Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder special sale report, Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 20.00-25.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher on a light test; Number 1 Feeder Heifers not tested. Number 2 Feeder Bulls sold 3.00-9.00 lower on a light test; other Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacement Beef Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's supply included the monthly Feeder and Replacement Special Sale and a herd dispersal.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.20/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$115.20

65 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.23

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	132.59	656	23
Medium and Large 1-2	468	121.16	567	12thin
Medium and Large 2	421	99.48	419	30

One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about $237 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 sale65 hd

115.20

—

NY average5 barns · 142 hd

92.97

+22.23

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

69 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 1-2	—	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	99.70/cwt	90.00–112.50	374	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	113.82/cwt	112.50–115.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	99.67/cwt	87.50–112.50	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.71/cwt	125.00–132.50	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	94.78/cwt	90.00–100.00	258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	259	137.55/cwt	132.50–140.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	77.58/cwt	70.00–85.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	86.35/cwt	85.00–88.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	176	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.50	227	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	356	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	484	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	295	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,069	68.65/cwt	65.00–72.00	734	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,158	70.01/cwt	69.00–71.00	811	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	936	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	655	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,012	68.31/cwt	64.00–76.00	691	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	986	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	751	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	516	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	55.49/cwt	53.00–59.00	648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	99.98/cwt	97.50–102.50	316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,032	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	103.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	774	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	181	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	100.00/cwt	80.00–110.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.50/cwt	117.50–125.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	135.52/cwt	130.00–142.50	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	194	142.76/cwt	130.00–155.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	98.32/cwt	85.00–112.50	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	99.78/cwt	90.00–115.00	322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	143.51/cwt	137.50–150.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	143.64/cwt	137.50–150.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	121.82/cwt	117.50–125.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 75Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 7Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	944	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,036	116.00	116.00
2	—	980	115.00–117.50	116.27
4	—	428	117.50–125.00	121.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	142.50	142.50
1	—	656	132.50	132.50
1	—	1,136	121.00	121.00
2	—	413	137.50–150.00	143.64
2	—	471	140.00–142.50	141.20
2	—	717	132.50–135.00	133.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
4	—	316	97.50–102.50	99.98
1	—	1,032	99.00	99.00
3	—	369	100.00–110.00	103.34
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	90.00–112.50	99.70
2	—	276	112.50–115.00	113.82
2	—	524	87.50–112.50	99.67
2	—	576	90.00–95.00	92.52
3	—	426	80.00–110.00	100.00
4	—	468	85.00–112.50	98.32
1	—	232	110.00	110.00
6	—	323	90.00–115.00	99.78
1	—	1,178	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	498	147.50	147.50
2	—	622	127.50	127.50
1	—	872	127.50	127.50
1	—	518	130.00	130.00
2	—	712	125.00–127.50	126.25
2	—	779	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	1,110	107.00	107.00
5	—	310	130.00–142.50	135.52
2	—	194	130.00–155.00	142.76
2	—	224	135.00	135.00
1	—	416	135.00	135.00
2	—	383	137.50–150.00	143.51
1	—	584	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	594	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
3	—	181	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
3	—	519	117.50–125.00	122.50
1	—	816	116.00	116.00
1	—	276	120.00	120.00
1	—	434	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	524	125.00–132.50	128.71
3	—	259	132.50–140.00	137.55
1	—	480	127.50	127.50
2	—	176	125.00–132.50	128.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	90.00–100.00	94.78
2	—	673	70.00–85.00	77.58
1	—	710	70.00	70.00
1	—	774	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	84.00	84.00
1	—	826	83.00	83.00
3	—	711	85.00–88.00	86.35
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	87.50	87.50
1	—	484	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,069	65.00–72.00	68.65
2	—	1,158	69.00–71.00	70.01
1	—	936	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,012	64.00–76.00	68.31
1	—	986	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,212	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	60.50	60.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	992	52.00	52.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,167	53.00–59.00	55.49

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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