Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 2.50-5.00 lower on a light test, except Number 2 Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower on a light test; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Heifers sold 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls not tested except Number 1-2 Feeder Bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Replacement Bred Cows sold 9.00-13.00 lower on a light test. Other 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 $96.20/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$96.20

45 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$35.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	110.22	619	23
Medium and Large 1-2	443	104.96	465	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	74.66	403	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.56/cwt here — about $217 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 sale45 hd

96.20

—

NY average4 barns · 381 hd

108.39

−12.19

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

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.50	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	99.96/cwt	97.50–102.50	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	113.71/cwt	110.00–117.50	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	112.13/cwt	105.00–117.50	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	53.25/cwt	50.00–56.00	497	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	640	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	356	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,114	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	668	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,180	62.04/cwt	55.00–68.00	732	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	676	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	480	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,204	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.20/cwt	117.50–132.50	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	116.29/cwt	112.50–120.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,064	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	65.06/cwt	60.00–70.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	244	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	120.58/cwt	117.50–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	73.11/cwt	60.00–90.00	262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	83.17/cwt	75.00–90.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	75.15/cwt	70.00–78.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	78.35/cwt	70.00–87.50	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	68.80/cwt	60.00–85.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	78.35/cwt	75.00–82.50	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,024	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	108.27/cwt	102.50–112.50	410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	112.50/cwt	107.50–117.50	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	964	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	73.74/cwt	72.50–75.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,054	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	590	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 136Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	90.00	90.00
1	—	532	100.00	100.00
1	—	406	102.50	102.50
2	—	561	97.50–102.50	99.96
2	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	120.00–127.50	123.03
2	—	569	117.50–132.50	125.20
2	—	514	112.50–120.00	116.29
2	—	397	125.00	125.00
1	—	674	120.00	120.00
1	—	428	130.00	130.00
4	—	479	117.50–125.00	120.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	244	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	67.50	67.50
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
3	—	723	70.00–78.00	75.15
3	—	531	70.00–87.50	78.35
1	—	1,024	63.00	63.00
2	—	964	60.00–65.00	62.50
2	—	631	72.50–75.00	73.74
1	—	1,054	56.00	56.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	624	100.00	100.00
1	—	452	100.00	100.00
3	—	379	102.50–112.50	108.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	784	90.00	90.00
1	—	748	87.50	87.50
1	—	614	107.50	107.50
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	318	132.50	132.50
5	—	468	110.00–120.00	115.08
4	—	514	110.00–117.50	113.71
1	—	804	92.00	92.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
6	—	563	105.00–117.50	112.13
1	—	670	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	60.00–70.00	65.06
1	—	720	82.00	82.00
1	—	500	87.50	87.50
1	—	420	75.00	75.00
3	—	358	60.00–90.00	73.11
1	—	594	85.00	85.00
1	—	344	80.00	80.00
4	—	670	60.00–85.00	68.80
3	—	631	75.00–82.50	78.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	107.50	107.50
1	—	464	112.50	112.50
1	—	628	97.50	97.50
1	—	396	112.50	112.50
2	—	654	100.00	100.00
2	—	430	107.50–117.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	137.50	137.50
1	—	284	127.50	127.50
2	—	481	120.00	120.00
1	—	594	127.50	127.50
1	—	776	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	120.00–122.50	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	624	70.00	70.00
1	—	588	102.50	102.50
3	—	478	75.00–90.00	83.17
1	—	416	100.00	100.00
1	—	398	107.50	107.50
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,114	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,180	55.00–68.00	62.04
2	—	676	70.00–72.00	70.98
1	—	1,204	63.00	63.00
1	—	566	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,064	59.00	59.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,102	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	933	50.00–56.00	53.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	854	64.00	64.00

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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