Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 7.00 lower except Number 2 Feeder Steers sold 15.00 lower. Feeder Dairy Steers under 600 lbs sold 15.00 lower on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 30.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Heifers sold 15.00 lower except Number 1 Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls sold steady to 15.00 lower except Number 1 Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacements not reported. Today's sale included the Fall Feeder Special Saturday Sale. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $87.19/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$87.19

205 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$32.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	112.40	468	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	467	96.76	452	88
Medium and Large 2	506	79.44	402	115

One grade step is worth $32.96/cwt here — about $66 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 sale205 hd

87.19

—

NY average4 barns · 261 hd

86.56

+0.63

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

101 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	78.37/cwt	75.00–82.50	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	68.47/cwt	55.00–85.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	70.27/cwt	52.50–87.50	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	77.52/cwt	70.00–85.00	436	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	89.20/cwt	72.50–97.50	282	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	73.03/cwt	55.00–90.00	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	75.70/cwt	60.00–87.50	394	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	84.42/cwt	75.00–92.50	355	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	85.08/cwt	75.00–95.00	319	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	81.38/cwt	60.00–95.00	387	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	94.21/cwt	92.50–95.00	219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	65.14/cwt	52.00–83.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	90.68/cwt	85.00–105.00	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	98.49/cwt	92.50–107.50	424	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.50	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	106.58/cwt	102.50–112.50	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	105.33/cwt	101.00–107.50	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	104.61/cwt	100.00–107.50	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	103.10/cwt	95.00–109.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	109.97/cwt	105.00–117.50	625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	112.67/cwt	107.50–115.00	542	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	101.71/cwt	95.00–110.00	336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	104.49/cwt	97.50–115.00	383	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	103.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	92.86/cwt	90.00–97.50	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	104.28/cwt	97.50–110.00	384	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	95.03/cwt	90.00–97.50	451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	91.03/cwt	87.50–95.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	106.78/cwt	100.00–112.50	359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	77.66/cwt	50.00–90.00	411	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	81.10/cwt	60.00–90.00	382	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	70.28/cwt	50.00–87.50	433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	87.19/cwt	65.00–95.00	365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	82.74/cwt	65.00–95.00	311	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	74.54/cwt	67.50–85.00	430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	76.99/cwt	60.00–90.00	239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	69.65/cwt	68.00–73.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	66.82/cwt	60.00–72.50	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	884	70.72/cwt	69.00–72.50	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	823	75.57/cwt	70.00–81.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	64.88/cwt	60.00–70.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	809	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	57.77/cwt	53.00–61.00	304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	95.13/cwt	87.50–102.50	449	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	93.72/cwt	87.50–107.50	489	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	962	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	97.51/cwt	90.00–112.50	415	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	92.11/cwt	87.50–100.00	480	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	53.15/cwt	52.50–55.00	199	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	817	56.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	458	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,074	61.21/cwt	42.00–81.00	657	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,023	58.98/cwt	55.00–63.00	603	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	724	45.21/cwt	43.00–47.50	327	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	659	48.03/cwt	46.00–50.00	317	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	183	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,130	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	509	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	988	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	583	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	478	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	557	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	492	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	107.44/cwt	100.00–115.00	260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	109.54/cwt	100.00–117.50	566	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,134	84.46/cwt	81.00–88.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	79.25/cwt	70.00–95.00	375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	88.38/cwt	80.00–100.00	237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	94.15/cwt	75.00–107.50	346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	88.44/cwt	75.00–97.50	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	83.50/cwt	72.50–92.50	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	85.24/cwt	62.50–100.00	370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	122.53/cwt	117.50–127.50	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	122.44/cwt	120.00–127.50	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	113.03/cwt	107.50–117.50	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	124.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	81.69/cwt	75.00–92.50	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	88.10/cwt	70.00–102.50	469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	78.02/cwt	67.50–100.00	445	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	970	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	727	75.00–82.50	78.37
5	—	773	55.00–85.00	68.47
7	—	672	52.50–87.50	70.27
8	—	563	70.00–85.00	77.52
9	—	316	72.50–97.50	89.20
10	—	624	55.00–90.00	73.03
11	—	521	60.00–87.50	75.70
14	—	420	75.00–92.50	84.42
17	—	375	75.00–95.00	85.08
20	—	475	60.00–95.00	81.38
2	—	257	70.00	70.00
3	—	232	92.50–95.00	94.21
3	—	834	52.00–83.00	65.14
1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
1	—	872	52.50	52.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	85.00–105.00	90.68
13	—	430	92.50–107.50	98.49
10	—	330	95.00–110.00	101.71
9	—	367	97.50–115.00	104.49
4	—	290	100.00–110.00	103.17
3	—	879	90.00–97.50	92.86
21	—	472	87.50–102.50	95.13
16	—	522	87.50–107.50	93.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	416	110.00–115.00	112.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	100.00–102.50	101.25
3	—	363	115.00–117.50	115.86
3	—	626	105.00–110.00	108.34
3	—	681	102.50–112.50	106.58
3	—	1,039	101.00–107.50	105.33
4	—	779	100.00–107.50	104.61
6	—	434	112.50–117.50	114.99
6	—	719	95.00–109.00	103.10
12	—	568	105.00–117.50	109.97
14	—	481	107.50–115.00	112.67
2	—	242	100.00–115.00	107.44
1	—	970	102.50	102.50
17	—	517	100.00–117.50	109.54
1	—	252	110.00	110.00
1	—	924	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	218	80.00	80.00
1	—	308	80.00	80.00
1	—	818	87.50	87.50
2	—	1,134	81.00–88.00	84.46
3	—	473	70.00–95.00	79.25
4	—	268	80.00–100.00	88.38
4	—	367	75.00–107.50	94.15
5	—	622	75.00–97.50	88.44
5	—	728	72.50–92.50	83.50
6	—	434	62.50–100.00	85.24
6	—	675	75.00–92.50	81.69
10	—	532	70.00–102.50	88.10
12	—	570	67.50–100.00	78.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	276	120.00	120.00
1	—	708	125.00	125.00
2	—	338	117.50–127.50	122.53
2	—	457	125.00–127.50	126.24
2	—	509	117.50–120.00	118.77
2	—	608	117.50	117.50
4	—	418	120.00–127.50	122.44
4	—	578	117.50–125.00	121.32
5	—	826	107.50–117.50	113.03
8	—	369	120.00–130.00	124.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	97.50–110.00	104.28
6	—	475	90.00–97.50	95.03
5	—	570	87.50–95.00	91.03
4	—	336	100.00–112.50	106.78
1	—	252	110.00	110.00
1	—	238	110.00	110.00
17	—	426	90.00–112.50	97.51
7	—	521	87.50–100.00	92.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	50.00–90.00	77.66
14	—	471	60.00–90.00	81.10
7	—	616	50.00–87.50	70.28
7	—	419	65.00–95.00	87.19
7	—	376	65.00–95.00	82.74
6	—	577	67.50–85.00	74.54
4	—	311	60.00–90.00	76.99
3	—	1,080	68.00–73.00	69.65
3	—	717	60.00–72.50	66.82
2	—	884	69.00–72.50	70.72
2	—	823	70.00–81.00	75.57
2	—	672	60.00–70.00	64.88
1	—	1,190	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,106	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,000	53.00	53.00
1	—	962	40.00	40.00
1	—	758	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	53.00–61.00	57.77
4	—	375	52.50–55.00	53.15
3	—	817	50.00–60.00	56.02
2	—	1,074	42.00–81.00	61.21
2	—	1,023	55.00–63.00	58.98
2	—	724	43.00–47.50	45.21
2	—	659	46.00–50.00	48.03
2	—	430	42.50	42.50
1	—	1,130	45.00	45.00
1	—	988	59.00	59.00
1	—	938	51.00	51.00
1	—	870	64.00	64.00
1	—	492	57.50	57.50

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.

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