Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold steady; Boner Slaughter Cows sold 10.00 lower; Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test; Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. Fresh Dairy Cows sold steady to 200.00 higher. Short Bred and Springing Dairy Cows sold steady on a light test. Bred Dairy Cows not tested. Dairy Bulls, Heifers and Open Heifers not tested. Today's sale included a small herd dispersal and consignments. 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	—	Average	1,621	74.99	1,216	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	51.17	859	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	44.55	585	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	29.44	297	32

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	80.62/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	95	45.20/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	93	26.85/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	83	12.21/cwt	38
Heifers	Number 2	93	22.50/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	82	15.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	65	5.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	16.55/cwt	8.00–22.00	159	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	52.00/cwt	49.50–55.00	870	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	44.30/cwt	40.50–47.50	561	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	51.85/cwt	48.50–54.50	722	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	35.74/cwt	32.00–39.00	468	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	26.67/cwt	20.00–30.00	25	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	27.44/cwt	20.00–35.00	24	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	24.90/cwt	20.00–30.00	25	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	34	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	46.18/cwt	37.50–55.00	43	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	38.14/cwt	35.00–42.50	33	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	53.40/cwt	50.00–55.00	56	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	116	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	174	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	148	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	139	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	62.89/cwt	60.00–70.00	61	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	64.37/cwt	57.50–70.00	68	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	62.32/cwt	57.50–67.50	71	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	72.98/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	29.20/cwt	25.00–33.00	276	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	36.60/cwt	35.00–41.00	400	13
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Utility	—	101	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	92	14.51/cwt	12.00–15.00	13	6
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	12
Bulls	Utility	—	83	12.06/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	18
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	21.25/cwt	20.00–22.50	20	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	712.50/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	950.00/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	630.00/cwt	585.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	7
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,202.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	550.00/cwt	450.00–650.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	956.25/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,600.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	—	2

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Oct 9, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 110Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 119Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 54Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	958	8.00–22.00	16.55
12	—	945	25.00–33.00	29.20
13	—	1,093	35.00–41.00	36.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,673	49.50–55.00	52.00
1	—	1,740	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,266	40.50–47.50	44.30
14	—	1,393	48.50–54.50	51.85
11	—	1,309	32.00–39.00	35.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,522	70.00–75.00	72.98
1	—	1,820	79.00	79.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	92	20.00–30.00	26.67
4	—	86	20.00–35.00	27.44
2	—	102	20.00–30.00	24.90
1	—	114	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	93	37.50–55.00	46.18
4	—	87	35.00–42.50	38.14
3	—	104	50.00–55.00	53.40
1	—	116	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	150.00	150.00
1	—	100	147.50	147.50
1	—	82	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	97	60.00–70.00	62.89
4	—	105	57.50–70.00	64.37
2	—	114	57.50–67.50	62.32
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	101	20.00	20.00
6	—	92	12.00–15.00	14.51
12	—	74	10.00	10.00
18	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.06
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	25.00	25.00
2	—	96	20.00–22.50	21.25
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	5.00	5.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	625	300.00–325.00	312.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	585.00–675.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	925.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,202.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	450.00–650.00	550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	956.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00

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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