Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold 8.00 lower; Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dressing Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy Cattle 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	1,411	59.23	836	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	47.35	791	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	42.78	578	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	28.62	315	38

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	92.85/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 2	96	67.86/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	93	45.91/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	87	13.87/cwt	60
Heifers	Number 1	96	118.75/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	97	63.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	78	10.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	10.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,208	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	55.11/cwt	53.00–57.00	808	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	64.34/cwt	62.00–67.00	923	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	83.78/cwt	80.00–87.50	93	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	78.75/cwt	77.50–80.00	96	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	81.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	79	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	39	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	14	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	44.99/cwt	44.00–46.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	19.94/cwt	8.00–26.50	215	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	32.10/cwt	27.50–36.00	360	23
Heifers	Number 2	—	98	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	22	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	36.14/cwt	32.00–38.50	467	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	49.05/cwt	46.50–52.00	712	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	42.92/cwt	39.00–45.50	574	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	41.76/cwt	41.50–42.00	705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	51.42/cwt	49.50–54.50	869	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	45.65/cwt	43.50–48.50	756	15
Bulls	Utility	—	103	12.44/cwt	7.50–15.00	13	5
Bulls	Utility	—	75	9.27/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	14
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	84.40/cwt	77.50–95.00	88	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	74	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	70.02/cwt	67.50–72.50	73	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	62.82/cwt	55.00–72.50	58	9
Bulls	Utility	—	94	17.10/cwt	15.00–30.00	16	18
Bulls	Utility	—	84	14.41/cwt	5.00–30.00	12	21
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	42	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	44.38/cwt	35.00–52.50	41	8
Bulls	Utility	—	112	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	176	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	84	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	168	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1

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.

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Dec 11, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 162Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 127Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,208	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,466	53.00–57.00	55.11
4	—	1,435	62.00–67.00	64.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,001	44.00–46.00	44.99
13	—	1,078	8.00–26.50	19.94
23	—	1,123	27.50–36.00	32.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,291	32.00–38.50	36.14
12	—	1,451	46.50–52.00	49.05
32	—	1,337	39.00–45.50	42.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	41.50–42.00	41.76
9	—	1,690	49.50–54.50	51.42
15	—	1,655	43.50–48.50	45.65

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	111	80.00–87.50	83.78
2	—	122	77.50–80.00	78.75
3	—	97	80.00–85.00	81.66
5	—	104	77.50–95.00	84.40
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	103	7.50–15.00	12.44
14	—	75	5.00–10.00	9.27
18	—	94	15.00–30.00	17.10
21	—	84	5.00–30.00	14.41
2	—	112	15.00	15.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	67.50	67.50
4	—	104	67.50–72.50	70.02
9	—	93	55.00–72.50	62.82
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	50.00	50.00
2	—	84	50.00	50.00
8	—	93	35.00–52.50	44.38
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	37.50	37.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	17.50	17.50
1	—	98	22.50	22.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	200.00	200.00

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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