Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady. Feeder Beef Cross Calves sold 15-20 lower. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves , 27 Feeder Calves, 112 Sheep and 30 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	—	High	1,396	150.46	2,100	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,392	105.76	1,472	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,108	85.82	951	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,635	146.33	2,393	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	118.23	1,929	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	106.37	1,531	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,210	88.59	1,072	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	154.94	1,875	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,089	129.54	1,410	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,290	129.67	1,673	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	150.00	2,070	1thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,097	130.07	1,427	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,170	152.75	1,787	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,185	136.85	1,622	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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	930	$1,100	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,170	$2,649	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	709.51/cwt	113
Bulls	Number 2	93	434.97/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 3	90	242.56/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	81	64.66/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	89	825.60/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	82	497.54/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	71	300.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	91.25/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Heifers	Number 2	60–70	66	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	330	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	90	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	378	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	67	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 3	70–80	72	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	94	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	73	62.84/cwt	50.00–75.00	46	2
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	86	560.98/cwt	400.00–640.00	482	16
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	826.79/cwt	600.00–990.00	637	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	66	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	389	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	849.27/cwt	510.00–980.00	722	13
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	103	538.47/cwt	430.00–660.00	555	4
Heifers	Select	—	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,130	133.59/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,070	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,405	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	85.70/cwt	80.00–88.00	936	3
Dairy Steers	SelectHeavy Weight	—	1,940	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,638	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	988	109.71/cwt	98.00–121.00	1,084	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,169	145.41/cwt	128.00–158.00	1,700	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,210	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,875	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,170	152.75/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,787	2
Steers	Select	—	1,185	136.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,622	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	111.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,420	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	106.44/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,500	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,342	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	97.79/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,232	16
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,015	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,177	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	915	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,254	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,970	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,093	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,089	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,695	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	120.01/cwt	109.00–133.00	1,959	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	71.36/cwt	58.00–79.00	797	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	85.23/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,024	18
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,201	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	105.85/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,456	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	93.21/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,067	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	167.79/cwt	162.00–174.00	3,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,307	147.57/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,929	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	930	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	1,170	2,649.23/head	2,375.00–2,900.00	2,649	4
Bulls	Utility	90–100	97	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	97	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	100	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	101	596.84/cwt	560.00–650.00	603	6
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	593.04/cwt	560.00–610.00	664	3
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	622	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	74	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	348	1
Bulls	UtilityBrown Swiss	80–90	87	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	378.45/cwt	200.00–460.00	325	6
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	107	493.54/cwt	460.00–560.00	528	3
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	600.57/cwt	510.00–680.00	571	21
Bulls	Utility	110–120	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	1
Bulls	Number 2Ayshire	90–100	95	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	295	1
Bulls	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	102	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	602	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	254.13/cwt	185.00–340.00	239	6
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	218.22/cwt	160.00–300.00	185	6
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	79	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	474	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	93	411.87/cwt	340.00–500.00	383	11
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	92	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	276	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	85	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	255	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	80–90	89	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 3Brown Swiss	80–90	84	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	859	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	105	793.92/cwt	770.00–820.00	834	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	80–90	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	86	543.86/cwt	400.00–700.00	468	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	87	885.88/cwt	840.00–950.00	771	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	825.77/cwt	700.00–910.00	768	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	896.25/cwt	815.00–960.00	672	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	83	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	62	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	95	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	133	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	824	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	487.72/cwt	390.00–570.00	415	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	776.56/cwt	510.00–840.00	808	16
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	76	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	46	1
Heifers	Number 3	60–70	69	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	324	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	576	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	123	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	615	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	69	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	73	50.09/cwt	30.00–75.00	37	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	734.19/cwt	540.00–790.00	815	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	823.42/cwt	600.00–920.00	774	21
Bulls	Number 3	120–130	120	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	288	1
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	76	219.74/cwt	200.00–240.00	167	2

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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