Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs not tested, over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold steady on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher; Number 2 Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers not tested; other Feeder Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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 $97.65/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$97.65

62 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$24.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.90

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	116.25	640	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	106.37	595	16thin
Medium and Large 2	529	91.36	483	40

One grade step is worth $24.89/cwt here — about $157 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 sale62 hd

97.65

—

NY average5 barns · 131 hd

77.74

+19.90

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

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,015	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	919	67.00/cwt	64.00–70.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	74.98/cwt	60.00–90.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	104.99/cwt	102.50–107.50	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	593	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	284	74.82/cwt	70.00–80.00	212	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	852	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	486	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	336	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	114.26/cwt	110.00–117.50	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	530	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	383	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	990	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	634	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	776	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	119.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,219	70.67/cwt	70.00–72.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	938	67.01/cwt	64.00–70.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	91.33/cwt	85.00–97.50	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	95.11/cwt	80.00–107.50	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	84.91/cwt	75.00–100.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	96.54/cwt	87.50–105.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	93.61/cwt	85.00–102.50	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	96.94/cwt	85.00–107.50	415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	76.89/cwt	70.00–85.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	109.95/cwt	107.50–115.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	842	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	76.57/cwt	70.00–90.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	86.24/cwt	82.50–90.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	974	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	98.92/cwt	95.00–102.50	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	132.49/cwt	127.50–140.00	358	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,110	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	766	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	842	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	81.24/cwt	80.00–82.50	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	121.47/cwt	117.50–127.50	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	953	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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	812	125.00	125.00
3	—	689	120.00	120.00
2	—	554	117.50–120.00	118.75
1	—	424	125.00	125.00
3	—	717	115.00–125.00	119.24
2	—	640	120.00–122.50	121.27
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
5	—	516	117.50–127.50	121.47
2	—	778	120.00–125.00	122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	70.00	70.00
1	—	406	92.50	92.50
2	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	598	90.00	90.00
2	—	827	80.00–82.50	81.24
1	—	672	80.00	80.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	110.00–117.50	114.26
1	—	544	115.00	115.00
8	—	638	105.00–115.00	109.97
2	—	363	110.00–112.50	111.21
2	—	1,160	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	64.00–70.00	67.00
2	—	284	70.00–80.00	74.82
1	—	852	57.00	57.00
1	—	336	70.00	70.00
2	—	613	60.00–65.00	62.51
1	—	990	64.00	64.00
1	—	776	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,219	70.00–72.00	70.67
1	—	1,110	69.00	69.00
1	—	842	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	411	107.50–110.00	108.73
1	—	618	100.00	100.00
3	—	657	102.50–107.50	104.99
2	—	531	105.00–110.00	107.42
1	—	730	97.50	97.50
2	—	569	105.00–110.00	107.43
1	—	870	97.50	97.50
1	—	316	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	107.50–115.00	109.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	702	110.00	110.00
3	—	503	115.00–120.00	118.34
1	—	484	122.50	122.50
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	60.00–90.00	74.98
3	—	314	102.50	102.50
6	—	490	80.00–107.50	95.11
3	—	633	75.00–100.00	84.91
2	—	368	87.50–105.00	96.54
9	—	572	85.00–102.50	93.61
8	—	428	85.00–107.50	96.94
3	—	779	70.00–85.00	76.89
2	—	532	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	64.00–70.00	67.01
2	—	573	85.00–97.50	91.33
1	—	842	70.00	70.00
3	—	613	70.00–90.00	76.57
2	—	667	82.50–90.00	86.24
1	—	974	69.00	69.00
2	—	760	70.00–75.00	72.47
2	—	421	95.00–102.50	98.92
1	—	504	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	110.00	110.00
1	—	494	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	127.50–140.00	132.49

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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