Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's feeder special sale, Feeder Cattle under 600 lbs sold steady on a light test. Other Feeder Cattle not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $92.83/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$92.83

32 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

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	403	98.85	399	19thin
Medium and Large 2	488	84.03	410	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale32 hd

92.83

—

NY average5 barns · 394 hd

94.16

−1.33

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

43 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 1-2	—	423	99.17/cwt	95.00–105.00	419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	826	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	82.72/cwt	75.00–90.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	99.05/cwt	92.50–107.50	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	91.24/cwt	90.00–92.50	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	96.97/cwt	92.50–100.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	100.78/cwt	100.00–102.50	324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	102.33/cwt	97.50–110.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	103.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	99.38/cwt	95.00–105.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	202	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	58.76/cwt	57.50–60.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	84.17/cwt	77.50–87.50	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	333	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	342	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	46.17/cwt	40.00–54.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	45.60/cwt	44.50–47.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	52.50/cwt	51.00–54.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	93.35/cwt	92.50–95.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	72.32/cwt	62.50–90.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	88.07/cwt	80.00–95.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	76.18/cwt	67.50–85.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	71.39/cwt	65.00–77.50	156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	235	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last month's feeder special sale, Feeder Cattle under 600 lbs sold steady on a light test. Other Feeder Cattle not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	95.00–105.00	99.17
5	—	380	92.50–107.50	99.05
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	100.00	100.00
1	—	302	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
4	—	465	92.50–100.00	96.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	724	80.00	80.00
2	—	461	90.00–92.50	91.24
4	—	522	80.00–95.00	88.07
2	—	665	67.50–85.00	76.18
2	—	219	65.00–77.50	71.39
1	—	586	90.00	90.00
1	—	254	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	80.00	80.00
2	—	622	75.00–90.00	82.72
1	—	202	95.00	95.00
2	—	714	57.50–60.00	58.76
3	—	574	77.50–87.50	84.17
1	—	346	90.00	90.00
1	—	416	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	321	100.00–102.50	100.78
3	—	376	97.50–110.00	102.33
3	—	533	100.00–105.00	103.29
4	—	480	95.00–105.00	99.38
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	47.50	47.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	304	120.00–122.50	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	92.50	92.50
1	—	566	90.00	90.00
1	—	538	77.50	77.50
3	—	629	62.50–90.00	72.32
1	—	688	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	476	100.00	100.00
1	—	408	110.00	110.00
3	—	585	92.50–95.00	93.35
3	—	526	100.00	100.00
1	—	604	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	44.00	44.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	40.00–54.00	46.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	44.50–47.00	45.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	51.00–54.00	52.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

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.

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