Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady. Feeder Beef Cross Dairy Calves sold 20.00-40.00 higher. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady. In addition, 23 Feeder Calves and 11 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	136.33	1,846	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	106.94	1,147	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	131.77	2,186	29
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,503	122.60	1,842	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,202	104.13	1,252	42
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,189	172.91	2,056	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,294	152.14	1,969	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,188	173.00	2,055	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,133	157.75	1,787	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,125	169.00	1,901	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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,025	$1,900	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,297	$2,692	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	878.22/cwt	115
Bulls	Number 2	92	579.51/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	90	360.58/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	91	128.60/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 1	88	992.65/cwt	38
Heifers	Number 2	92	427.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	172.63/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,357	3,098.03/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,098	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,025	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	106.94/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,147	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	130.87/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,673	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	144.51/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,121	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	142.88/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,836	2
Steers	Select	—	1,125	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,901	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	130.13/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,165	25
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,309	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	70.90/cwt	70.00–72.00	801	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	79.83/cwt	72.00–86.00	884	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	104.54/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,268	32
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,294	152.14/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,969	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,189	172.91/cwt	166.00–182.00	2,056	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,133	157.75/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,787	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,188	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,055	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	129.38/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,578	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	120.06/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,837	16
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	115	865.00/cwt	850.00–880.00	995	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	707.71/cwt	600.00–820.00	679	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	73	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	584	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	80–90	80	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	88	636.31/cwt	540.00–700.00	560	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	127	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70–80	75	127.35/cwt	25.00–280.00	96	3
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	98	765.00/cwt	600.00–930.00	750	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	86	664.88/cwt	660.00–670.00	572	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,077.36/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	916	16
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingCrossbred	80–90	84	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	67	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	90–100	99	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	297	1
Heifers	Number 1Crossbred	100–110	106	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	742	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	107	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	653	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	110	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	979	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	864.26/cwt	790.00–940.00	882	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	92	993.48/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	914	8
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	127	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	838	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	113	694.49/cwt	660.00–750.00	785	8
Bulls	Utility	70–80	75	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	75	1
Bulls	Utility	90–100	93	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	93	1
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	108	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	540	1
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	749.46/cwt	620.00–820.00	772	9
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	111	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	555	1
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	78	510.39/cwt	490.00–530.00	398	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	758.95/cwt	590.00–840.00	713	22
Bulls	Number 1	70–80	77	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	631	1
Bulls	Number 3	90–100	97	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	116	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	83	715.67/cwt	640.00–800.00	594	8
Bulls	Number 2Crossbred	70–80	78	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	452	1
Bulls	Number 3Crossbred	80–90	82	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	164	1
Bulls	Number 1	140–150	142	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	639	1
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	83	450.70/cwt	330.00–510.00	374	5
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	80–90	87	359.25/cwt	240.00–500.00	313	4
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	96	510.29/cwt	500.00–540.00	490	4
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	90–100	90	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	432	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	70–80	71	516.48/cwt	410.00–620.00	367	2
Bulls	Number 3	110–120	113	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	452	2
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	77	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	899.48/cwt	510.00–990.00	935	16
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	250.60/cwt	200.00–300.00	208	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,052.63/cwt	800.00–1,220.00	811	6
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	90–100	94	164.69/cwt	80.00–290.00	155	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	695.63/cwt	500.00–900.00	800	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	748.61/cwt	620.00–870.00	779	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	77	1,059.50/cwt	800.00–1,280.00	816	6
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	100–110	105	499.05/cwt	400.00–600.00	524	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	83	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	332	1
Heifers	Number 2Crossbred	80–90	80	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	320	1
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	100–110	106	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	106	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	999.97/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	950	23
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60–70	69	57.77/cwt	20.00–95.00	40	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,091.03/cwt	800.00–1,260.00	927	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80–90	88	401.71/cwt	300.00–500.00	354	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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