Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder dairy calves corrected

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold 5.00-8.00 higher with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower on light demand. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 32 Feeder Calves, 45 Sheep and 7 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	—	Average	1,687	149.24	2,518	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	113.91	1,668	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,225	84.00	1,029	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,104	139.93	1,545	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,711	114.34	1,957	24
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,506	109.44	1,648	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,288	94.80	1,221	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	153.33	1,937	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,560	111.00	1,732	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,208	139.00	1,678	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	148.00	1,946	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	2,060	114.00	2,348	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,110	154.27	1,712	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
Open Heifers	Open	—	565	$976	8
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	970	$900	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	727.07/cwt	124
Bulls	Number 2	90	543.75/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 3	85	319.63/cwt	21
Bulls	Utility	76	86.19/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 1	91	812.36/cwt	23
Heifers	Number 2	83	582.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	100.00/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	788	1
Heifers	Number 1	100–110	100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	810	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	75	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	630	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	79	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	545	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	112.15/cwt	80.00–160.00	82	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	928.68/cwt	870.00–990.00	789	7
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	96	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	149	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	891.01/cwt	810.00–990.00	838	25
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	707.67/cwt	600.00–790.00	658	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	74	709.87/cwt	690.00–750.00	525	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	89.43/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,080	15
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,200	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,476	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,883	1
Heifers	SelectHeavy Weight	—	2,060	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,348	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,732	1
Steers	Select	—	1,110	154.27/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,712	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,413	140.02/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,978	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	101.63/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,456	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	116.40/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,724	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,546	110.30/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,705	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,472	109.56/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,613	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	76.77/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,013	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,990	99.59/cwt	97.50–102.00	1,982	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,155	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,478	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,091	142.91/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,559	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	120.03/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,971	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	114.99/cwt	111.00–118.50	1,947	19
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,188	159.99/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,901	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	102.26/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,311	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	104.08/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,598	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	136.58/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,312	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	114.22/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,596	12
Bulls	—	—	1,687	149.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,518	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	970	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Open Heifers	Medium	600–700	630	977.98/head	900.00–1,050.00	978	2
Open Heifers	Medium	700–800	725	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Open Heifers	Medium	500–600	565	1,041.96/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,042	3
Open Heifers	Medium	400–500	445	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Open Heifers	Medium	300–400	395	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	84	423.86/cwt	400.00–460.00	356	5
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	429.07/cwt	400.00–480.00	446	3
Bulls	Utility	90–100	99	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	519.91/cwt	500.00–540.00	400	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	125	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	663	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	438.59/cwt	400.00–530.00	408	8
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	460.00/cwt	400.00–520.00	350	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	110–120	117	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	222	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	115	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	506	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	83	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	554.93/cwt	500.00–620.00	577	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	944.20/cwt	900.00–980.00	708	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	124	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	781	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	566.14/cwt	500.00–700.00	487	10
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	562.22/cwt	500.00–630.00	484	10
Bulls	Utility	60–70	64	23.47/cwt	20.00–30.00	15	3
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	274.49/cwt	230.00–310.00	233	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	120	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	480	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	60–70	67	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	67	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	802.29/cwt	700.00–850.00	834	24
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	92	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	368	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	583.33/cwt	510.00–660.00	554	18
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	285	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	733.47/cwt	680.00–770.00	836	11
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	324.06/cwt	240.00–380.00	308	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	880.89/cwt	800.00–960.00	766	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	74	393.47/cwt	140.00–550.00	291	4
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	542.55/cwt	510.00–600.00	608	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	68	390.30/cwt	350.00–430.00	265	2
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	95	602.08/cwt	540.00–660.00	572	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	89	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	107	1
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	82	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	525	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	93	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	558	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	495	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,010.83/cwt	980.00–1,040.00	728	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	84	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	84	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	866	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	866.35/cwt	800.00–950.00	806	8
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	84	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	319	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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