Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Slaughter Cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate buyer demand. Feeder Beef Cross and Feeder Dairy calves sold steady with buyer demand good. In addition to slaughter cattle, Feeder calves and replacement dairy cattle 86 goats and 32 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	—	Average	1,217	132.81	1,616	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	108.69	1,754	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,431	104.21	1,492	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,298	79.85	1,037	52
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	109.00	1,395	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	108.00	1,976	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	149.24	1,967	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	135.82	1,668	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,335	162.50	2,169	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,530	122.00	1,867	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,212	144.05	1,746	2thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,124	126.99	1,427	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,522	143.04	2,177	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,326	129.43	1,716	11

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,283	$2,183	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,272	$2,118	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,232	$2,256	5
Open Heifers	Open	—	532	$920	24

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	776.54/cwt	139
Bulls	Number 2	83	486.21/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	80	263.20/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	72	103.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	89	802.32/cwt	21
Heifers	Number 2	93	410.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	138.77/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	68	80.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	764.05/cwt	740.00–800.00	863	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	409	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	61	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	305	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	684.81/cwt	620.00–740.00	589	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,212	144.05/cwt	124.00–160.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,344	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	94.75/cwt	87.00–105.00	1,249	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	103.06/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,501	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	65.92/cwt	54.00–72.00	830	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	78.76/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,040	16
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,685	139.56/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,352	2
Steers	SelectHeavy Weight	—	1,750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,398	1
Steers	Select	—	1,195	138.94/cwt	129.00–157.50	1,660	6
Steers	Select	—	1,416	113.28/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,098	130.66/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,435	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	101.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,580	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,169	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,867	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,318	149.24/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,967	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,211	141.78/cwt	115.00–165.00	1,717	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,394	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,976	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,216	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	113.02/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,869	11
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	1,875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,545	134.53/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,078	5
Bulls	—	—	915	124.03/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,135	5
Bulls	—	—	955	148.84/cwt	142.50–157.50	1,421	3
Open Heifers	Approved	400–500	450	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,283	2,183.24/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,183	2
Open Heifers	Approved	300–400	323	828.61/head	800.00–875.00	829	6
Open Heifers	Approved	600–700	642	1,025.62/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,026	5
Open Heifers	ApprovedBrown Swiss	600–700	650	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Open Heifers	Approved	500–600	516	949.88/head	900.00–975.00	950	4
Open Heifers	Approved	800–900	850	1,126.76/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127	2
Open Heifers	Approved	700–800	735	974.32/head	875.00–1,075.00	974	2
Open Heifers	Medium	100–200	190	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,232	2,255.68/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,256	5
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,272	2,118.22/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,118	3
Bulls	Number 2	60–70	69	445.00/cwt	420.00–470.00	307	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	308.40/cwt	250.00–370.00	290	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	453.73/cwt	350.00–540.00	422	6
Bulls	Utility	60–70	60	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	627.23/cwt	590.00–690.00	652	8
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	76	617.62/cwt	600.00–630.00	469	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	640.69/cwt	530.00–700.00	609	27
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	77	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	100–110	103	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	185	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	667.94/cwt	610.00–710.00	561	15
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	114	546.47/cwt	500.00–600.00	623	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	459.25/cwt	400.00–560.00	390	6
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	100	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	370	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	87	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	496	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	69	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	207	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	484.51/cwt	410.00–540.00	368	6
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	242.38/cwt	110.00–400.00	182	6
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	66	214.92/cwt	100.00–360.00	142	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	75	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	550.22/cwt	490.00–660.00	413	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	98	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	294	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	993.75/cwt	820.00–1,110.00	745	5
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	111	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	222	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	826	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	912.55/cwt	830.00–970.00	858	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	120	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	876	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	82	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	98	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	940.95/cwt	790.00–1,110.00	800	23
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	79	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	134	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	73	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	91	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	218	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	77	632.34/cwt	520.00–730.00	487	3
Heifers	Number 1	110–120	113	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	655	1
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	93	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	381	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	944.71/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	709	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	692	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	888	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	83	673.05/cwt	500.00–750.00	559	4
Heifers	Number 3	60–70	68	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	893.98/cwt	650.00–990.00	840	33
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	784.74/cwt	630.00–880.00	816	10

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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