Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold 7.00 higher; Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dressing Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 and 2 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 higher; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement 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	—	Average	1,667	65.65	1,094	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,785	55.26	986	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	49.57	679	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	29.33	291	27
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,600	114.00	1,824	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	100.00	1,482	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	116.65/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 2	99	74.71/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 3	90	44.86/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	87	14.38/cwt	49
Heifers	Number 1	80	172.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	99	43.78/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	78	11.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	10.00/cwt	2

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
Bulls	—	—	1,667	65.65/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	61.55/cwt	55.00–70.00	57	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	134	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	104	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	85.78/cwt	80.00–90.00	99	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	98	91.82/cwt	80.00–102.50	90	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	43.92/cwt	35.00–52.50	37	9
Heifers	Number 3	—	80	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	10	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	77	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	26	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	110	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	25	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	103	25.89/cwt	22.50–27.50	27	3
Heifers	Number 3	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,794	59.63/cwt	56.00–62.50	1,070	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	42.86/cwt	39.00–45.00	471	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	13.21/cwt	5.00–20.00	111	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	31.14/cwt	25.00–36.50	317	16
Heifers	Prime	—	1,600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,482	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	61.22/cwt	57.50–65.00	70	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	40.40/cwt	38.00–42.50	551	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	56.40/cwt	54.50–59.50	808	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	49.69/cwt	45.00–54.00	669	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	47.20/cwt	44.00–49.00	803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	53.09/cwt	51.50–54.00	960	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	121	75.82/cwt	75.00–77.50	92	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	44.81/cwt	40.00–50.00	47	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	46.99/cwt	37.50–50.00	44	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	91.46/cwt	85.00–102.50	95	7
Bulls	Utility	—	110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	75	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Utility	—	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	3
Bulls	Utility	—	102	16.67/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	3
Bulls	Utility	—	94	15.35/cwt	10.00–20.00	14	14
Bulls	Utility	—	83	14.79/cwt	10.00–25.00	12	26
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	57.48/cwt	55.00–60.00	50	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	166.94/cwt	150.00–182.50	157	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	117	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	87	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	194	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	175.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	151	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	138	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	76	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	103	1

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Dec 18, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 145Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 134Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	65.00–66.00	65.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,794	56.00–62.50	59.63
3	—	1,702	44.00–49.00	47.20
7	—	1,808	51.50–54.00	53.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	39.00–45.00	42.86
6	—	841	5.00–20.00	13.21
16	—	1,018	25.00–36.50	31.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,365	38.00–42.50	40.40
9	—	1,433	54.50–59.50	56.40
24	—	1,346	45.00–54.00	49.69
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,482	100.00	100.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	55.00–70.00	61.55
2	—	115	57.50–65.00	61.22
3	—	121	75.00–77.50	75.82
1	—	100	75.00	75.00
3	—	87	55.00–60.00	57.48
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	134	77.50	77.50
3	—	115	80.00–90.00	85.78
4	—	98	80.00–102.50	91.82
7	—	104	85.00–102.50	91.46
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	85	35.00–52.50	43.92
2	—	104	40.00–50.00	44.81
4	—	94	37.50–50.00	46.99
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	20.00	20.00
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
3	—	67	5.00	5.00
3	—	102	15.00–20.00	16.67
14	—	94	10.00–20.00	15.35
26	—	83	10.00–25.00	14.79
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	150.00–182.50	166.94
1	—	102	190.00	190.00
4	—	86	160.00–180.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	130.00	130.00
2	—	87	115.00–120.00	117.53
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	12.00	12.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	27.50	27.50
1	—	110	22.50	22.50
3	—	103	22.50–27.50	25.89
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	135.00	135.00

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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