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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Tue, May 7

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

← Apr 16May 7May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▼ 107 vs year ago 134 · −79.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 234▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

396 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 307▲ 396 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, slaughter dairy cows sold weak on a light test. Feeder dairy and crossbred bull calves sold strong. Feeder dairy and crossbred heifer calves sold strong.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $140.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$140.00

3 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−86.18

vs NY average

−127.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	520	160.00	832	1thin
Medium 2	570	130.00	741	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

140.00

—

NY average2 barns · 48 hd

226.18

−86.18

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−127.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,160	143.00	3,089	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	115.33	1,850	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	98.10	1,123	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	90.63	1,024	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,075	100.79	1,083	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,847	110.72	2,045	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,493	99.63	1,487	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,349	86.65	1,169	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,197	149.24	1,786	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,061	114.23	1,212	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,427	183.95	2,624	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,275	142.04	1,811	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,578	184.00	2,903	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,130	156.00	1,763	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	769.07/cwt	104
Bulls	Number 2	99	585.79/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 3	89	412.70/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	83	77.50/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 1	94	809.42/cwt	22
Heifers	Number 2	93	586.06/cwt	10
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	74.82/cwt	7

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	1
Steers	750–800	Medium 2	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	245	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	508	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	275	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	519	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	634	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	460	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	865	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	540	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,130	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,763	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,545	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,028	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,769	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,275	142.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,811	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,338	183.14/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,450	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,375	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,723	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,655	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,160	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	3,089	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	90.63/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,024	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	98.10/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,123	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	100.10/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,259	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	114.57/cwt	109.00–116.50	1,798	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,729	120.36/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,081	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	67.64/cwt	62.00–75.00	657	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	84.79/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,170	16
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,562	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	93.09/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,351	7
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,470	95.88/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,409	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	101.44/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,505	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,693	111.64/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,890	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,833	113.68/cwt	108.50–119.00	2,084	12
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,890	101.82/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,924	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,075	100.79/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,083	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,015	104.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,058	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,096	121.69/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,334	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,197	149.24/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,786	7
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	65	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	416	1
Heifers	60–70	Utility/Non-Tubing	67	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	72.34/cwt	60.00–85.00	56	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	78	1,005.03/cwt	1,000.00–1,010.00	784	2
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	79	690.57/cwt	600.00–780.00	546	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	951.27/cwt	870.00–990.00	799	3
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	103.02/cwt	90.00–130.00	88	3
Heifers	80–90	Number 1	89	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	490	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	887.20/cwt	820.00–980.00	816	5
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	92	512.67/cwt	490.00–550.00	472	4
Heifers	90–100	Number 2	92	327.05/cwt	200.00–450.00	301	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	524.44/cwt	490.00–560.00	493	2
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-Tubing	99	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	103	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	803	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	843.80/cwt	810.00–880.00	886	7
Heifers	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	114	678.24/cwt	600.00–760.00	773	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 3Beef Cross	65	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	429	1
Bulls	70–80	UtilityJersey	70	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	35	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	76	466.55/cwt	400.00–520.00	355	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	77	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	393	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	78	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	811	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3Beef Cross	79	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	521	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 3Beef Cross	83	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	357	1
Bulls	80–90	UtilityAyshire	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	733.59/cwt	700.00–800.00	624	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	670.33/cwt	640.00–700.00	570	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	86	926.53/cwt	870.00–980.00	797	11
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	86	530.91/cwt	480.00–560.00	457	4
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	86	324.24/cwt	230.00–400.00	279	6
Bulls	80–90	Utility	87	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	96	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 3Beef Cross	92	514.67/cwt	500.00–530.00	473	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	92	332.83/cwt	270.00–390.00	306	3
Bulls	90–100	Utility	92	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	101	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	497.62/cwt	490.00–520.00	463	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	95	878.15/cwt	800.00–960.00	834	18
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	667.73/cwt	600.00–730.00	634	16
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	97	663.24/cwt	600.00–730.00	643	5
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Ayshire	98	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	314	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	103	677.41/cwt	640.00–770.00	698	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	848.67/cwt	810.00–890.00	883	20
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	105	652.05/cwt	600.00–700.00	685	15
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	106	529.83/cwt	480.00–570.00	562	5
Bulls	100–110	Number 3Beef Cross	106	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	435	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	112	797.53/cwt	780.00–830.00	893	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	628.65/cwt	550.00–670.00	710	11
Bulls	110–120	Number 2Beef Cross	115	747.47/cwt	720.00–790.00	860	4
Bulls	110–120	Number 3Beef Cross	119	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	559	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	121	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	726	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	121	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	605	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	123	724.94/cwt	720.00–730.00	892	2
Bulls	120–130	Number 2	125	525.30/cwt	500.00–550.00	657	2

This sale against other markets

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cambridge Livestock Auction - Cambridge, NY

Tue May 7, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 234Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 396Last week 307Year ago 0

Compared to last sale, slaughter dairy cows sold weak on a light test. Feeder dairy and crossbred bull calves sold strong. Feeder dairy and crossbred heifer calves sold strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	660	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	147.50	147.50
1	450–500	480	112.50	112.50
2	550–600	570	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	207.50	207.50
2	250–300	275	187.50–190.00	188.77
1	300–350	315	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	460	188.00	188.00
1	500–550	520	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	90.00–91.00	90.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	94.00–101.00	98.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,569	109.00–116.50	114.57
10	—	1,729	117.00–125.00	120.36
3	—	1,258	95.00–106.00	100.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	109.00–114.00	111.64
12	—	1,484	97.00–107.50	101.44
7	—	1,451	90.00–97.00	93.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,380	80.00–90.00	84.79
5	—	971	62.00–75.00	67.64
11	—	1,470	91.00–105.00	95.88
1	—	1,420	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,833	108.50–119.00	113.68
4	—	1,890	95.00–106.00	101.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	90.00–110.00	100.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,610	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	100.00–110.00	104.28
4	—	1,096	118.00–130.00	121.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	144.00–157.00	149.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	171.50	171.50
2	—	1,338	181.00–185.00	183.14
1	—	1,375	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	138.00–148.00	142.04

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	80–90	86	230.00–400.00	324.24
3	90–100	92	270.00–390.00	332.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	110.00	110.00
1	90–100	92	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	80–90	85	640.00–700.00	670.33
16	90–100	95	600.00–730.00	667.73
15	100–110	105	600.00–700.00	652.05
11	110–120	113	550.00–670.00	628.65
1	120–130	121	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Ayshire$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	98	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	76	400.00–520.00	466.55
4	80–90	86	480.00–560.00	530.91
4	90–100	93	490.00–520.00	497.62
5	100–110	106	480.00–570.00	529.83
2	120–130	125	500.00–550.00	525.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	78	1,040.00	1,040.00
11	80–90	86	870.00–980.00	926.53
18	90–100	95	800.00–960.00	878.15
20	100–110	104	810.00–890.00	848.67
4	110–120	112	780.00–830.00	797.53
2	120–130	123	720.00–730.00	724.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	660.00	660.00
1	70–80	79	660.00	660.00
1	80–90	83	430.00	430.00
2	90–100	92	500.00–530.00	514.67
1	100–110	106	410.00	410.00
1	110–120	119	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Ayshire$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	77	510.00	510.00
3	80–90	85	700.00–800.00	733.59
5	90–100	97	600.00–730.00	663.24
4	100–110	103	640.00–770.00	677.41
4	110–120	115	720.00–790.00	747.47
2	120–130	121	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	70	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	640.00	640.00
2	70–80	79	600.00–780.00	690.57
2	90–100	94	490.00–560.00	524.44
1	100–110	103	780.00	780.00
2	110–120	114	600.00–760.00	678.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	20.00	20.00
2	70–80	77	60.00–85.00	72.34
3	80–90	85	90.00–130.00	103.02
1	90–100	99	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,005.03
3	80–90	84	870.00–990.00	951.27
5	90–100	92	820.00–980.00	887.20
7	100–110	105	810.00–880.00	843.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	550.00	550.00
4	90–100	92	490.00–550.00	512.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	92	200.00–450.00	327.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.