Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2024-12-03

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 3
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
256 head
29 vs last sale 227 256 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
17 head
8 vs last sale 9 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter Cattle sold 5.00 - 7.00 lower on good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves 17 Replacement Dairy Cattle, 44 Feeder Calves, 41 Goats and 14 Sheep were sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,225139.001,7031thin
BullsAverage1,367138.851,8989thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,568121.971,9122thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25098.981,23812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18595.711,13413
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,713109.001,8678thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,438100.751,44912
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,28291.051,16739
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,330148.001,9681thin
Dairy HeifersSelectLow1,104137.701,52110
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,065143.001,5231thin
Dairy SteersSelectLow1,175138.091,6233thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,017154.911,5753thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,068157.451,6824thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1,185$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1,158$1,0882thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)645$6751thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen1,325$1,3001thin
Open HeifersOpen626$99612

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersMediumJersey645675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred HeifersApprovedCrossbred1,1581,087.90/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0882
Bred HeifersMedium1,1851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Open HeifersApproved600–7006701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Open HeifersApproved400–500475820.32/head565.00–1,060.008202
Open HeifersApproved500–6005401,110.28/head1,010.00–1,200.001,1102
Open HeifersApproved700–8007241,170.63/head1,000.00–1,400.001,1714
Open HeifersApprovedCrossbred800–9008001,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Open HeifersCommonCrossbred500–600570600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Open HeifersMedium500–600540500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium1,3251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bulls1,380135.11/cwt128.00–145.001,8656
Bulls1,390156.50/cwt153.00–162.002,1752
Bulls1,240126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29092.43/cwt78.00–99.001,1926
CowsLean 85-90%1,22398.22/cwt92.00–113.001,20111
CowsLean 85-90%97881.91/cwt77.00–87.008012
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,225139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7031
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,27176.78/cwt70.00–80.009764
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,713109.00/cwt104.00–115.001,8678
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,29395.05/cwt90.00–104.001,22921
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,308110.86/cwt106.00–118.001,4502
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,431104.55/cwt96.00–115.001,4969
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,46089.36/cwt87.00–92.001,3053
Dairy HeifersSelect1,215110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3371
Dairy HeifersChoice1,330148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9681
Dairy SteersSelect1,535129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9801
Dairy SteersSelect995142.64/cwt139.00–146.001,4192
Dairy SteersChoice1,065143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5231
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,26285.49/cwt80.00–89.001,07912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568121.97/cwt115.00–129.001,9122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271102.63/cwt100.00–106.001,3045
CowsBoner 80-85%910120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0921
HeifersChoice1,017154.91/cwt144.00–165.001,5753
SteersChoice1,068157.45/cwt150.00–164.001,6824
Dairy HeifersSelect1,092140.78/cwt125.00–149.001,5379

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.