Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady except Boner Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dressing Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady to 15.00 higher. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 10.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. See the Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Report for the monthly Special Dairy Heifer Sale. 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	1,763	76.03	1,340	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	59.81	1,030	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	52.42	675	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	31.76	332	24

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	73.36/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	92	47.91/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	90	30.24/cwt	23
Bulls	Utility	82	11.50/cwt	46
Heifers	Number 1	91	101.25/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	87	46.02/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 3	80	13.41/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	13.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	—	—	1,763	76.03/cwt	75.50–76.50	1,340	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	60.83/cwt	58.50–62.50	893	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	43.16/cwt	39.00–46.00	446	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	53.62/cwt	47.50–57.50	713	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	55.03/cwt	53.00–57.50	951	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	61.98/cwt	60.50–65.00	1,066	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	33.18/cwt	30.00–36.00	330	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	17.39/cwt	10.00–26.00	176	8
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	58	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	119	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	27.99/cwt	22.50–37.50	24	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	37.06/cwt	22.50–42.50	35	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	78	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	91	13.71/cwt	10.00–17.50	12	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	74	12.97/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	87	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	69	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	128	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	58	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	64.95/cwt	60.00–72.50	68	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	139	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	42.79/cwt	37.50–50.00	40	11
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	106	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	31.63/cwt	30.00–35.00	32	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	28.88/cwt	20.00–37.50	27	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	30.97/cwt	20.00–37.50	27	11
Bulls	Utility	—	104	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	4
Bulls	Utility	—	93	13.84/cwt	10.00–15.00	13	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	42.41/cwt	39.00–48.00	467	10
Bulls	Utility	—	74	9.64/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	14
Bulls	Utility	—	83	12.79/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	15

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 127Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 137Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	75.50–76.50	76.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	58.50–62.50	60.83
10	—	1,034	39.00–46.00	43.16
35	—	1,329	47.50–57.50	53.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,729	53.00–57.50	55.03
11	—	1,720	60.50–65.00	61.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	996	30.00–36.00	33.18
8	—	1,010	10.00–26.00	17.39
10	—	1,102	39.00–48.00	42.41

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	57.50	57.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	22.50–37.50	27.99
4	—	94	22.50–42.50	37.06
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	78	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
2	—	91	10.00–17.50	13.71
5	—	74	10.00–15.00	12.97
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
2	—	87	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	62.50	62.50
1	—	128	55.00	55.00
4	—	96	55.00–65.00	60.00
9	—	104	60.00–72.50	64.95
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	150.00–155.00	152.53
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	40.00	40.00
11	—	94	37.50–50.00	42.79
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	30.00–35.00	31.63
9	—	92	20.00–37.50	28.88
11	—	86	20.00–37.50	30.97
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	15.00	15.00
4	—	66	5.00	5.00
11	—	93	10.00–15.00	13.84
14	—	74	5.00–10.00	9.64
15	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.79

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