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Cambridge Livestock Auction

Name: Cambridge Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Cambridge, New York · Tue, Dec 17

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 2 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 291▲ 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

408 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 399▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 5 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 with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold steady. Feeder Beef Cross Calves sold 15-20 lower. In addition to Slaughter Cattle and Feeder Dairy Calves , 27 Feeder Calves, 112 Sheep and 30 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	—	High	1,396	150.46	2,100	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,392	105.76	1,472	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,108	85.82	951	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,635	146.33	2,393	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	118.23	1,929	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	106.37	1,531	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,210	88.59	1,072	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	154.94	1,875	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,089	129.54	1,410	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,290	129.67	1,673	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	150.00	2,070	1thin
Heifers	Select	Low	1,097	130.07	1,427	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,170	152.75	1,787	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,185	136.85	1,622	2thin

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	—	930	$1,100	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,170	$2,649	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	709.51/cwt	113
Bulls	Number 2	93	434.97/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 3	90	242.56/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	81	64.66/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 1	89	825.60/cwt	15
Heifers	Number 2	82	497.54/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	71	300.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	91.25/cwt	4

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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,170	152.75/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,787	2
Steers	—	Select	1,185	136.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,130	133.59/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,510	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	147.57/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,929	12
Bulls	—	—	1,928	167.79/cwt	162.00–174.00	3,235	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	669	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	85.70/cwt	80.00–88.00	936	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	93.21/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,067	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,560	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	105.85/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,456	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,405	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	915	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,254	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,015	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,177	1
Dairy Steers	—	SelectHeavy Weight	1,940	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	988	109.71/cwt	98.00–121.00	1,084	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,169	145.41/cwt	128.00–158.00	1,700	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,210	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,875	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	71.36/cwt	58.00–79.00	797	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	85.23/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,024	18
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	97.79/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,232	16
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	111.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,420	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	106.44/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,500	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,342	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,695	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	120.01/cwt	109.00–133.00	1,959	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,089	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,201	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,970	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,093	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	60–70	Number 2	66	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	330	1
Heifers	60–70	Utility/Non-Tubing	67	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	34	1
Heifers	60–70	Number 3	69	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	324	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 3	72	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	94	1
Heifers	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	75	896.25/cwt	815.00–960.00	672	5
Heifers	70–80	Number 2Beef Cross	75	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	225	1
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	62	1
Heifers	80–90	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	85	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	85	1
Heifers	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	86	543.86/cwt	400.00–700.00	468	2
Heifers	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	87	885.88/cwt	840.00–950.00	771	3
Heifers	90–100	Number 1	90	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	378	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	93	825.77/cwt	700.00–910.00	768	3
Heifers	90–100	Utility/Non-Tubing	95	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	133	1
Heifers	90–100	Number 2Beef Cross	96	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	576	1
Heifers	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	105	793.92/cwt	770.00–820.00	834	2
Heifers	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	113	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	859	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls	60–70	Number 2Beef Cross	66	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	389	1
Bulls	60–70	UtilityJersey	69	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Bulls	70–80	Utility	73	62.84/cwt	50.00–75.00	46	2
Bulls	70–80	UtilityJersey	73	50.09/cwt	30.00–75.00	37	3
Bulls	70–80	Number 2	74	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	348	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 3	76	219.74/cwt	200.00–240.00	167	2
Bulls	70–80	UtilityBeef Cross	76	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	46	1
Bulls	70–80	Number 1Beef Cross	77	826.79/cwt	600.00–990.00	637	6
Bulls	70–80	Number 1	79	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	474	1
Bulls	80–90	Utility	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Bulls	80–90	UtilityJersey	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 3Brown Swiss	84	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	80	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 1Beef Cross	85	849.27/cwt	510.00–980.00	722	13
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Beef Cross	85	487.72/cwt	390.00–570.00	415	3
Bulls	80–90	Number 3Beef Cross	85	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	255	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 3	85	218.22/cwt	160.00–300.00	185	6
Bulls	80–90	Number 1	86	560.98/cwt	400.00–640.00	482	16
Bulls	80–90	Number 2	86	378.45/cwt	200.00–460.00	325	6
Bulls	80–90	UtilityBrown Swiss	87	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	44	1
Bulls	80–90	Number 2Brown Swiss	89	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	134	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 3Beef Cross	92	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	276	1
Bulls	90–100	Number 2	93	411.87/cwt	340.00–500.00	383	11
Bulls	90–100	Number 1Beef Cross	94	823.42/cwt	600.00–920.00	774	21
Bulls	90–100	Number 3	94	254.13/cwt	185.00–340.00	239	6
Bulls	90–100	Number 1	95	600.57/cwt	510.00–680.00	571	21
Bulls	90–100	Number 2Ayshire	95	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	295	1
Bulls	90–100	Utility	97	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	97	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 3	100	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 1	101	596.84/cwt	560.00–650.00	603	6
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Crossbred	102	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	602	1
Bulls	100–110	Number 2Beef Cross	103	538.47/cwt	430.00–660.00	555	4
Bulls	100–110	Number 1Beef Cross	104	776.56/cwt	510.00–840.00	808	16
Bulls	100–110	Number 2	107	493.54/cwt	460.00–560.00	528	3
Bulls	110–120	Utility	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	1
Bulls	110–120	Number 1Beef Cross	111	734.19/cwt	540.00–790.00	815	7
Bulls	110–120	Number 1	112	593.04/cwt	560.00–610.00	664	3
Bulls	120–130	Number 3	120	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	288	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1	122	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	622	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 1Beef Cross	123	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	824	1
Bulls	120–130	Number 2Beef Cross	123	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	615	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	930	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	1,170	2,649.23/head	2,375.00–2,900.00	2,649	4

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 17, 2024

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 291Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 408Last week 399Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	300.00	300.00
2	80–90	86	400.00–700.00	543.86
1	90–100	96	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	90	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	50.00	50.00
1	80–90	83	75.00	75.00
1	90–100	95	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	470.00	470.00
1	70–80	72	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	70–80	75	815.00–960.00	896.25
3	80–90	87	840.00–950.00	885.88
3	90–100	93	700.00–910.00	825.77
2	100–110	105	770.00–820.00	793.92
1	110–120	113	760.00	760.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	73	50.00–75.00	62.84
1	80–90	80	100.00	100.00
1	90–100	97	100.00	100.00
1	110–120	110	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	79	600.00	600.00
16	80–90	86	400.00–640.00	560.98
21	90–100	95	510.00–680.00	600.57
6	100–110	101	560.00–650.00	596.84
3	110–120	112	560.00–610.00	593.04
1	120–130	122	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
6	70–80	77	600.00–990.00	826.79
13	80–90	85	510.00–980.00	849.27
21	90–100	94	600.00–920.00	823.42
16	100–110	104	510.00–840.00	776.56
7	110–120	111	540.00–790.00	734.19
1	120–130	123	670.00	670.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	66	590.00	590.00
3	80–90	85	390.00–570.00	487.72
4	100–110	103	430.00–660.00	538.47
1	120–130	123	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	76	200.00–240.00	219.74
6	80–90	85	160.00–300.00	218.22
6	90–100	94	185.00–340.00	254.13
1	100–110	100	400.00	400.00
1	120–130	120	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	74	470.00	470.00
6	80–90	86	200.00–460.00	378.45
11	90–100	93	340.00–500.00	411.87
3	100–110	107	460.00–560.00	493.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	87	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Ayshire$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	95	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	102	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	300.00	300.00
1	90–100	92	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	84	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	76	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	20.00	20.00
3	70–80	73	30.00–75.00	50.09
1	80–90	82	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,130	126.00–139.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	99.00–101.00	99.99
2	—	1,278	121.00–123.00	122.06
5	—	1,376	100.00–114.00	105.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,092	80.00–88.00	85.70
3	—	1,145	90.00–97.00	93.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	116.00	116.00
1	—	915	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	98.00–121.00	109.71
5	—	1,169	128.00–158.00	145.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	150.00–160.00	154.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	141.00–166.00	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	130.00–144.00	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	110.00–115.00	111.36
16	—	1,260	90.00–105.00	97.79
9	—	1,117	58.00–79.00	71.36
18	—	1,202	80.00–89.00	85.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,409	92.00–114.00	106.44
1	—	1,525	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,685	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	104.00	104.00
8	—	1,632	109.00–133.00	120.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,085	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,850	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	162.00–174.00	167.79
12	—	1,307	135.00–156.00	147.57

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	930	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,170	2,375.00–2,900.00	2,649.23

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.