Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower; Boning Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher; Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dress Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 higher; Low Dress Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test; Average Dress Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Number 2 Holstein Heifer Calves sold 10.00 higher; other Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Beef/Dairy Crossbred Calves not tested. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,389	77.41	1,075	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	58.22	981	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	53.34	692	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	35.92	375	21

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	105.35/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	93	84.33/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	90	61.71/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	87	26.63/cwt	37
Heifers	Number 1	104	72.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	98	68.96/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	82	31.27/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	69	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Livestock Auction - 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	Number 3	—	102	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	36	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	75	30.02/cwt	27.50–32.50	23	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	51.22/cwt	48.00–53.50	664	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,851	54.70/cwt	53.50–56.00	1,012	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	34.48/cwt	30.00–37.00	346	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	42.91/cwt	39.00–48.00	480	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	61.09/cwt	60.00–63.00	1,012	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	57.52/cwt	54.50–65.50	758	24
Bulls	—	—	1,432	83.21/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,192	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	45.35/cwt	42.00–47.00	560	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	20.98/cwt	15.00–25.00	193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,282	62.91/cwt	59.00–67.00	807	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	118	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	118	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	103.63/cwt	97.50–110.00	99	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	108.60/cwt	105.00–112.50	112	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	89	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	85.49/cwt	80.00–90.00	74	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	82.54/cwt	77.50–90.00	77	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	120	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	87	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	62.83/cwt	57.50–70.00	58	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	59.38/cwt	50.00–70.00	50	8
Bulls	Utility	—	118	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	50	1
Bulls	Utility	—	63	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	3
Bulls	Utility	—	107	28.73/cwt	25.00–35.00	31	4
Bulls	Utility	—	74	19.40/cwt	15.00–30.00	14	7
Bulls	Utility	—	84	31.09/cwt	20.00–40.00	26	11
Bulls	Utility	—	95	29.11/cwt	25.00–47.50	28	11
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	74	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	112	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	76	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	65	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	97	52.43/cwt	50.00–57.50	51	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	120	1

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed May 22, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 146Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 125Last week 128Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	35.00	35.00
3	—	75	27.50–32.50	30.02
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	10.00	10.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	77.50	77.50
1	—	112	67.50	67.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	62.50	62.50
3	—	97	50.00–57.50	52.43
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
1	—	118	100.00	100.00
7	—	96	97.50–110.00	103.63
7	—	103	105.00–112.50	108.60
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	102	85.00–90.00	87.50
6	—	86	80.00–90.00	85.49
11	—	93	77.50–90.00	82.54
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	72.50	72.50
7	—	92	57.50–70.00	62.83
8	—	84	50.00–70.00	59.38
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	42.50	42.50
3	—	63	10.00	10.00
4	—	107	25.00–35.00	28.73
7	—	74	15.00–30.00	19.40
11	—	84	20.00–40.00	31.09
11	—	95	25.00–47.50	29.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,297	48.00–53.50	51.22
24	—	1,318	54.50–65.50	57.52
7	—	1,234	42.00–47.00	45.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,851	53.50–56.00	54.70
6	—	1,656	60.00–63.00	61.09
1	—	1,522	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	30.00–37.00	34.48
10	—	1,119	39.00–48.00	42.91
4	—	922	15.00–25.00	20.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	80.00–87.00	83.21
2	—	1,282	59.00–67.00	62.91

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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