Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady to 20.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Today's sale included a small dairy 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	—	Low	1,623	61.73	1,002	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,722	54.05	931	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	49.24	681	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	32.81	344	33

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	94.40/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	90	61.24/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	91	35.97/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	87	16.35/cwt	30
Heifers	Number 2	92	25.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	13.75/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 3	62	5.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	976	52.01/cwt	51.00–53.00	508	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	407	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	874	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	411	1
Springer Cows	CommonCrossbred	—	—	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	—	1
Bred Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	925.00/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	530.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	—	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	10	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	583.33/cwt	525.00–625.00	—	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	35.05/cwt	30.00–38.00	381	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	42.05/cwt	39.00–47.00	446	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	18.83/cwt	10.00–25.00	180	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	51.69/cwt	49.50–55.00	878	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	59.44/cwt	56.50–62.50	1,025	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,794	46.90/cwt	45.00–48.00	841	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	48.48/cwt	43.00–52.50	666	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	55.76/cwt	53.00–60.00	833	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	36.99/cwt	32.00–41.50	430	9
Bulls	Utility	—	93	19.29/cwt	15.00–22.50	18	7
Bulls	Utility	—	83	11.39/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	7
Bulls	Utility	—	102	18.55/cwt	15.00–22.50	19	5
Bulls	Utility	—	110	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	19	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	37.28/cwt	30.00–47.50	35	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	34.66/cwt	25.00–47.50	29	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	37.41/cwt	30.00–47.50	39	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	33.80/cwt	30.00–37.50	26	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	82	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	58.96/cwt	50.00–67.50	50	16
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	62.18/cwt	60.00–65.00	58	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	58.12/cwt	50.00–67.50	61	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	140	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	180	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	16.55/cwt	10.00–22.50	12	10
Bulls	—	—	1,276	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	625	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	N/A	—	700	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,970	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	129	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	77.25/cwt	70.00–85.00	80	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	79.57/cwt	70.00–90.00	91	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	77.60/cwt	70.00–87.50	73	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	71.57/cwt	70.00–75.00	61	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	65.97/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,147	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	817	48.32/cwt	45.00–55.00	395	3

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	976	51.00–53.00	52.01
2	—	905	45.00	45.00
1	—	874	47.00	47.00
3	—	817	45.00–55.00	48.32

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	335.00	335.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–560.00	530.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–475.00	462.50
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–625.00	583.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,012.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	600	350.00	350.00
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	700	710.00	710.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	90	15.00	15.00
2	—	80	12.50	12.50
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	93	15.00–22.50	19.29
7	—	83	10.00–15.00	11.39
5	—	102	15.00–22.50	18.55
1	—	110	17.50	17.50
10	—	75	10.00–22.50	16.55
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	95	30.00–47.50	37.28
4	—	85	25.00–47.50	34.66
3	—	105	30.00–47.50	37.41
2	—	77	30.00–37.50	33.80
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	84	50.00–67.50	58.96
7	—	93	60.00–65.00	62.18
4	—	105	50.00–67.50	58.12
1	—	112	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	160.00–165.00	162.44
1	—	110	160.00	160.00
1	—	106	170.00	170.00
1	—	96	140.00	140.00
1	—	78	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	103	70.00–85.00	77.25
7	—	114	70.00–90.00	79.57
5	—	94	70.00–87.50	77.60
3	—	85	70.00–75.00	71.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,086	30.00–38.00	35.05
8	—	1,061	39.00–47.00	42.05
8	—	957	10.00–25.00	18.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,698	49.50–55.00	51.69
11	—	1,725	56.50–62.50	59.44
4	—	1,794	45.00–48.00	46.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,374	43.00–52.50	48.48
22	—	1,494	53.00–60.00	55.76
9	—	1,163	32.00–41.50	36.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,276	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,739	65.00–68.00	65.97

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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