Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower; other Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers sold 10.00-14.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Heifers sold 4.00-9.00 lower except Number 2 Feeder Heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher on a light test. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher; Number 2 Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder and Replacement Special Sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $87.89/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$87.89

56 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.18

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	104.24	575	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	95.55	523	18thin
Medium and Large 2	500	73.88	369	25

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $206 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 sale56 hd

87.89

—

NY average5 barns · 253 hd

94.07

−6.18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	70.56/cwt	60.00–80.00	334	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	109.27/cwt	102.50–112.50	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	106.27/cwt	100.00–112.50	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	105.58/cwt	100.00–117.50	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	120.05/cwt	117.50–122.50	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.39/cwt	122.50–135.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	103.72/cwt	100.00–107.50	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	72.57/cwt	70.00–75.00	419	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	62.96/cwt	58.00–67.00	815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	67.99/cwt	64.00–72.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	124.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	95.66/cwt	92.50–102.50	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	93.76/cwt	92.50–95.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	634	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	866	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	598	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	646	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	381	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	973	60.61/cwt	56.00–65.00	590	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	474	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	284	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	783	65.07/cwt	60.00–70.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	75.02/cwt	67.50–80.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	68.29/cwt	62.50–75.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	103.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	80.92/cwt	77.50–85.00	223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.50	398	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,074	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	75.09/cwt	67.50–82.50	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	81.27/cwt	77.50–85.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	296	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	882	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	105.45/cwt	95.00–112.50	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	106.14/cwt	102.50–110.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	744	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	111.29/cwt	107.50–115.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	93.06/cwt	90.00–97.50	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	74.12/cwt	60.00–82.50	328	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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Feeder and Replacement Cattle Special - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 298Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	60.00–80.00	70.56
2	—	577	70.00–75.00	72.57
3	—	665	67.50–80.00	75.02
3	—	613	62.50–75.00	68.29
1	—	216	87.50	87.50
3	—	276	77.50–85.00	80.92
1	—	322	70.00	70.00
1	—	752	71.00	71.00
1	—	700	77.50	77.50
1	—	528	77.50	77.50
3	—	442	60.00–82.50	74.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	432	105.00	105.00
2	—	582	100.00–112.50	106.27
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
3	—	526	100.00–110.00	103.43
1	—	772	100.00	100.00
5	—	474	95.00–112.50	105.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	429	100.00–107.50	103.72
1	—	750	92.50	92.50
1	—	386	100.00	100.00
4	—	467	92.50–102.50	95.66
1	—	274	107.50	107.50
2	—	820	90.00	90.00
2	—	533	92.50–95.00	93.76
1	—	704	90.00	90.00
4	—	576	90.00–97.50	93.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	102.50–112.50	109.27
3	—	475	100.00–117.50	105.58
1	—	564	115.00	115.00
2	—	517	102.50–110.00	106.14
2	—	433	105.00–110.00	107.47
1	—	266	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	125.00	125.00
1	—	432	120.00	120.00
3	—	323	120.00–127.50	123.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	77.50	77.50
2	—	777	67.50–82.50	75.09
2	—	662	77.50–85.00	81.27
1	—	296	72.50	72.50
1	—	882	65.00	65.00
1	—	476	77.50	77.50
1	—	744	73.00	73.00
1	—	330	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	110.00	110.00
1	—	568	115.00	115.00
1	—	312	105.00	105.00
1	—	702	95.00	95.00
1	—	412	117.50	117.50
1	—	638	100.00	100.00
4	—	473	107.50–115.00	111.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	77.50	77.50
1	—	460	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	115.00	115.00
2	—	474	117.50–122.50	120.05
7	—	521	122.50–135.00	126.39
3	—	429	120.00–135.00	124.83
2	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	772	110.00	110.00
1	—	378	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	866	69.00	69.00
1	—	646	59.00	59.00
2	—	973	56.00–65.00	60.61
1	—	900	69.00	69.00
1	—	474	60.00	60.00
2	—	783	60.00–70.00	65.07
1	—	1,074	66.00	66.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,294	58.00–67.00	62.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	64.00–72.00	67.99

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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