Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Feeder Cattle not tested due to light supply. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder Special Sale. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.50/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$116.50

15 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$45.00/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	679	127.50	865	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	814	112.51	916	5thin
Medium and Large 2	816	82.50	673	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $192 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 sale15 hd

116.50

—

NY average3 barns · 47 hd

114.26

+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

30 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	—	827	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	879	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	316	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	229	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	244	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	287	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	546	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	624	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	484	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	656	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,144	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	984	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,204	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,108	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	712	86.25/cwt	85.00–87.50	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	109.94/cwt	107.50–112.50	853	2

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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Receipts 40Last week 191Year ago 43

Compared to the last report, Feeder Cattle not tested due to light supply. Today's sale included the monthly Feeder Special Sale. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	827	105.00–107.50	106.23
1	—	970	105.00	105.00
2	—	776	107.50–112.50	109.94
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	316	72.50	72.50
1	—	362	67.50	67.50
1	—	410	70.00	70.00
1	—	546	72.50	72.50
1	—	624	77.50	77.50
1	—	656	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,144	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,204	92.00	92.00
2	—	712	85.00–87.50	86.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	732	127.50	127.50
1	—	822	125.00	125.00
1	—	852	122.50	122.50
2	—	586	132.50	132.50
1	—	528	125.00	125.00
1	—	638	127.50	127.50
1	—	686	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	112.50	112.50
2	—	819	110.00–115.00	112.53
2	—	856	110.00–115.00	112.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	792	80.00	80.00
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	110.00	110.00
1	—	782	110.00	110.00
1	—	804	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,128	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,188	94.00	94.00

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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