Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 2.00-5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher; other Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacement Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder and Replacement Special Sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $110.26/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$110.26

27 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	119.83	756	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	492	112.08	551	6thin
Medium and Large 2	801	89.58	718	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $38 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 sale27 hd

110.26

—

NY average3 barns · 68 hd

114.39

−4.12

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

41 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 2	—	678	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	962	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	93.79/cwt	92.50–95.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	972	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	114.17/cwt	112.50–115.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	107.50–112.50	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	118.12/cwt	117.50–120.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	106.23/cwt	102.50–110.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	120.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	114.96/cwt	112.50–117.50	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.17/cwt	117.50–120.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	126.27/cwt	122.50–130.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	117.47/cwt	115.00–122.50	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	642	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Receipts 68Last week 140Year ago 186

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	82.50	82.50
1	—	472	80.00	80.00
1	—	560	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	622	105.00	105.00
1	—	688	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	854	80.00	80.00
1	—	962	80.00	80.00
1	—	276	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	326	130.00	130.00
4	—	537	117.50–120.00	118.12
2	—	734	112.50–117.50	114.96
1	—	386	125.00	125.00
1	—	268	135.00	135.00
4	—	613	115.00–122.50	117.47
2	—	498	115.00–117.50	116.25
1	—	584	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	107.50–112.50	110.00
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	392	112.50	112.50
2	—	521	107.50–110.00	108.77
1	—	642	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	92.50–95.00	93.79
1	—	972	85.00	85.00
1	—	662	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,088	82.00	82.00
1	—	614	92.50	92.50
1	—	1,118	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	112.50–115.00	114.17
1	—	386	117.50	117.50
2	—	567	102.50–110.00	106.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
3	—	577	115.00–125.00	120.85
1	—	884	112.50	112.50
1	—	824	112.50	112.50
1	—	438	125.00	125.00
2	—	728	117.50	117.50
3	—	522	117.50–120.00	119.17
2	—	641	122.50–130.00	126.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	75.00	75.00

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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