Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to reporter absence. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.76/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$90.76

25 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$41.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	692	112.44	778	12thin
Medium and Large 2	667	70.75	472	13thin

One grade step is worth $41.68/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

90.76

—

NY average4 barns · 92 hd

89.47

+1.30

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

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Feeder and Replacement Cattle Special - Cherry Creek, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	469	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	61.44/cwt	52.50–65.00	297	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	78.75/cwt	65.00–92.50	274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	64.86/cwt	57.50–77.50	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	902	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	206	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	61.95/cwt	60.00–65.00	355	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	57.91/cwt	54.00–62.00	300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	81.19/cwt	67.50–95.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	367	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,283	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	662	534.97/cwt	450.00–600.00	3,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	114.06/cwt	105.00–120.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	65.00/cwt	60.00–70.00	296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	399	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	61.54/cwt	57.50–65.00	223	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	712	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	794	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	109.86/cwt	105.00–117.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	63.50/cwt	62.50–65.00	383	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	762	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	842	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	640	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	664	50.99/cwt	43.00–55.00	339	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	966	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	73.41/cwt	70.00–80.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,064	62.98/cwt	61.00–65.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	83.49/cwt	72.50–95.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	410	1

How this sale compares

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 →

Empire Feeder and Replacement Cattle Special - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Aug 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison due to reporter absence. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	902	65.00	65.00
1	—	266	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,132	73.00	73.00
1	—	362	77.50	77.50
2	—	456	60.00–70.00	65.00
1	—	638	62.50	62.50
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
1	—	842	76.00	76.00
1	—	870	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	52.50–65.00	61.44
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
5	—	573	60.00–65.00	61.95
2	—	518	54.00–62.00	57.91
3	—	362	57.50–65.00	61.54
1	—	712	70.00	70.00
3	—	603	62.50–65.00	63.50
1	—	762	67.50	67.50
3	—	664	43.00–55.00	50.99
1	—	966	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,064	61.00–65.00	62.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	65.00–92.50	78.75
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
2	—	496	67.50–95.00	81.19
1	—	426	70.00	70.00
1	—	666	85.00	85.00
1	—	728	52.50	52.50
1	—	858	65.00	65.00
2	—	514	72.50–95.00	83.49
1	—	630	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	272	127.50	127.50
1	—	312	117.50	117.50
1	—	370	122.50	122.50
1	—	818	105.00	105.00
2	—	412	115.00–120.00	117.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	816	57.50–77.50	64.86
1	—	536	72.50	72.50
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	736	50.00	50.00
1	—	794	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,104	85.00	85.00
1	—	236	90.00	90.00
3	—	583	70.00–80.00	73.41
1	—	422	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	112.50	112.50
2	—	916	117.50	117.50
3	—	679	105.00–120.00	114.06
3	—	727	105.00–117.50	109.86
1	—	342	102.50	102.50
1	—	486	117.50	117.50
1	—	612	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	971	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	662	450.00–600.00	534.97

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