Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Beef Cross Calves sold 10-20 higher, Feeder Dairy Calves sold 50-70 higher with good demand. In addition, 26 Feeder Calves, 91 Sheep and 14 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	1,310	154.14	2,019	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	119.25	1,780	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,408	105.45	1,485	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	126.99	1,981	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	119.37	1,723	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,260	99.99	1,260	55
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	165.38	2,224	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,256	151.18	1,898	8thin
Steers	Select	High	1,255	183.00	2,297	1thin

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)	—	1,325	$2,400	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	835	$940	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	799.31/cwt	103
Bulls	Number 2	89	543.47/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 3	95	272.08/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	78	54.51/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 1	95	902.06/cwt	29
Heifers	Number 2	88	474.95/cwt	14
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	193.68/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

77 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	80–90	83	996.64/cwt	800.00–1,120.00	827	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	932	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,079.87/cwt	1,070.00–1,090.00	831	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	821.80/cwt	650.00–920.00	855	7
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	76	515.99/cwt	490.00–540.00	392	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	656.17/cwt	610.00–700.00	636	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	102	462.01/cwt	300.00–600.00	471	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	82	449.24/cwt	200.00–600.00	368	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	94	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	592	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	78	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	125	1
Heifers	Number 2	70–80	76	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	380	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	68	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	531	1
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	79	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	356	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	60–70	65	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	325	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	97	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	718	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	86	208.87/cwt	150.00–320.00	180	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	83.78/cwt	74.00–88.00	951	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	102.44/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,325	36
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	73.89/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,000	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	114.45/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,693	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	165.38/cwt	153.00–173.00	2,224	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,284	141.70/cwt	128.00–156.00	1,819	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,208	166.98/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,017	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	139.51/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,978	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	126.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,980	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	111.89/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,936	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	131.66/cwt	121.00–153.00	1,785	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,261	123.75/cwt	116.00–144.00	1,560	6
Steers	Select	—	1,255	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,297	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	127.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,067	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	115.26/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,644	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	105.45/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	144.22/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,228	2
Bulls	—	—	1,075	164.07/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,764	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	835	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,325	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	516.35/cwt	400.00–600.00	496	6
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	498.86/cwt	400.00–590.00	374	6
Bulls	Utility	90–100	93	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	106	696.46/cwt	560.00–760.00	738	11
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	700.61/cwt	650.00–790.00	589	7
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	642.50/cwt	610.00–680.00	739	3
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	75	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	368	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	70–80	73	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	746.01/cwt	610.00–840.00	701	13
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	43	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	111	505.00/cwt	400.00–610.00	561	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	85	522.02/cwt	400.00–570.00	444	7
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	120–130	125	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	500	1
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	92	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	626	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	106	219.62/cwt	200.00–260.00	233	3
Bulls	Utility	60–70	60	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	15	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	103	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	474	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	94	323.99/cwt	200.00–510.00	305	8
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	113	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	746	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	855.11/cwt	700.00–980.00	812	28
Bulls	UtilityJersey	80–90	80	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	122	664.98/cwt	660.00–670.00	811	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	100	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	96	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	259	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	795.28/cwt	600.00–890.00	899	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	84	699.22/cwt	640.00–760.00	587	5
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	110–120	112	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	437	1
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	283	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	910	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	811	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	130–140	131	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	445	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	123	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	935	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	80–90	86	87.79/cwt	75.00–100.00	75	2
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	68	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	816.61/cwt	630.00–910.00	841	16
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	951.89/cwt	700.00–1,080.00	800	12
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	60–70	66	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	17	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	87	250.52/cwt	220.00–280.00	218	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	93	932.57/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	867	12

How this sale compares

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