Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter cattle and feeder dairy calves sold steady. In addition to slaughter cattle and feeder dairy calves, 36 feeder calves, 23 sheep and 23 goats 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	1,441	129.54	1,867	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,279	97.24	1,244	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	92.52	1,443	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,078	75.35	812	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,283	134.31	1,723	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,688	106.94	1,806	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,502	95.44	1,434	28
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,319	79.81	1,052	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,225	149.28	1,829	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,199	133.47	1,600	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,840	129.00	2,374	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,479	130.25	1,927	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,435	124.00	1,779	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,272	133.67	1,700	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	93	795.58/cwt	127
Bulls	Number 2	93	564.14/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 3	85	420.87/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	72	71.04/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	94	895.46/cwt	27
Heifers	Number 2	66	700.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 3	78	600.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	71	149.37/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	70–80	77	639.74/cwt	600.00–680.00	493	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	857.73/cwt	810.00–890.00	892	20
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	934.75/cwt	800.00–1,120.00	785	20
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	735.03/cwt	660.00–790.00	566	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	882.72/cwt	800.00–980.00	839	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,950	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	101.49/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,215	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	109.27/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	68.50/cwt	64.00–74.00	745	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	120.24/cwt	119.50–121.00	2,078	2
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	2,010	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,231	1
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	137.64/cwt	123.00–156.00	1,970	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,738	1
Heifers	ChoiceLight Weight	—	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,225	149.28/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,829	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	92.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,601	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,173	135.86/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,594	5
Dairy Heifers	SelectLight Weight	—	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	1
Steers	Select	—	1,313	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,845	2
Steers	Select	—	1,190	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,428	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	79.23/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,042	21
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,283	134.31/cwt	126.00–142.50	1,723	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	972	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	97.47/cwt	85.00–113.00	1,456	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,244	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,374	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	107.08/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,798	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,392	91.82/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,278	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	62.43/cwt	40.00–74.00	775	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	92.91/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,365	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,320	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,855	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,336	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	82.20/cwt	81.00–85.00	878	3
Bulls	—	—	1,323	107.20/cwt	91.00–125.00	1,418	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	135.12/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,988	8
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	388	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	659.28/cwt	550.00–710.00	626	21
Bulls	Number 2	120–130	128	429.88/cwt	400.00–460.00	550	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	116	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	638	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	630.36/cwt	560.00–690.00	649	6
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	86	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	69	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	562.14/cwt	480.00–600.00	483	5
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	453.60/cwt	360.00–540.00	340	2
Bulls	Utility	60–70	66	35.11/cwt	20.00–50.00	23	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	81	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	243	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	648	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	60–70	69	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	676	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	658.20/cwt	540.00–700.00	559	18
Bulls	Number 3Ayshire	100–110	108	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	367	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	80–90	82	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	558	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	60–70	68	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	408	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	514.62/cwt	440.00–780.00	489	8
Bulls	UtilityJersey	50–60	59	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	73	432.09/cwt	360.00–520.00	315	5
Bulls	Number 3Ayshire	80–90	87	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	418	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	622.71/cwt	500.00–750.00	660	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	103	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	608	1
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	120	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	384	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	63	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	290	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	122	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	903	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	961.30/cwt	780.00–1,200.00	731	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	799.32/cwt	740.00–860.00	903	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	925	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	607.69/cwt	400.00–730.00	571	4
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	643.89/cwt	580.00–710.00	567	2
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	78	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	468	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	1,024.29/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	860	10
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	97	898.26/cwt	870.00–950.00	871	7
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	65	86.48/cwt	50.00–150.00	56	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	834.84/cwt	810.00–870.00	860	6
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	102	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	622	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	196.53/cwt	165.00–230.00	147	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	462	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	486.74/cwt	470.00–500.00	506	3

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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