Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 20.00- 30.00 higher. Feeder Beef Cross Calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher with good demand. In addition 48 Feeder Calves 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	1,048	140.23	1,470	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	935	115.00	1,075	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	108.00	1,717	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,460	95.00	1,387	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	114.97	1,964	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,472	104.58	1,539	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,339	89.57	1,199	62
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	164.30	2,136	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	120.00	1,368	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	928	161.55	1,499	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	935	147.50	1,379	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	769.56/cwt	103
Bulls	Number 2	94	533.95/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 3	90	284.73/cwt	22
Bulls	Utility	83	65.27/cwt	19
Heifers	Number 1	91	816.55/cwt	26
Heifers	Number 2	95	620.77/cwt	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	88	156.26/cwt	7

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	779.03/cwt	650.00–830.00	810	13
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	851	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	77	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	462	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	97	595.08/cwt	590.00–600.00	577	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	650.11/cwt	640.00–660.00	572	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	906.18/cwt	850.00–990.00	770	6
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	812.50/cwt	790.00–850.00	837	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	801.29/cwt	700.00–900.00	617	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	636.92/cwt	500.00–770.00	675	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	70	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	90–100	92	148.46/cwt	90.00–200.00	137	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	100–110	102	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	204	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	88	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	255	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	70–80	74	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	207	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	849.89/cwt	790.00–900.00	807	9
Bulls	Utility	60–70	67	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	698.11/cwt	550.00–770.00	726	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	674.50/cwt	520.00–760.00	567	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	640.94/cwt	580.00–700.00	615	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	120–130	121	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	532	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	86	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	370	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	113.01/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,932	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,443	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	105.37/cwt	94.00–116.00	1,545	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	164.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,136	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Choice	—	928	161.55/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,499	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	82.45/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,095	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	96.90/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,337	33
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,895	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	72.00/cwt	62.00–77.00	827	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,480	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	125.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,070	4
Heifers	Select	—	935	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,379	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,048	140.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	860.12/cwt	800.00–950.00	809	18
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	780	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	92	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	552	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	118	754.96/cwt	750.00–760.00	891	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	906.51/cwt	810.00–970.00	680	8
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	60–70	69	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	62	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	80–90	82	75.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	62	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	124	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	930	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	130–140	134	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	871	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	90	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	167	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	75	256.11/cwt	140.00–480.00	192	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	50–60	59	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	118	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	70–80	71	39.91/cwt	30.00–60.00	28	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	912.63/cwt	810.00–1,030.00	776	21
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	65	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	80–90	87	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	261	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	84	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	353	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	110	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	495	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	118	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	236	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	98	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	118	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	130–140	134	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	281	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	105	334.71/cwt	320.00–350.00	351	2
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	95	305.90/cwt	200.00–430.00	291	4
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	559.84/cwt	500.00–630.00	577	3
Bulls	UtilityJersey	90–100	94	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	75	1
Bulls	UtilityJersey	110–120	119	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	117	586.67/cwt	580.00–600.00	686	3
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	609.80/cwt	550.00–670.00	518	7
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	105	625.57/cwt	550.00–720.00	657	12
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	84	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	168	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	276.40/cwt	150.00–390.00	207	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	64	17.58/cwt	15.00–20.00	11	2
Bulls	Utility	110–120	110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	110	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	46.96/cwt	15.00–100.00	35	3
Bulls	Utility	90–100	96	104.86/cwt	100.00–120.00	101	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	94	477.34/cwt	400.00–600.00	449	7
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	406.60/cwt	300.00–520.00	346	6
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	634.84/cwt	550.00–690.00	603	17

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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