Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2019-12-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00 higher except Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 and 2 Holstein Bull Calves sold 7.00-10.00 lower; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 15.00-25.00 lower. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $69.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$69.00

2 head · 1,091 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−45.21

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	1,091	69.00	753	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

69.00

—

NY average2 barns · 90 hd

114.21

−45.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,344	63.00	847	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,736	56.62	983	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	46.62	644	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	25.16	269	21

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	92.91/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 2	97	59.33/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 3	96	36.20/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	88	12.19/cwt	48
Heifers	Number 1	88	136.73/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	92	54.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	84	12.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	79	10.00/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Number 1	—	104	80.04/cwt	72.50–90.00	83	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	56.67/cwt	50.00–65.00	50	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	56.67/cwt	50.00–67.50	63	3
Bulls	Utility	—	84	12.23/cwt	5.00–20.00	10	16
Bulls	—	—	1,344	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	847	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	70	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	908	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	400	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	980	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	421	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	255	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,133	53.48/cwt	51.00–56.00	606	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	773	39.74/cwt	39.00–41.00	307	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	770	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	844	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	346	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	874	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	38.99/cwt	38.00–40.00	386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	33.38/cwt	30.00–36.00	378	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	14.44/cwt	5.00–25.00	150	10
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	28	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	102	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	33	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	84	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	35.04/cwt	30.00–42.50	33	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	113	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	136	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	148.17/cwt	125.00–165.00	141	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	82	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	135	1
Bulls	Utility	—	104	15.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	16	4
Bulls	Utility	—	113	12.52/cwt	10.00–15.00	14	2
Bulls	Utility	—	120	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	87	36.38/cwt	25.00–45.00	32	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	74.19/cwt	70.00–80.00	84	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	78.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	76	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	37.50/cwt	30.00–45.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	36.27/cwt	35.00–37.50	37	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	56.18/cwt	47.50–70.00	53	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	62.59/cwt	50.00–70.00	64	5
Bulls	Utility	—	93	15.53/cwt	5.00–20.00	14	13
Bulls	Utility	—	76	7.31/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	54.00/cwt	50.00–56.00	926	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	61.42/cwt	59.00–65.50	1,090	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	48.27/cwt	43.50–52.50	636	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	35.84/cwt	29.00–42.00	499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	56.12/cwt	53.00–62.00	829	14

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

Thu Dec 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 127Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 134Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	104	72.50–90.00	80.04
1	—	88	80.00	80.00
6	—	113	70.00–80.00	74.19
3	—	97	75.00–80.00	78.31
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	88	50.00–65.00	56.67
3	—	112	50.00–67.50	56.67
13	—	94	47.50–70.00	56.18
5	—	102	50.00–70.00	62.59
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	84	5.00–20.00	12.23
4	—	104	10.00–20.00	15.00
2	—	113	10.00–15.00	12.52
1	—	120	15.00	15.00
13	—	93	5.00–20.00	15.53
12	—	76	5.00–10.00	7.31
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	30.00–42.50	35.04
4	—	87	25.00–45.00	36.38
2	—	110	30.00–45.00	37.50
2	—	102	35.00–37.50	36.27
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	125.00–165.00	148.17
1	—	102	140.00	140.00
1	—	82	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	30.00	30.00
1	—	102	32.50	32.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	12.50	12.50
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	94	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,344	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	989	38.00–40.00	38.99
8	—	1,131	30.00–36.00	33.38
10	—	1,041	5.00–25.00	14.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,715	50.00–56.00	54.00
6	—	1,774	59.00–65.50	61.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,318	43.50–52.50	48.27
16	—	1,391	29.00–42.00	35.84
14	—	1,477	53.00–62.00	56.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	908	44.00	44.00
1	—	980	43.00	43.00
2	—	728	35.00	35.00
2	—	1,133	51.00–56.00	53.48
4	—	773	39.00–41.00	39.74
1	—	844	41.00	41.00
1	—	874	45.00	45.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,132	68.00	68.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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