Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 8.00-12.00 lower; Number 1-2 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold steady on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower; Number 2 Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers under 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher on a light test, over 600 lbs not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested; 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 sold 15.00-20.00 lower on a light test. Replacement Cattle not tested. Today's report includes the monthly Feeder and Replacement Cattle Special Sale. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.41/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$95.41

126 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$32.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	111.67	513	28
Medium and Large 1-2	508	101.29	515	51
Medium and Large 2	543	79.35	431	47

One grade step is worth $32.32/cwt here — about $82 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 sale126 hd

95.41

—

NY average6 barns · 431 hd

95.71

−0.29

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

96 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	—	328	117.23/cwt	112.50–122.50	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	116.61/cwt	112.50–122.50	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	102.73/cwt	97.50–107.50	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	105.00/cwt	102.50–107.50	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	108.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	116.70/cwt	115.00–117.50	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	113.99/cwt	105.00–120.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	103.86/cwt	95.00–112.50	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	114.06/cwt	110.00–117.50	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	104.09/cwt	102.50–107.50	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	99.58/cwt	95.00–105.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	124.96/cwt	122.50–127.50	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	125.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.31/cwt	125.00–132.50	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	109.29/cwt	105.00–112.50	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	114.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	128.23/cwt	120.00–132.50	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.50	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	121.75/cwt	112.50–130.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	130.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	834	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	526	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	342	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	464	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	278	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	262	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	92	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	228	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	68	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	192	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	115	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	934	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	738	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	701	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	767	79.21/cwt	75.00–82.50	608	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	593	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	445	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	123.89/cwt	120.00–127.50	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	308	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	952	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,014	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	942	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	120.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	85.53/cwt	72.50–97.50	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	81.25/cwt	65.00–90.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	70.69/cwt	55.00–87.50	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	79.02/cwt	65.00–92.50	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	80.42/cwt	65.00–92.50	348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	84.67/cwt	77.50–90.00	402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	100.34/cwt	95.00–102.50	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	101.75/cwt	95.00–107.50	448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	103.48/cwt	92.50–107.50	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	101.32/cwt	95.00–107.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	96.24/cwt	95.00–97.50	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	88.51/cwt	80.00–97.50	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	81.24/cwt	80.00–82.50	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	72.76/cwt	68.00–77.50	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	706	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	73.30/cwt	60.00–90.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	72.82/cwt	64.00–80.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	83.83/cwt	80.00–87.50	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	246	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	96.25/cwt	80.00–112.50	244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	91.90/cwt	82.50–102.50	350	5

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

Sat Oct 24, 2020

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

Receipts 298Last week 327Year ago 637

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	112.50–122.50	117.23
2	—	636	107.50–110.00	108.73
3	—	369	112.50–122.50	116.61
1	—	588	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	117.50	117.50
7	—	426	105.00–112.50	109.29
6	—	521	110.00–125.00	114.55
6	—	477	105.00–110.00	107.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	105.00	105.00
1	—	628	100.00	100.00
1	—	712	95.00	95.00
1	—	778	90.00	90.00
3	—	369	102.50–107.50	104.09
6	—	574	95.00–105.00	99.58
8	—	469	95.00–102.50	100.34
10	—	440	95.00–107.50	101.75
1	—	226	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
15	—	523	92.50–107.50	103.48
1	—	1,066	76.00	76.00
2	—	667	95.00–107.50	101.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,014	65.00	65.00
1	—	942	56.00	56.00
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
1	—	230	82.50	82.50
3	—	327	72.50–97.50	85.53
4	—	532	65.00–90.00	81.25
3	—	627	55.00–87.50	70.69
3	—	575	65.00–92.50	79.02
9	—	433	65.00–92.50	80.42
7	—	475	77.50–90.00	84.67
4	—	680	60.00–90.00	73.30
4	—	716	64.00–80.00	72.82
5	—	381	82.50–102.50	91.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	424	110.00	110.00
2	—	474	97.50–107.50	102.73
2	—	568	107.50	107.50
3	—	534	102.50–107.50	105.00
1	—	252	112.50	112.50
1	—	352	112.50	112.50
1	—	646	87.50	87.50
1	—	776	87.50	87.50
1	—	802	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	122.50–127.50	124.96
3	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.40
2	—	312	120.00–127.50	123.89
1	—	646	110.00	110.00
1	—	262	117.50	117.50
4	—	472	115.00–125.00	120.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	384	95.00–97.50	96.24
2	—	432	80.00–97.50	88.51
2	—	486	80.00–82.50	81.24
2	—	666	68.00–77.50	72.76
1	—	336	82.50	82.50
1	—	706	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	104.00–110.00	108.01
3	—	527	115.00–117.50	116.70
1	—	1,044	86.00	86.00
1	—	334	115.00	115.00
1	—	718	100.00	100.00
1	—	886	106.00	106.00
3	—	572	105.00–120.00	113.99
2	—	664	95.00–112.50	103.86
3	—	423	110.00–117.50	114.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	120.00–130.00	124.95
7	—	527	120.00–130.00	125.40
6	—	579	125.00–132.50	128.31
6	—	430	120.00–132.50	128.23
5	—	616	120.00–127.50	124.00
4	—	716	112.50–130.00	121.75
4	—	389	130.00–132.50	131.26
3	—	779	115.00–120.00	117.51
3	—	338	125.00–135.00	130.77
1	—	952	99.00	99.00
1	—	844	113.00	113.00
1	—	654	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	85.00	85.00
2	—	679	80.00–87.50	83.83
1	—	246	112.50	112.50
1	—	460	77.50	77.50
2	—	254	80.00–112.50	96.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	65.00	65.00
1	—	464	60.00	60.00
1	—	402	77.50	77.50
1	—	262	35.00	35.00
1	—	228	30.00	30.00
1	—	192	60.00	60.00
1	—	934	79.00	79.00
1	—	850	82.50	82.50
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
3	—	767	75.00–82.50	79.21
2	—	593	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
1	—	952	70.00	70.00

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