Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs not tested, over 600 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 lower on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower on a light test, over 600 lbs not tested. Dairy Feeder Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower; Number 2 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 7.00-12.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Bulls under 600 lbs not tested, over 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Bulls not tested. Stock Cows sold 2.00 higher. Short Bred Cows sold 5.00 higher on a light test. Other Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the Fall Saturday Special Feeder and Replacement Sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.16/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$107.16

153 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$31.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.67

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	122.55	627	49
Medium and Large 1-2	557	110.50	616	46
Medium and Large 2	511	91.50	467	58

One grade step is worth $31.05/cwt here — about $160 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 sale153 hd

107.16

—

NY average5 barns · 236 hd

97.48

+9.67

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

108 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	57.77/cwt	56.00–62.00	598	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	92.37/cwt	70.00–110.00	300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	86.49/cwt	57.50–105.00	406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	79.90/cwt	75.00–85.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	874	75.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	91.21/cwt	82.50–100.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	99.14/cwt	95.00–102.50	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	104.84/cwt	102.00–107.50	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	942	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	111.63/cwt	110.00–112.50	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	114.35/cwt	110.00–117.50	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	108.34/cwt	102.50–115.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	109.99/cwt	107.50–112.50	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.83/cwt	115.00–122.50	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.98/cwt	112.50–117.50	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.10/cwt	102.50–112.50	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	86.48/cwt	70.00–100.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	105.83/cwt	105.00–107.50	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	91.92/cwt	67.50–105.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	104.34/cwt	97.50–110.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	93.84/cwt	80.00–102.50	210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	106.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	83.75/cwt	82.50–85.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	91.41/cwt	85.00–100.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	88.78/cwt	65.00–100.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	92.37/cwt	80.00–100.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	95.09/cwt	82.50–110.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	94.65/cwt	85.00–100.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	774	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	962	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,084	71.33/cwt	70.00–72.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	469	60.92/cwt	55.00–72.50	286	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	712	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	370	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	339	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	123.67/cwt	122.50–125.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	126.04/cwt	122.50–130.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	121.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	122.60/cwt	120.00–127.50	575	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	58.30/cwt	41.00–66.00	652	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	614	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	138.24/cwt	132.50–142.50	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	130.70/cwt	125.00–145.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.04/cwt	135.00–142.50	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	136.17/cwt	127.50–145.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	134.37/cwt	132.50–137.50	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	125.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	132.37/cwt	127.50–142.50	491	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	132.51/cwt	125.00–140.00	431	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.29/cwt	125.00–137.50	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	111.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	112.48/cwt	105.00–116.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	104.34/cwt	102.50–107.50	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	107.44/cwt	100.00–115.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.36/cwt	122.50–135.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	397	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	124.37/cwt	120.00–132.50	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	129.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	248	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.37/cwt	110.00–117.50	833	3

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 113Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 24Year ago 0

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,035	56.00–62.00	57.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,024	60.00	60.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	914	58.00	58.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,119	41.00–66.00	58.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	70.00–110.00	92.37
8	—	469	57.50–105.00	86.49
5	—	631	70.00–100.00	86.48
8	—	575	67.50–105.00	91.92
4	—	383	97.50–110.00	104.34
4	—	224	80.00–102.50	93.84
3	—	260	100.00–110.00	106.72
2	—	807	82.50–85.00	83.75
1	—	930	69.00	69.00
4	—	667	85.00–100.00	91.41
4	—	542	65.00–100.00	88.78
4	—	423	80.00–100.00	92.37
4	—	728	85.00–100.00	94.65
1	—	962	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	117.50	117.50
2	—	321	112.50–115.00	113.79
3	—	768	102.00–107.50	104.84
6	—	570	110.00–112.50	111.63
8	—	474	110.00–117.50	114.35
9	—	678	102.50–115.00	108.34
3	—	538	107.50–112.50	109.99
4	—	625	102.50–112.50	108.10
5	—	424	105.00–115.00	111.15
3	—	721	102.50–107.50	104.34
2	—	371	115.00–117.50	116.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	922	95.00	95.00
7	—	471	120.00–135.00	125.39
6	—	573	122.50–135.00	128.36
7	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.21
11	—	377	120.00–132.50	124.37
4	—	879	100.00–105.00	103.26
5	—	431	125.00–135.00	129.53
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	127.50	127.50
3	—	665	125.00–130.00	128.36
3	—	735	110.00–117.50	113.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	254	102.50	102.50
1	—	364	92.50	92.50
1	—	452	90.00	90.00
2	—	595	82.50–100.00	91.21
3	—	663	105.00–107.50	105.83
1	—	436	77.50	77.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	786	117.50	117.50
1	—	962	104.00	104.00
2	—	618	115.00–122.50	118.83
2	—	725	112.50–117.50	114.98
4	—	880	105.00–116.00	112.48
1	—	236	112.50	112.50
1	—	476	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	112.50	112.50
2	—	823	100.00–115.00	107.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	132.50–142.50	138.24
1	—	862	119.00	119.00
1	—	234	122.50	122.50
3	—	274	125.00–130.00	128.33
2	—	825	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	772	125.00	125.00
7	—	629	125.00–145.00	130.70
5	—	424	135.00–142.50	139.04
4	—	679	127.50–145.00	136.17
4	—	564	132.50–137.50	134.37
3	—	517	135.00–140.00	137.53
12	—	371	127.50–142.50	132.37
10	—	325	125.00–140.00	132.51
8	—	713	125.00–137.50	130.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,106	81.00	81.00
2	—	715	75.00–85.00	79.90
3	—	874	70.00–80.00	75.00
1	—	290	107.50	107.50
1	—	942	64.00	64.00
1	—	960	77.00	77.00
4	—	465	82.50–110.00	95.09
1	—	774	60.00	60.00
1	—	692	77.50	77.50
1	—	568	85.00	85.00
1	—	526	82.50	82.50
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,084	70.00–72.00	71.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	95.00–102.50	99.14
1	—	812	105.00	105.00
2	—	235	115.00–117.50	116.28
1	—	502	112.50	112.50
1	—	598	112.50	112.50
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	696	100.00	100.00
1	—	786	105.00	105.00
1	—	368	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	120.00–130.00	124.51
2	—	375	122.50–125.00	123.67
2	—	318	122.50–130.00	126.04
2	—	584	120.00–130.00	125.00
4	—	278	120.00–125.00	121.91
3	—	469	120.00–127.50	122.60
1	—	500	122.50	122.50
1	—	638	112.50	112.50
1	—	702	110.00	110.00
1	—	248	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	469	55.00–72.50	60.92
1	—	712	80.00	80.00
1	—	672	55.00	55.00
1	—	590	57.50	57.50
1	—	440	55.00	55.00

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