Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady. Feeder Dairy Calves sold lower. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 21 Feeder Calves, 22 Sheep and 12 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	1,311	148.05	1,941	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	115.85	1,705	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	100.87	1,205	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	82.51	904	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,716	112.54	1,931	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	101.38	1,425	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,267	90.98	1,153	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	148.68	1,998	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,191	140.81	1,678	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,142	136.32	1,556	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,235	180.00	2,223	1thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,135	115.17	1,308	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	1,190	$1,035	1thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	1,025	$1,305	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	701.29/cwt	116
Bulls	Number 2	87	438.91/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	88	233.63/cwt	23
Bulls	Utility	79	77.18/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 1	92	852.54/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	74	380.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	89.12/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	100–110	103	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	577	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	91	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	582	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	77	102.79/cwt	80.00–125.00	79	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	415.95/cwt	300.00–490.00	399	9
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	563.79/cwt	550.00–580.00	637	5
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	592.14/cwt	500.00–750.00	616	10
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	532.94/cwt	500.00–600.00	453	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	94	467.02/cwt	400.00–540.00	439	2
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	170	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,100	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	94.36/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,129	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	109.54/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,306	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	114.42/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,800	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,539	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,291	152.64/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,971	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,185	143.99/cwt	132.00–159.00	1,706	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,368	1
Dairy Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,153	124.76/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,223	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	90.87/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,254	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,386	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	94.29/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,213	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	75.49/cwt	70.00–79.00	951	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,522	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,045	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,541	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,823	101.67/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,853	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,937	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	112.09/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,898	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	103.16/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,471	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	85.23/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,105	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	109.90/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,172	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	71.51/cwt	69.00–74.00	794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,226	150.92/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,850	7
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	1300–1400	1,325	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Open Heifers	Approved	700–800	725	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,190	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	608.82/cwt	530.00–680.00	572	22
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	78	590.32/cwt	540.00–640.00	460	2
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	55.72/cwt	30.00–80.00	41	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	88.97/cwt	55.00–130.00	85	3
Bulls	Utility	60–70	65	33.42/cwt	20.00–50.00	22	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	671	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	67	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1Brown Swiss	100–110	100	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	113	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	84	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	554.06/cwt	460.00–660.00	471	13
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	494	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	72	140.56/cwt	100.00–180.00	101	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	95	347.76/cwt	200.00–500.00	330	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	85	347.65/cwt	300.00–400.00	296	2
Bulls	Number 1	160–170	166	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	332	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	409.67/cwt	300.00–540.00	307	6
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	382.22/cwt	350.00–400.00	325	5
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	495	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	330	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	78	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	74	2
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	108	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	205	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	214.31/cwt	100.00–300.00	201	6
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	105	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	462	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	865.92/cwt	620.00–1,030.00	736	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	127	714.98/cwt	710.00–720.00	908	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	79	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	79	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	74	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	74	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	96	189.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	182	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	545.89/cwt	400.00–700.00	398	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	897.11/cwt	850.00–970.00	825	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	983.38/cwt	980.00–990.00	757	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	789.48/cwt	500.00–880.00	813	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	837.69/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	637	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	777.18/cwt	750.00–800.00	894	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	848.86/cwt	580.00–980.00	798	22
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100–110	109	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	44	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	74	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	281	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	672	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	874.95/cwt	870.00–880.00	884	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	117	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	878	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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