Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2022-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to previous reports. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the Fall Special Saturday Feeder and Replacement Sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.11/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$143.11

101 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$55.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	170.22	785	34
Medium and Large 1-2	607	145.82	885	32
Medium and Large 2	537	114.29	613	35

One grade step is worth $55.93/cwt here — about $172 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 sale101 hd

143.11

—

NY average2 barns · 180 hd

150.71

−7.60

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

110 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	—	672	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	143.77/cwt	142.50–145.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	133.33/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	107.54/cwt	100.00–115.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	99.94/cwt	85.00–115.00	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	154.47/cwt	150.00–157.50	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	123.32/cwt	122.50–125.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	120.21/cwt	87.50–140.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	150.13/cwt	142.50–157.50	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	150.05/cwt	142.50–157.50	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	152.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	871	104.70/cwt	102.50–107.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	160.59/cwt	157.50–165.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	871	116.36/cwt	107.50–125.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	106.70/cwt	80.00–135.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	188.66/cwt	185.00–192.50	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	118.33/cwt	100.00–130.00	277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.76/cwt	90.00–137.50	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	155.23/cwt	145.00–165.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	158.78/cwt	157.50–160.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.80/cwt	142.50–150.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	176.71/cwt	167.50–192.50	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	161.26/cwt	157.50–165.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	178.36/cwt	172.50–185.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	153.34/cwt	152.50–155.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	812	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	158.73/cwt	157.50–160.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	76.42/cwt	69.00–81.50	743	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	86.60/cwt	84.00–90.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	156.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.95/cwt	162.50–167.50	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	156.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	185.64/cwt	172.50–192.50	772	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	526	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	565	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	958	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	824	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	346	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,523	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	604	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	710	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	169.37/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	181.43/cwt	172.50–187.50	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.17/cwt	175.00–190.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	177.95/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	172.84/cwt	165.00–182.50	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	110.80/cwt	97.50–125.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,054	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	113.88/cwt	100.00–127.50	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	958	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	110.64/cwt	100.00–127.50	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.74/cwt	90.00–130.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	174.04/cwt	167.50–180.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	173.87/cwt	162.50–180.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	119.25/cwt	112.50–122.50	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	160.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	163.35/cwt	162.50–165.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	138.66/cwt	130.00–147.50	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.98/cwt	152.50–165.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	154.35/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	159.98/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	159.46/cwt	150.00–165.00	754	4

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison to previous reports. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included the Fall Special Saturday Feeder and Replacement Sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	160.00–170.00	164.94
3	—	627	160.00–165.00	162.51
2	—	337	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	286	157.50–160.00	158.78
4	—	531	167.50–192.50	176.71
2	—	584	157.50–165.00	161.26
6	—	419	165.00–182.50	172.84
5	—	478	167.50–180.00	174.04
8	—	377	162.50–180.00	173.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	120.00	120.00
1	—	544	117.50	117.50
1	—	900	114.00	114.00
1	—	766	92.50	92.50
2	—	806	100.00–115.00	107.54
2	—	269	85.00–115.00	99.94
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
3	—	669	122.50–125.00	123.32
5	—	324	87.50–140.00	120.21
2	—	871	102.50–107.00	104.70
7	—	710	80.00–135.00	106.70
4	—	234	100.00–130.00	118.33
4	—	427	90.00–137.50	115.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	286	142.50–145.00	143.77
3	—	827	127.50–137.50	133.33
4	—	366	150.00–157.50	154.47
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
2	—	714	142.50–157.50	150.13
2	—	314	142.50–157.50	150.05
2	—	566	155.00–157.50	156.23
2	—	519	145.00	145.00
3	—	684	150.00–157.50	152.55
1	—	998	119.00	119.00
4	—	482	157.50–165.00	160.59
1	—	608	155.00	155.00
2	—	874	127.50	127.50
1	—	446	160.00	160.00
1	—	922	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,178	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	100.00	100.00
2	—	871	107.50–125.00	116.36
2	—	426	97.50–125.00	110.80
1	—	1,054	100.00	100.00
2	—	535	100.00–127.50	113.88
1	—	958	92.50	92.50
3	—	622	100.00–127.50	110.64
3	—	573	90.00–130.00	109.74
3	—	669	112.50–122.50	119.25
2	—	776	130.00–140.00	135.03
2	—	715	130.00–147.50	138.66
1	—	294	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	170.00–172.50	171.23
4	—	416	172.50–192.50	185.64
1	—	558	177.50	177.50
1	—	858	177.50	177.50
2	—	836	167.50	167.50
2	—	915	155.00–162.50	158.75
4	—	733	167.50–172.50	169.37
4	—	371	172.50–187.50	181.43
2	—	760	175.00	175.00
6	—	470	175.00–190.00	184.17
6	—	625	170.00–185.00	177.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	924	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,206	125.00	125.00
1	—	348	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
2	—	688	155.00–160.00	157.53
3	—	623	165.00–167.50	165.82
3	—	783	155.00–165.00	160.88
3	—	583	162.50–165.00	163.35
1	—	968	139.00	139.00
1	—	286	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	152.50–165.00	158.98
4	—	817	147.50–162.50	154.35
3	—	730	157.50–165.00	159.98
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
4	—	473	150.00–165.00	159.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	150.00	150.00
2	—	283	185.00–192.50	188.66
1	—	432	170.00	170.00
2	—	322	172.50–185.00	178.36
4	—	583	155.00–160.00	156.92
1	—	392	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,066	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,112	105.00	105.00
3	—	469	162.50–167.50	164.95
3	—	531	155.00–160.00	156.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	436	145.00–165.00	155.23
3	—	615	142.50–150.00	145.80
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
2	—	709	130.00–132.50	131.26
1	—	1,026	102.50	102.50
3	—	539	152.50–155.00	153.34
1	—	666	145.00	145.00
2	—	583	157.50–160.00	158.73
1	—	376	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	284	92.50	92.50
1	—	426	115.00	115.00
1	—	534	87.50	87.50
1	—	812	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,006	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	107.50	107.50
1	—	568	135.00	135.00
1	—	958	86.00	86.00
1	—	346	127.50	127.50
1	—	604	117.50	117.50
1	—	800	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	972	69.00–81.50	76.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	850	84.00–90.00	86.60

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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