Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Number 1 Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; other Feeder Steers not tested. Dairy Feeder Steers not tested. Number 1 Feeder Heifers sold 5.00 higher; Number 1-2 Feeder Heifers sold 10.00 lower; Number 2 Feeder Heifers sold steady. Number 1 Feeder Bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher on a light test; other Feeder Bulls sold steady on a light test. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.34/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$103.34

63 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$48.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	131.69	674	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	103.17	567	18thin
Medium and Large 2	617	82.75	511	26

One grade step is worth $48.94/cwt here — about $164 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 sale63 hd

103.34

—

NY average1 barns · 63 hd

103.34

+0.00

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

73 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 1-2	—	831	95.55/cwt	92.00–99.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.43/cwt	122.50–142.50	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	977	70.00/cwt	60.00–75.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	69.99/cwt	65.00–75.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	79.89/cwt	65.00–92.50	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	105.64/cwt	100.00–110.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	92.06/cwt	77.50–102.50	308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	924	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	109.11/cwt	102.50–115.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	133.51/cwt	120.00–145.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,114	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	85.86/cwt	80.00–90.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	132.74/cwt	120.00–145.00	552	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	916	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	923	68.04/cwt	66.00–70.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	106.17/cwt	97.50–115.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	883	69.72/cwt	64.00–75.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	70.13/cwt	62.00–82.00	475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	72.14/cwt	65.00–85.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	809	70.49/cwt	63.00–78.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	986	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	128.74/cwt	125.00–132.50	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	109.85/cwt	107.00–112.50	673	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	676	67.70/cwt	65.00–72.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	862	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	603	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,060	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	827	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	198	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	644	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	198	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	228	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	135.11/cwt	132.50–137.50	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	125.10/cwt	122.50–127.50	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.45/cwt	122.50–137.50	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.02/cwt	137.50–142.50	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	139.46/cwt	132.50–145.00	664	5

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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Receipts 196Last week 436Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	831	92.00–99.00	95.55
1	—	344	107.50	107.50
1	—	698	105.00	105.00
2	—	482	100.00	100.00
1	—	568	97.50	97.50
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	107.50	107.50
4	—	435	100.00–110.00	105.64
3	—	522	102.50–115.00	109.11
1	—	298	112.50	112.50
1	—	798	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	122.50–142.50	132.43
5	—	442	120.00–145.00	133.51
1	—	602	127.50	127.50
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.56
5	—	571	122.50–137.50	129.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	60.00–75.00	70.00
1	—	802	81.00	81.00
2	—	880	65.00–75.00	69.99
3	—	373	65.00–92.50	79.89
5	—	335	77.50–102.50	92.06
1	—	924	87.00	87.00
1	—	242	90.00	90.00
1	—	674	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,114	80.00	80.00
3	—	609	80.00–90.00	85.86
1	—	1,040	76.00	76.00
3	—	462	90.00	90.00
1	—	546	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	838	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	138.35
2	—	366	132.50–137.50	135.11
1	—	718	127.50	127.50
1	—	604	137.50	137.50
8	—	568	130.00–135.00	133.43
1	—	344	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	137.50–142.50	140.02
5	—	476	132.50–145.00	139.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	198	115.00	115.00
1	—	262	115.00	115.00
2	—	374	122.50–125.00	123.73
1	—	416	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	97.50	97.50
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
3	—	315	122.50–127.50	125.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	416	120.00–145.00	132.74
1	—	536	122.50	122.50
1	—	678	122.50	122.50
2	—	554	125.00–132.50	128.74
1	—	354	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	107.50–110.00	108.73
1	—	534	92.50	92.50
2	—	458	97.50–115.00	106.17
2	—	276	110.00	110.00
2	—	311	112.50	112.50
1	—	666	107.00	107.00
2	—	409	110.00	110.00
3	—	613	107.00–112.50	109.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	66.00–70.00	68.04
1	—	580	60.00	60.00
3	—	883	64.00–75.00	69.72
1	—	1,012	65.00	65.00
7	—	678	62.00–82.00	70.13
3	—	633	65.00–85.00	72.14
2	—	809	63.00–78.00	70.49
1	—	986	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	916	68.00	68.00
3	—	676	65.00–72.00	67.70
1	—	862	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,060	78.00	78.00
1	—	360	55.00	55.00
1	—	644	71.00	71.00
1	—	540	59.00	59.00

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