Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower; other Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dress Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 higher on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Cattle Report for monthly Feeder Special 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	—	Low	1,388	73.75	1,024	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,601	57.59	922	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	53.24	708	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	33.27	336	45

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	58.10/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	97	53.57/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	92	29.23/cwt	32
Bulls	Utility	84	11.39/cwt	53
Heifers	Number 1	89	90.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	98	38.52/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	83	19.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	10.81/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	101	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	116	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	41	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	124	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	43	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	83	27.32/cwt	22.50–32.50	23	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	21	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	65.00/cwt	59.00–68.00	897	3
Bulls	—	—	1,361	79.98/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	76.27/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,085	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	61.41/cwt	60.00–63.50	816	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	49.00/cwt	41.00–51.50	622	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	54.74/cwt	52.00–57.50	755	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	52.01/cwt	51.50–52.50	804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	60.96/cwt	60.50–62.50	977	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	56.45/cwt	55.00–58.00	914	5
Heifers	Number 3	—	94	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	21	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	13.02/cwt	12.00–15.00	11	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	63	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	58.02/cwt	52.50–60.00	56	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	58.36/cwt	55.00–65.00	60	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	26	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	44.87/cwt	40.00–50.00	51	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	45.99/cwt	42.50–50.00	47	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	43.77/cwt	30.00–52.50	41	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	127.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	110	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	31.21/cwt	27.50–35.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	125	24.88/cwt	20.00–30.00	31	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	26.36/cwt	20.00–32.50	23	14
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	32.44/cwt	20.00–40.00	30	14
Bulls	Utility	—	114	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	3
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	44.38/cwt	41.00–47.50	450	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	19.13/cwt	5.00–29.00	183	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	36.67/cwt	30.00–40.50	384	19
Bulls	Utility	—	104	15.41/cwt	15.00–17.50	16	6
Bulls	Utility	—	93	13.56/cwt	10.00–15.00	13	7
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	13
Bulls	Utility	—	83	11.74/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	18

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Sep 25, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 119Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 170Last week 137Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	35.00	35.00
1	—	124	35.00	35.00
2	—	83	22.50–32.50	27.32
2	—	94	22.50	22.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	15.00	15.00
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	94	22.50	22.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
3	—	83	12.00–15.00	13.02
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	55.00–60.00	57.50
5	—	96	52.50–60.00	58.02
6	—	102	55.00–65.00	58.36
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	30.00	30.00
2	—	113	40.00–50.00	44.87
5	—	102	42.50–50.00	45.99
7	—	94	30.00–52.50	43.77
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	120.00–135.00	127.33
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	27.50–35.00	31.21
2	—	125	20.00–30.00	24.88
14	—	86	20.00–32.50	26.36
14	—	93	20.00–40.00	32.44
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	114	15.00	15.00
6	—	64	5.00	5.00
6	—	104	15.00–17.50	15.41
7	—	93	10.00–15.00	13.56
13	—	75	10.00	10.00
18	—	83	10.00–15.00	11.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	59.00–68.00	65.00
3	—	1,361	79.50–80.50	79.98
3	—	1,423	75.00–77.50	76.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	60.00–63.50	61.41
20	—	1,270	41.00–51.50	49.00
24	—	1,379	52.00–57.50	54.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,546	51.50–52.50	52.01
5	—	1,603	60.50–62.50	60.96
5	—	1,620	55.00–58.00	56.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,014	41.00–47.50	44.38
14	—	955	5.00–29.00	19.13
19	—	1,047	30.00–40.50	36.67

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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