Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers not tested. Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 10.00 higher on a light test; other Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls and Holstein Steers not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Supply was light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.00/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$112.00

40 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$42.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.88

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	123.45	665	21
Medium and Large 1-2	451	104.17	470	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	81.25	427	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.20/cwt here — about $239 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 sale40 hd

112.00

—

NY average4 barns · 70 hd

97.12

+14.88

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

47 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,165	73.49/cwt	69.00–78.00	856	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	871	66.69/cwt	60.00–75.00	581	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	748	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	248	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	95.23/cwt	82.50–107.50	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	248	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	766	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	410	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	668	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	112.33/cwt	107.50–117.50	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.51/cwt	117.50–127.50	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	124.13/cwt	117.50–132.50	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	121.90/cwt	120.00–127.50	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	125.40/cwt	122.50–130.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	103.78/cwt	102.50–105.00	295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	98.74/cwt	97.50–100.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	90.01/cwt	87.50–92.50	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	106.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	467	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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,165	69.00–78.00	73.49
3	—	871	60.00–75.00	66.69
1	—	748	66.00	66.00
1	—	766	60.00	60.00
1	—	668	66.00	66.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	716	112.00	112.00
1	—	906	94.00	94.00
1	—	984	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,030	93.00	93.00
3	—	362	110.00–115.00	113.35
2	—	315	107.50–117.50	112.33
1	—	414	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	100.00	100.00
1	—	302	92.50	92.50
1	—	696	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	122.50–125.00	123.74
1	—	252	122.50	122.50
1	—	372	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	576	127.50	127.50
1	—	602	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	454	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	248	80.00	80.00
2	—	387	82.50–107.50	95.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	82.50	82.50
1	—	274	70.00	70.00
1	—	332	92.50	92.50
1	—	584	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	242	102.50	102.50
1	—	416	100.00	100.00
1	—	604	115.00	115.00
2	—	284	102.50–105.00	103.78
2	—	319	115.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	471	97.50–100.00	98.74
2	—	911	87.50–92.50	90.01
4	—	385	100.00–110.00	106.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	592	125.00	125.00
1	—	694	122.50	122.50
1	—	814	112.50	112.50
2	—	475	117.50–127.50	122.51
2	—	540	127.50	127.50
3	—	309	117.50–132.50	124.13
4	—	427	120.00–127.50	121.90
6	—	617	122.50–130.00	125.40
1	—	852	120.00	120.00

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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