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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 10

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 256▲ 291 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

399 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 384▲ 399 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 17▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady. Feeder Dairy Calves sold lower. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 21 Feeder Calves, 22 Sheep and 12 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	—	Low	1,311	148.05	1,941	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	115.85	1,705	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	100.87	1,205	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	82.51	904	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,716	112.54	1,931	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	101.38	1,425	25
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,267	90.98	1,153	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	148.68	1,998	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,191	140.81	1,678	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,142	136.32	1,556	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,235	180.00	2,223	1thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,135	115.17	1,308	3thin

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)	—	1,190	$1,035	1thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	1,025	$1,305	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	701.29/cwt	116
Bulls	Number 2	87	438.91/cwt	30
Bulls	Number 3	88	233.63/cwt	23
Bulls	Utility	79	77.18/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 1	92	852.54/cwt	14
Heifers	Number 2	74	380.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	89.12/cwt	5

Every lot

84 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
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,100	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,056	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,153	124.76/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,438	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,226	150.92/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,850	7
Bulls	—	—	1,535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	865	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	71.51/cwt	69.00–74.00	794	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	109.54/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,306	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	94.36/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,129	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,215	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,555	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,539	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	114.42/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,800	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,185	143.99/cwt	132.00–159.00	1,706	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,368	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,291	152.64/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,971	8
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,065	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	109.90/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,172	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,386	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	75.49/cwt	70.00–79.00	951	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	94.29/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,213	26
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,297	85.23/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,105	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	90.87/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,254	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	103.16/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,471	19
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	112.09/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,898	22
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	101.67/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,853	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,937	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,045	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,541	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,522	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	70–80	Number 2	74	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	281	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	77	983.38/cwt	980.00–990.00	757	3
Heifers	70–80	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	102.79/cwt	80.00–125.00	79	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	84	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	672	1
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	2
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	91	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	582	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	92	897.11/cwt	850.00–970.00	825	5
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	101	874.95/cwt	870.00–880.00	884	2
Heifers	100–110	Number 1	103	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	577	1
Heifers	100–110	Utility/Non-Tubing	109	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	44	1
Heifers	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	117	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	878	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Utility	65	33.42/cwt	20.00–50.00	22	3
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	66	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	330	1
Bulls	60–70	UtilityJersey	67	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	60–70	Number 3	68	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	68	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	72	140.56/cwt	100.00–180.00	101	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	73	545.89/cwt	400.00–700.00	398	2
Bulls	70–80	Utility	73	55.72/cwt	30.00–80.00	41	4
Bulls	70–80	UtilityBeef Cross	74	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	74	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	75	409.67/cwt	300.00–540.00	307	6
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	76	837.69/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	637	8
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	78	590.32/cwt	540.00–640.00	460	2
Bulls	70–80	Number 3Beef Cross	78	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	74	2
Bulls	70–80	UtilityJersey	79	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	79	1
Bulls	80–90	Utility	84	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	38	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	865.92/cwt	620.00–1,030.00	736	13
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	85	554.06/cwt	460.00–660.00	471	13
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	532.94/cwt	500.00–600.00	453	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	85	382.22/cwt	350.00–400.00	325	5
Bulls	80–90	Number 3Beef Cross	85	347.65/cwt	300.00–400.00	296	2
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	170	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	848.86/cwt	580.00–980.00	798	22
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	94	608.82/cwt	530.00–680.00	572	22
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	94	467.02/cwt	400.00–540.00	439	2
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	94	214.31/cwt	100.00–300.00	201	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 3Beef Cross	95	347.76/cwt	200.00–500.00	330	4
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	96	415.95/cwt	300.00–490.00	399	9
Bulls	90–100	UtilityBeef Cross	96	189.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	182	2
Bulls	90–100	Utility	96	88.97/cwt	55.00–130.00	85	3
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Brown Swiss	100	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	113	2
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	103	789.48/cwt	500.00–880.00	813	11
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	103	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	494	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	104	592.14/cwt	500.00–750.00	616	10
Bulls	100–110	Number 3Beef Cross	105	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	462	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	108	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	205	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 2	110	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	495	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	113	563.79/cwt	550.00–580.00	637	5
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	115	777.18/cwt	750.00–800.00	894	4
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	122	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	671	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	127	714.98/cwt	710.00–720.00	908	2
Bulls	160–170	Number 1	166	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	332	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	700–800	Approved	725	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Open Heifers	1300–1400	ApprovedCrossbred	1,325	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium	1,190	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	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

Tue Dec 10, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 256Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 399Last week 384Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 3Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week Slaughter Cattle sold steady. Feeder Dairy Calves sold lower. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves, 21 Feeder Calves, 22 Sheep and 12 Goats were sold.

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	91	640.00	640.00
1	100–110	103	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	77	80.00–125.00	102.79
2	80–90	86	100.00	100.00
1	100–110	109	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	70–80	77	980.00–990.00	983.38
1	80–90	84	800.00	800.00
5	90–100	92	850.00–970.00	897.11
2	100–110	101	870.00–880.00	874.95
1	110–120	117	750.00	750.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	75	300.00–540.00	409.67
5	80–90	85	350.00–400.00	382.22
9	90–100	96	300.00–490.00	415.95
1	100–110	103	480.00	480.00
1	110–120	110	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	540.00–640.00	590.32
13	80–90	85	460.00–660.00	554.06
22	90–100	94	530.00–680.00	608.82
10	100–110	104	500.00–750.00	592.14
5	110–120	113	550.00–580.00	563.79
1	120–130	122	550.00	550.00
1	160–170	166	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	500.00	500.00
2	70–80	73	400.00–700.00	545.89
3	80–90	85	500.00–600.00	532.94
2	90–100	94	400.00–540.00	467.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	68	100.00	100.00
2	70–80	72	100.00–180.00	140.56
4	80–90	85	200.00	200.00
6	90–100	94	100.00–300.00	214.31
1	100–110	108	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	60–70	65	20.00–50.00	33.42
4	70–80	73	30.00–80.00	55.72
1	80–90	84	45.00	45.00
3	90–100	96	55.00–130.00	88.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	20.00	20.00
1	70–80	79	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	100	105.00–120.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	90.00–100.00	95.10
2	80–90	85	300.00–400.00	347.65
4	90–100	95	200.00–500.00	347.76
1	100–110	105	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
8	70–80	76	700.00–1,010.00	837.69
13	80–90	85	620.00–1,030.00	865.92
22	90–100	94	580.00–980.00	848.86
11	100–110	103	500.00–880.00	789.48
4	110–120	115	750.00–800.00	777.18
2	120–130	127	710.00–720.00	714.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	100.00	100.00
2	90–100	96	180.00–200.00	189.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,153	122.00–128.00	124.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	91.00–96.00	94.36
3	—	1,192	108.00–112.00	109.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	113.00–117.00	114.42
1	—	1,425	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,215	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	96.00	96.00
1	—	950	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,110	69.00–74.00	71.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,291	145.00–161.00	152.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	132.00–159.00	143.99
1	—	1,255	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	90.00–93.00	90.87
1	—	1,155	120.00	120.00
19	—	1,426	94.00–110.00	103.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,286	90.00–105.00	94.29
6	—	1,260	70.00–79.00	75.49
12	—	1,297	80.00–88.00	85.23
4	—	1,066	107.00–116.00	109.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	101.00–102.00	101.67
1	—	1,895	155.00	155.00
22	—	1,693	107.00–125.00	112.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,045	147.00–148.00	147.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,535	166.00	166.00
7	—	1,226	140.00–158.00	150.92

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	1300–1400	1,325	1,560.00	1,560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	700–800	725	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,035.00	1,035.00

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.