00	1,324	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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