Sale reports / New York / Cambridge Livestock Auction / 2025-01-02

Cambridge Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cambridge, New York · Thu, Jan 2
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1975
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 269▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
431 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 408▲ 431 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale Slaughter Cattle sold steady with good demand. Feeder Dairy Calves sold 20.00- 30.00 higher. Feeder Beef Cross Calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher with good demand. In addition 48 Feeder Calves were sold.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,048140.231,4702thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average935115.001,0751thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,590108.001,7172thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,46095.001,3871thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,708114.971,96418
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,472104.581,53934
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,33989.571,19962
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,300164.302,1363thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,140120.001,3681thin
HeifersChoiceAverage928161.551,4992thin
HeifersSelectAverage935147.501,3791thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195769.56/cwt103
BullsNumber 294533.95/cwt32
BullsNumber 390284.73/cwt22
BullsUtility8365.27/cwt19
HeifersNumber 191816.55/cwt26
HeifersNumber 295620.77/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing88156.26/cwt7

Every lot

78 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice928161.55/cwt158.00–165.001,4992
Heifers—Select935147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,048140.23/cwt135.00–145.001,4702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%935115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,46095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9201
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14872.00/cwt62.00–77.008276
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32882.45/cwt78.00–89.001,09522
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,345110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4801
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38096.90/cwt90.00–107.001,33733
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,466105.37/cwt94.00–116.001,54532
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56892.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4432
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655125.09/cwt120.00–128.002,0704
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,710113.01/cwt102.00–118.001,93213
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,895100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8951
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,140120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3681
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,300164.30/cwt160.00–167.002,1363
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers70–80Utility/Non-Tubing7020.00/cwt20.00–20.00141
Heifers70–80Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross74280.00/cwt280.00–280.002071
Heifers70–80Number 1Beef Cross77801.29/cwt700.00–900.006173
Heifers80–90Number 2Beef Cross83940.00/cwt940.00–940.007801
Heifers80–90Number 1Beef Cross85906.18/cwt850.00–990.007706
Heifers80–90Number 188650.11/cwt640.00–660.005722
Heifers80–90Number 2Crossbred88290.00/cwt290.00–290.002551
Heifers90–100Number 2Beef Cross92600.00/cwt600.00–600.005521
Heifers90–100Utility/Non-Tubing92148.46/cwt90.00–200.001374
Heifers90–100Number 1Beef Cross95849.89/cwt790.00–900.008079
Heifers90–100Number 197595.08/cwt590.00–600.005772
Heifers100–110Utility/Non-Tubing102200.00/cwt200.00–200.002041
Heifers100–110Number 1Beef Cross103812.50/cwt790.00–850.008374
Heifers100–110Number 2Beef Cross106636.92/cwt500.00–770.006752
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls46 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–60Number 3Beef Cross59200.00/cwt200.00–200.001181
Bulls60–70UtilityJersey6417.58/cwt15.00–20.00112
Bulls60–70Number 3Beef Cross65500.00/cwt500.00–500.003251
Bulls60–70Utility6720.00/cwt20.00–20.00131
Bulls60–70UtilityBeef Cross6990.00/cwt90.00–90.00621
Bulls70–80UtilityJersey7139.91/cwt30.00–60.00283
Bulls70–80Number 1Beef Cross75906.51/cwt810.00–970.006808
Bulls70–80Number 375276.40/cwt150.00–390.002072
Bulls70–80Number 3Beef Cross75256.11/cwt140.00–480.001923
Bulls70–80Utility7546.96/cwt15.00–100.00353
Bulls70–80Number 276500.00/cwt500.00–500.003801
Bulls70–80Number 2Beef Cross77600.00/cwt600.00–600.004621
Bulls80–90UtilityBeef Cross8275.00/cwt50.00–100.00622
Bulls80–90Number 2Beef Cross84674.50/cwt520.00–760.005673
Bulls80–90Number 2Crossbred84420.00/cwt420.00–420.003531
Bulls80–90Number 384200.00/cwt200.00–200.001682
Bulls80–90Number 1Beef Cross85912.63/cwt810.00–1,030.0077621
Bulls80–90Number 185609.80/cwt550.00–670.005187
Bulls80–90Number 285406.60/cwt300.00–520.003466
Bulls80–90Number 3Beef Cross86430.00/cwt430.00–430.003701
Bulls80–90Number 3Crossbred87300.00/cwt300.00–300.002611
Bulls90–100Number 3Beef Cross90185.00/cwt170.00–200.001672
Bulls90–100Number 1Beef Cross94860.12/cwt800.00–950.0080918
Bulls90–100Number 294477.34/cwt400.00–600.004497
Bulls90–100UtilityJersey9480.00/cwt80.00–80.00751
Bulls90–100Number 195634.84/cwt550.00–690.0060317
Bulls90–100Number 395305.90/cwt200.00–430.002914
Bulls90–100Number 2Beef Cross96640.94/cwt580.00–700.006152
Bulls90–100Utility96104.86/cwt100.00–120.001014
Bulls90–100Number 2Crossbred98120.00/cwt120.00–120.001181
Bulls100–110Number 2103559.84/cwt500.00–630.005773
Bulls100–110Number 1Beef Cross104779.03/cwt650.00–830.0081013
Bulls100–110Number 2Beef Cross104698.11/cwt550.00–770.007265
Bulls100–110Number 1105625.57/cwt550.00–720.0065712
Bulls100–110Number 3105334.71/cwt320.00–350.003512
Bulls110–120Number 2110450.00/cwt450.00–450.004951
Bulls110–120Utility110100.00/cwt100.00–100.001101
Bulls110–120Number 2Beef Cross115740.00/cwt740.00–740.008511
Bulls110–120Number 1117586.67/cwt580.00–600.006863
Bulls110–120Number 1Beef Cross118754.96/cwt750.00–760.008912
Bulls110–120Number 3118200.00/cwt200.00–200.002361
Bulls110–120UtilityJersey11985.00/cwt85.00–85.001011
Bulls120–130Number 3Beef Cross121440.00/cwt440.00–440.005321
Bulls120–130Number 1Beef Cross124750.00/cwt750.00–750.009301
Bulls130–140Number 1Beef Cross134650.00/cwt650.00–650.008711
Bulls130–140Number 3Beef Cross134210.00/cwt210.00–210.002811

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.