Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Dairy Cows sold steady. Feeder Beef Cross Calves sold steady and Feeder Dairy Calves sold 20.00 higher. In addition 22 Feeder cattle,10 goats and 5 Sheep were sold.

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	—	Low	1,123	131.51	1,477	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,621	123.61	2,003	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	106.24	1,249	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	99.85	1,103	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,652	143.80	2,375	6thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,730	120.84	2,091	21
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,436	112.83	1,620	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,282	98.74	1,266	55
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,077	155.02	1,670	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Low	1,436	152.39	2,189	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,115	156.00	1,739	1thin
Steers	Choice	Low	2,010	139.45	2,803	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	745.38/cwt	115
Bulls	Number 2	93	473.99/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 3	90	266.30/cwt	36
Bulls	Utility	81	80.78/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 1	94	858.90/cwt	31
Heifers	Number 2	95	533.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	88	210.10/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

84 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	90–100	90	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	594	1
Heifers	Number 3	90–100	98	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	118	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	855.29/cwt	790.00–950.00	804	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	86	930.61/cwt	700.00–1,040.00	800	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	105	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	525	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	480	1
Heifers	Number 3	80–90	89	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	89	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	60	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	180	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	984.97/cwt	980.00–990.00	768	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	126	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	945	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	780	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	807.94/cwt	770.00–870.00	832	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	514.53/cwt	430.00–560.00	581	13
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	552	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	116	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	534	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	518.18/cwt	390.00–700.00	404	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	565.48/cwt	500.00–700.00	532	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	587.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	481	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	2,010	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,754	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	157.52/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,961	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,077	155.02/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,670	3
Steers	Choice	—	2,010	139.45/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,803	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,115	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,739	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	106.24/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,249	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	88.16/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,107	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	118.01/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,626	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	100.80/cwt	92.00–113.00	1,324	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	77.38/cwt	69.00–82.00	789	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	97.61/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,277	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	124.67/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,799	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,633	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,646	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,661	134.70/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,237	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,744	126.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,209	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	117.50/cwt	109.00–124.00	2,019	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	112.61/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,628	23
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	130.66/cwt	123.00–139.00	2,161	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	113.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,793	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	99.85/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,103	3
Bulls	—	—	1,080	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	141.77/cwt	129.00–155.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	94.82/cwt	90.00–100.00	81	2
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	77	471.30/cwt	380.00–570.00	363	3
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	75.13/cwt	50.00–100.00	72	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	78	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	59	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	530.89/cwt	480.00–600.00	547	10
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	565.46/cwt	480.00–620.00	537	13
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	110	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	308	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	588.19/cwt	560.00–600.00	506	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	574.90/cwt	560.00–590.00	454	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	128	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	627	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	428.31/cwt	310.00–480.00	458	4
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	368	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	70–80	77	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	58	1
Bulls	Number 2	130–140	131	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	603	1
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	121	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	460	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	431.15/cwt	340.00–510.00	371	9
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	74	117.59/cwt	75.00–170.00	87	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	93	327.26/cwt	100.00–600.00	304	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	116	277.16/cwt	150.00–400.00	322	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	286.80/cwt	130.00–430.00	267	12
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	279.98/cwt	120.00–380.00	238	5
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	410.59/cwt	350.00–450.00	386	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	68	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	136	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	95	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	133	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	80–90	86	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	103	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	72	36.68/cwt	20.00–75.00	26	4
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	96	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	102	219.34/cwt	155.00–300.00	224	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	875.05/cwt	720.00–1,010.00	831	28
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	68	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	632	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	501.87/cwt	350.00–640.00	522	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	87	369.31/cwt	330.00–410.00	321	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	73	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	336	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	799.96/cwt	700.00–860.00	824	16
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	77	116.96/cwt	100.00–150.00	90	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	510	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	265.24/cwt	140.00–400.00	255	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	967.32/cwt	830.00–1,260.00	813	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	962.25/cwt	900.00–1,040.00	741	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	116	716.43/cwt	600.00–800.00	831	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	749.88/cwt	720.00–780.00	915	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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