Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Steers sold 15.00-25.00 lower. Feeder Dairy Steers sold 9.00-14.00 lower. Feeder Heifers sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Feeder Bulls sold weak. Replacement Cattle not tested. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder and Replacement Special Sale and a Registered Angus herd dispersal. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $107.51/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$107.51

64 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$35.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	123.09	848	28
Medium and Large 1-2	744	106.22	790	15thin
Medium and Large 2	623	87.66	546	21

One grade step is worth $35.44/cwt here — about $302 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 sale64 hd

107.51

—

NY average2 barns · 84 hd

109.76

−2.25

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

87 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	—	676	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	86.37/cwt	83.00–95.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	978	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	86.61/cwt	70.00–102.50	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	76.68/cwt	70.00–85.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	89.04/cwt	77.50–102.50	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.68/cwt	122.50–130.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	122.82/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	83.88/cwt	77.50–95.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	83.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	77.48/cwt	75.00–80.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	103.19/cwt	99.00–107.50	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	84.69/cwt	75.00–90.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	78.93/cwt	71.00–90.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	79.03/cwt	75.00–83.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	82.62/cwt	70.00–100.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	932	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,388.64/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	—	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	267	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	422	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	295	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	667	83.40/cwt	80.00–87.50	556	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	68.75/cwt	65.00–72.50	199	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	749	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	79.73/cwt	72.00–87.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	113.83/cwt	112.50–115.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	835	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,108	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	886	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,200	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,008	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	308	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	262	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	76.14/cwt	70.00–82.50	364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	904	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	78.77/cwt	77.50–80.00	571	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	74.13/cwt	65.00–80.00	384	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	73.40/cwt	65.00–82.50	424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	79.63/cwt	75.00–88.00	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	106.14/cwt	100.00–112.50	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	92.29/cwt	85.00–100.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	89.01/cwt	85.00–93.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	90.69/cwt	70.00–102.50	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	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 May 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 0Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	676	112.50	112.50
2	—	866	105.00–108.00	106.50
1	—	846	105.00	105.00
2	—	737	110.00–114.00	111.98
1	—	954	94.00	94.00
3	—	522	122.50–130.00	126.68
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	122.50	122.50
2	—	921	99.00–107.50	103.19
1	—	648	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	70.00–85.00	76.68
4	—	482	77.50–102.50	89.04
4	—	432	77.50–95.00	83.88
1	—	232	100.00	100.00
2	—	807	75.00–80.00	77.48
1	—	344	90.00	90.00
3	—	373	75.00–90.00	84.69
1	—	630	80.00	80.00
4	—	723	71.00–90.00	78.93
2	—	688	75.00–83.00	79.03
4	—	568	70.00–100.00	82.62
1	—	932	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	90.00–91.00	90.51
1	—	754	95.00	95.00
1	—	862	92.00	92.00
1	—	922	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	848	95.00	95.00
5	—	732	83.00–95.00	86.37
1	—	978	90.00	90.00
2	—	579	70.00–102.50	86.61
4	—	516	75.00–88.00	79.63
2	—	424	85.00–100.00	92.29
2	—	884	85.00–93.00	89.01
3	—	373	70.00–102.50	90.69
1	—	640	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	105.00–106.00	105.49
1	—	1,028	91.00	91.00
3	—	736	112.50–115.00	113.83
1	—	594	110.00	110.00
1	—	786	115.00	115.00
1	—	422	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	100.00–112.50	106.14
1	—	518	102.50	102.50
1	—	488	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,132	93.00	93.00
1	—	984	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	826	119.00–127.00	122.82
1	—	1,132	109.00	109.00
2	—	718	125.00–127.50	126.26
2	—	665	125.00–126.00	125.50
5	—	625	120.00–130.00	125.27
1	—	478	130.00	130.00
4	—	572	120.00–130.00	125.22
1	—	790	124.00	124.00
1	—	852	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,018	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,170	112.00	112.00
6	—	532	120.00–130.00	126.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	80.00–85.00	83.33
1	—	678	89.00	89.00
1	—	402	85.00	85.00
2	—	579	92.50	92.50
1	—	462	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	736	95.00–100.00	97.53
1	—	536	100.00	100.00
1	—	648	90.00	90.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,084	88.00	88.00
1	—	218	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	120.00	120.00
3	—	565	117.50–122.50	120.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	70.00	70.00
3	—	667	80.00–87.50	83.40
2	—	365	80.00	80.00
2	—	290	65.00–72.50	68.75
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
2	—	930	80.00–81.00	80.50
2	—	625	72.00–87.00	79.73
1	—	1,108	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,200	84.00	84.00
1	—	308	85.00	85.00
5	—	478	70.00–82.50	76.14
2	—	725	77.50–80.00	78.77
6	—	518	65.00–80.00	74.13
8	—	577	65.00–82.50	73.40

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	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,388.64

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