Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Slaughter Cattle sold 4.00-5.00 higher on good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 50.00-90.00 higher on good demand. In addition, 17 Feeder Cattle, 28 Goats and 3 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,570	169.13	2,655	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	135.62	1,981	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	120.90	1,496	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,825	170.00	3,103	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	134.69	2,123	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	122.76	1,694	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	108.63	1,341	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,382	164.62	2,275	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,153	144.18	1,662	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,138	186.86	2,126	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	179.67	2,727	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,188	166.39	1,977	4thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,240	$2,742	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	842.19/cwt	117
Bulls	Number 2	93	599.76/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	86	358.38/cwt	22
Bulls	Utility	85	117.86/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 1	89	958.13/cwt	30
Heifers	Number 2	75	664.77/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	373.67/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	85	373.67/cwt	350.00–400.00	318	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	76	1,034.44/cwt	860.00–1,230.00	786	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,051.11/cwt	830.00–1,140.00	893	11
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	946.73/cwt	850.00–1,020.00	899	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	75	664.77/cwt	630.00–700.00	499	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	103	912.59/cwt	900.00–920.00	940	4
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	96	950.31/cwt	930.00–970.00	912	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	88	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	493	1
Heifers	Number 1	70–80	78	626.26/cwt	560.00–690.00	488	2
Bulls	Utility	80–90	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	1
Bulls	Utility	60–70	64	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	35	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	80	710.00/cwt	580.00–800.00	568	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	690.99/cwt	600.00–780.00	629	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	111	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	666	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	78	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	530	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	118.96/cwt	108.00–129.00	1,667	21
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,153	144.18/cwt	136.00–156.00	1,662	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,382	164.62/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,275	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,518	179.67/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,727	2
Steers	Select	—	1,188	166.39/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,977	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,138	186.86/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,126	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	847	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	126.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,632	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	141.33/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,096	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	131.67/cwt	121.00–138.00	2,132	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	136.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,777	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	107.25/cwt	90.00–116.00	1,315	21
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,103	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	768	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	128.39/cwt	117.00–137.00	1,853	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	142.85/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,111	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	114.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	186.84/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	163.23/cwt	144.00–170.00	2,448	6
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,240	2,742.34/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,742	2
Bulls	Utility	100–110	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	99	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	144	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	117	690.00/cwt	680.00–700.00	807	2
Bulls	Number 1	130–140	133	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	851	1
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	121	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	823	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	535.23/cwt	500.00–600.00	492	4
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	102	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	459	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	75	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	360	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	722.10/cwt	590.00–810.00	751	15
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	85	763.01/cwt	610.00–870.00	649	7
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	75	243.96/cwt	150.00–350.00	183	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	112	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	448	1
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	782.21/cwt	710.00–830.00	602	4
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	721.64/cwt	600.00–840.00	686	20
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	86	617.16/cwt	540.00–750.00	531	5
Bulls	UtilityJersey	60–70	64	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	16	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	110–120	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 2Brown Swiss	80–90	88	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	92	1
Bulls	Number 3	100–110	107	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	631	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	85	264.79/cwt	140.00–400.00	225	6
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	93	422.16/cwt	300.00–500.00	393	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	74	451.95/cwt	380.00–580.00	334	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	120–130	126	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	945	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	93	570.16/cwt	540.00–600.00	530	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	60–70	67	387.54/cwt	300.00–470.00	260	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	102	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	184	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	80–90	87	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	87	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	70–80	79	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	158	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	100–110	101	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	112	847.16/cwt	710.00–890.00	949	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	74	1,009.78/cwt	810.00–1,190.00	747	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	130–140	135	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	959	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	950.56/cwt	840.00–1,040.00	894	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	84	985.77/cwt	790.00–1,150.00	828	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	882.86/cwt	800.00–950.00	918	13
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	106	767.55/cwt	700.00–840.00	814	4

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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