Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 20.00 higher on a light test except Number 2 Feeder Steers not tested. Feeder Dairy Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 20.00 higher; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 15.00 higher on a light test; Number 2 Feeder Heifers not tested. Feeder Bulls not tested. Replacement Beef Cattle not tested. Demand was good. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder and Replacement Special Sale, the first of two Spring Saturday Specials.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.06/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$122.06

107 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$40.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	134.78	755	37
Medium and Large 1-2	582	122.13	711	53
Medium and Large 2	590	94.16	555	17thin

One grade step is worth $40.62/cwt here — about $200 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 sale107 hd

122.06

—

NY average5 barns · 174 hd

119.84

+2.22

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

98 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	—	668	83.84/cwt	75.00–93.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	756	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.77/cwt	112.50–135.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	894	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	80.78/cwt	72.00–95.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	93.78/cwt	87.50–100.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	144.63/cwt	135.00–155.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.06/cwt	130.00–155.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	96.30/cwt	92.50–100.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	96.52/cwt	82.50–110.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	84.84/cwt	60.00–107.50	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.57/cwt	130.00–152.50	665	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.67/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	992	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.74/cwt	132.50–152.50	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.09/cwt	130.00–152.50	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.50	761	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	956	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	688	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	654	65.01/cwt	63.00–67.00	425	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	857	71.01/cwt	66.00–76.00	609	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	391	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	78.41/cwt	60.00–93.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.33/cwt	147.50–157.50	725	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	84.41/cwt	71.00–95.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,160	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	149.35/cwt	140.00–160.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	81.88/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.14/cwt	137.50–147.50	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	130.84/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.26/cwt	132.50–150.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	154.16/cwt	147.50–160.00	677	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	146.57/cwt	140.00–152.50	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.23/cwt	112.50–130.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.03/cwt	137.50–147.50	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.37/cwt	137.50–152.50	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.50/cwt	137.50–162.50	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	135.02/cwt	132.50–137.50	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	80.81/cwt	72.00–90.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	123.50/cwt	117.50–130.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.03/cwt	120.00–127.50	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	854	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	128.84/cwt	125.00–132.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	122.26/cwt	117.50–127.50	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.19/cwt	117.50–132.50	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	109.36/cwt	98.00–115.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	129.20/cwt	125.00–132.50	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	100.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	109.23/cwt	98.00–115.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	115.85/cwt	100.00–125.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	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

Sat Mar 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 68Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	75.00–93.00	83.84
1	—	756	80.00	80.00
1	—	452	71.00	71.00
5	—	632	72.00–95.00	80.78
1	—	274	117.50	117.50
1	—	414	102.50	102.50
1	—	530	97.50	97.50
2	—	727	72.00–90.00	80.81
1	—	854	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	135.00–155.00	144.63
7	—	526	130.00–155.00	140.06
8	—	473	130.00–152.50	140.57
2	—	418	132.50–152.50	142.74
2	—	562	130.00–152.50	141.09
2	—	615	120.00–127.50	123.71
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	332	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	742	106.00	106.00
4	—	621	98.00–115.00	109.36
1	—	398	132.50	132.50
8	—	673	98.00–115.00	109.23
3	—	581	100.00–125.00	115.85
1	—	802	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	117.50	117.50
14	—	578	112.50–135.00	124.77
5	—	624	120.00–125.00	120.98
2	—	419	117.50–130.00	123.50
5	—	477	120.00–127.50	124.03
1	—	308	130.00	130.00
2	—	281	125.00–132.50	128.84
1	—	958	102.50	102.50
8	—	674	117.50–127.50	122.26
6	—	531	117.50–132.50	127.19
1	—	912	95.00	95.00
1	—	832	105.00	105.00
3	—	369	125.00–132.50	129.20
2	—	872	95.00–105.00	100.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	81.00	81.00
1	—	338	92.50	92.50
1	—	382	112.50	112.50
1	—	700	102.50	102.50
1	—	672	102.50	102.50
2	—	442	87.50–100.00	93.78
2	—	771	92.50–100.00	96.30
2	—	514	82.50–110.00	96.52
2	—	637	100.00	100.00
3	—	580	60.00–107.50	84.84
1	—	992	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	112.50	112.50
7	—	473	132.50–150.00	140.26
3	—	621	112.50–130.00	124.23
5	—	717	120.00–125.00	122.50
6	—	514	137.50–147.50	142.03
6	—	569	137.50–152.50	143.37
1	—	304	135.00	135.00
2	—	674	135.00–137.50	136.24
1	—	924	110.00	110.00
3	—	441	132.50–137.50	135.02
2	—	382	135.00–137.50	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	768	110.00	110.00
1	—	414	90.00	90.00
1	—	494	112.50	112.50
1	—	392	105.00	105.00
1	—	820	107.50	107.50
1	—	894	102.50	102.50
1	—	642	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	147.50–157.50	153.33
1	—	910	127.50	127.50
3	—	374	140.00–160.00	149.35
1	—	726	132.50	132.50
4	—	569	137.50–147.50	143.14
3	—	808	127.50–135.00	130.84
3	—	439	147.50–160.00	154.16
3	—	628	140.00–152.50	146.57
1	—	764	122.50	122.50
4	—	524	137.50–162.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	135.00	135.00
1	—	792	117.50	117.50
1	—	526	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	132.50	132.50
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	566	130.00	130.00
1	—	896	112.50	112.50
1	—	600	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	956	72.00	72.00
2	—	654	63.00–67.00	65.01
2	—	857	66.00–76.00	71.01
1	—	600	65.00	65.00
1	—	738	53.00	53.00
1	—	790	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	991.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,203	60.00–93.00	78.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,168	71.00–95.00	84.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	898	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	926	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,319	75.00–90.00	81.88

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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