Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1-2 Feeder Steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test; other Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Holstein Steers over 600 lbs sold steady on a light test, under 600 lbs not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls 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 $104.68/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$104.68

87 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$27.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.46

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	114.83	677	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	491	108.69	533	50
Medium and Large 2	531	87.41	464	21

One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $213 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 sale87 hd

104.68

—

NY average5 barns · 146 hd

91.22

+13.46

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

74 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	—	532	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	88.14/cwt	80.00–95.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	105.01/cwt	97.50–110.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	116.16/cwt	112.50–120.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	101.78/cwt	97.50–107.50	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	81.24/cwt	80.00–82.50	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	109.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	645	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,070	53.47/cwt	50.00–57.00	572	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	812	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.50	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	93.79/cwt	87.50–100.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	90.07/cwt	85.00–100.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	103.72/cwt	100.00–112.50	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	117.53/cwt	110.00–125.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.26/cwt	105.00–125.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	908	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	105.94/cwt	100.00–112.50	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	117.48/cwt	112.50–125.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	81.15/cwt	75.00–87.50	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	129.28/cwt	125.00–132.50	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	78.63/cwt	75.00–87.50	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	97.58/cwt	92.50–102.50	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	109.35/cwt	102.50–117.50	513	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	113.20/cwt	100.00–117.50	482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	743	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	82.48/cwt	80.00–85.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	110.19/cwt	102.50–117.50	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	117.43/cwt	112.50–122.50	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	116.27/cwt	112.50–120.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	57.01/cwt	52.00–62.00	587	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	108.95/cwt	97.50–117.50	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	93.70/cwt	90.00–97.50	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	100.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	581	2

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	532	122.50	122.50
4	—	419	117.50–120.00	118.75
1	—	892	112.50	112.50
7	—	620	105.00–125.00	114.26
1	—	1,042	85.00	85.00
2	—	479	120.00–122.50	121.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	80.00–95.00	88.14
2	—	444	92.50	92.50
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	256	70.00	70.00
3	—	583	85.00–100.00	90.07
1	—	778	85.00	85.00
1	—	304	102.50	102.50
4	—	726	75.00–87.50	78.63
2	—	374	92.50–102.50	97.58
1	—	516	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	97.50–110.00	105.01
4	—	380	112.50–120.00	116.16
2	—	825	87.50–100.00	93.79
4	—	511	100.00–112.50	103.72
3	—	334	110.00–125.00	117.53
13	—	469	102.50–117.50	109.35
8	—	426	100.00–117.50	113.20
3	—	636	95.00–105.00	100.02
2	—	288	115.00–117.50	116.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	97.50–107.50	101.78
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	258	122.50	122.50
2	—	507	107.50–110.00	108.76
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
3	—	471	100.00–112.50	105.94
1	—	608	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	115.00–117.50	116.28
3	—	609	105.00–115.00	109.96
5	—	518	112.50–125.00	117.48
1	—	650	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	80.00–82.50	81.24
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	424	70.00	70.00
1	—	908	79.00	79.00
1	—	496	92.50	92.50
2	—	628	75.00–87.50	81.15
1	—	560	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	922	92.50	92.50
1	—	726	117.50	117.50
1	—	506	127.50	127.50
4	—	419	125.00–132.50	129.28
1	—	1,068	92.00	92.00
1	—	768	110.00	110.00
1	—	594	125.00	125.00
2	—	683	112.50–120.00	116.27
1	—	896	110.00	110.00
1	—	632	120.00	120.00
3	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	82.50	82.50
1	—	562	70.00	70.00
1	—	386	92.50	92.50
4	—	678	80.00–85.00	82.48
1	—	706	85.00	85.00
1	—	752	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	692	97.50	97.50
2	—	769	90.00–97.50	93.82
4	—	524	102.50–117.50	110.19
1	—	386	122.50	122.50
2	—	341	112.50–122.50	117.43
1	—	286	117.50	117.50
5	—	574	97.50–117.50	108.95
1	—	488	110.00	110.00
2	—	724	90.00–97.50	93.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	50.00–57.00	53.47
1	—	812	67.00	67.00
1	—	970	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,030	52.00–62.00	57.01
1	—	760	63.00	63.00

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