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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cambridge, New York · Fri, May 10

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

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Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 27▼ 47 vs year ago 134 · −35.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 144▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special feeder cattle sale with a light test.

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 $132.16/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$132.16

7 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−81.43

vs NY average

−135.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	560	152.41	853	3thin
Medium 2	538	116.97	629	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale7 hd

132.16

—

NY average3 barns · 59 hd

213.59

−81.43

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−135.43

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	1,895	130.00	2,464	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,215	167.29	2,033	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,050	140.00	1,470	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	357	208.95/cwt	197.50–220.00	746	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	430	194.03/cwt	175.00–205.00	834	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	530	188.63/cwt	147.50–227.50	1,000	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	563	148.51/cwt	125.00–177.50	836	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	623	179.44/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,118	2
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	650	173.75/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,129	2
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 2	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	740	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,462	1
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	758	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,222	2
Steers	800–850	Large 1	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 2	180	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	333	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	225	117.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	263	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	170.00/cwt	140.00–200.00	723	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	433	147.29/cwt	135.00–180.00	638	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	460	143.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	662	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	473	140.87/cwt	130.00–153.00	666	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	532	107.63/cwt	95.00–117.50	573	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	590	156.11/cwt	140.00–172.50	921	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	625	159.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	997	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	625	113.63/cwt	90.00–147.50	710	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	672	150.65/cwt	142.50–162.50	1,012	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	716	137.26/cwt	90.00–170.00	983	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1Full	745	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	987	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2Full	785	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	471	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	653	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	947	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium 1	285	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	620	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium 2-3	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium 2	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium 2	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 2-3	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2-3	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2-3	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,215	167.29/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,033	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,464	1

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

Fri May 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 27Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 144Year ago 0

Special feeder cattle sale with a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	515	180.00	180.00
3	550–600	563	125.00–177.50	148.51
1	600–650	615	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	655	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	735	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	180.00	180.00
3	350–400	357	197.50–220.00	208.95
3	400–450	430	175.00–205.00	194.03
1	450–500	485	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	530	147.50–227.50	188.63
2	600–650	623	160.00–200.00	179.44
2	650–700	650	165.00–182.50	173.75
1	700–750	740	197.50	197.50
2	750–800	758	160.00–162.50	161.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	375	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	425	140.00–200.00	170.00
3	450–500	473	130.00–153.00	140.87
1	500–550	500	145.00	145.00
2	550–600	590	140.00–172.50	156.11
5	600–650	625	150.00–165.00	159.47
3	650–700	672	142.50–162.50	150.65
4	700–750	716	90.00–170.00	137.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	185.00	185.00
2	200–250	225	110.00–125.00	117.00
1	250–300	295	132.50	132.50
1	300–350	305	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	360	147.50	147.50
5	400–450	433	135.00–180.00	147.29
2	450–500	460	140.00–147.50	143.83
3	500–550	532	95.00–117.50	107.63
1	550–600	555	145.00	145.00
3	600–650	625	90.00–147.50	113.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	130.00	130.00
2	600–650	620	150.00	150.00
2	650–700	653	140.00–150.00	145.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	132.50	132.50
1	750–800	775	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	110.00	110.00
1	750–800	795	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	610	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	161.00–177.00	167.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00

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.