Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows not tested; other Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Cattle Special Report for monthly Dairy Heifer 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	—	High	1,884	67.00	1,262	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	55.07	945	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	50.22	676	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	30.84	322	18

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	89.24/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	99	47.31/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	90	30.05/cwt	22
Bulls	Utility	84	11.78/cwt	44
Heifers	Number 1	95	103.75/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	89	20.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	79	12.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	11.81/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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	39.36/cwt	34.50–42.00	527	8
Bulls	Utility	—	93	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	5
Bulls	Utility	—	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	4
Bulls	Utility	—	120	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	30.34/cwt	20.00–40.00	25	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	28.72/cwt	20.00–37.50	27	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	28.75/cwt	27.50–30.00	30	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	44	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	47.51/cwt	40.00–52.50	44	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	45.06/cwt	40.00–55.00	47	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	46.50/cwt	40.00–50.00	40	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	51.24/cwt	50.00–55.00	58	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	136	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	61	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	165.76/cwt	157.50–175.00	154	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	165.35/cwt	150.00–190.00	142	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	165.10/cwt	162.50–167.50	172	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	112	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	176	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	59.81/cwt	57.50–65.00	62	14
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	59.49/cwt	57.50–62.50	68	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	60.83/cwt	60.00–62.50	58	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	130	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	75	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	54.69/cwt	52.00–60.00	756	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	48.88/cwt	44.00–51.50	642	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	49.96/cwt	47.00–52.50	831	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	57.63/cwt	54.50–62.00	1,004	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	18.07/cwt	12.00–25.00	197	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	40.65/cwt	39.00–43.00	415	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	33.80/cwt	32.00–36.00	345	6
Heifers	Number 1	—	102	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	41	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	147	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	86	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	87	13.02/cwt	12.00–15.00	11	3
Bulls	Utility	—	103	14.63/cwt	10.00–17.50	15	7
Bulls	Utility	—	84	13.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	12
Bulls	Utility	—	75	9.66/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	15
Bulls	—	—	2,022	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,547	1
Bulls	—	—	1,431	70.77/cwt	70.50–71.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	2,268	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	1,327	2

How this sale compares

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Oct 16, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 128Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 119Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,340	34.50–42.00	39.36
30	—	1,383	52.00–60.00	54.69
35	—	1,314	44.00–51.50	48.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,664	47.00–52.50	49.96
8	—	1,743	54.50–62.00	57.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	12.00–25.00	18.07
6	—	1,020	39.00–43.00	40.65
6	—	1,021	32.00–36.00	33.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,022	76.50	76.50
2	—	1,431	70.50–71.00	70.77
2	—	2,268	58.00–59.00	58.49

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	15.00	15.00
4	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	120	20.00	20.00
7	—	103	10.00–17.50	14.63
12	—	84	10.00–20.00	13.00
15	—	75	5.00–10.00	9.66
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	84	20.00–40.00	30.34
8	—	93	20.00–37.50	28.72
2	—	104	27.50–30.00	28.75
1	—	110	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	93	40.00–52.50	47.51
5	—	104	40.00–55.00	45.06
5	—	87	40.00–50.00	46.50
4	—	113	50.00–55.00	51.24
1	—	136	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	157.50–175.00	165.76
3	—	86	150.00–190.00	165.35
2	—	104	162.50–167.50	165.10
1	—	112	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	104	57.50–65.00	59.81
5	—	114	57.50–62.50	59.49
3	—	96	60.00–62.50	60.83
1	—	130	57.50	57.50
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00
1	—	90	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
1	—	86	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00
3	—	87	12.00–15.00	13.02

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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