Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Number 1 Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 10.00 higher on a light test; other Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. 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	1,636	62.00	1,014	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,676	58.93	988	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	50.81	697	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	32.13	356	18

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	87.16/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	96	65.77/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	94	36.11/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	91	12.74/cwt	45
Heifers	Number 2	91	24.19/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	82	15.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	11.72/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,568	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	67.44/cwt	65.00–70.00	83	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	98	75.00/cwt	70.00–77.50	74	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	71.35/cwt	65.00–75.00	75	15
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	799.00/cwt	725.00–910.00	—	5
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	12.29/cwt	10.00–15.00	10	3
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	42.34/cwt	40.00–48.00	495	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	34.64/cwt	31.00–37.00	387	8
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	23.78/cwt	22.50–25.00	22	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	92	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	16	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	78	14.17/cwt	10.00–17.50	11	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	49.76/cwt	46.50–51.50	637	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	56.38/cwt	52.00–62.50	801	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	51.06/cwt	49.00–53.00	854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	63.62/cwt	62.00–65.50	1,049	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	57.61/cwt	55.00–60.00	976	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	17.90/cwt	10.00–27.00	185	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	36.99/cwt	30.00–40.00	34	6
Bulls	Utility	—	111	16.66/cwt	15.00–20.00	18	3
Bulls	Utility	—	77	8.01/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	55.14/cwt	45.00–60.00	57	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	53.78/cwt	45.00–60.00	50	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	39.50/cwt	35.00–44.50	542	12
Bulls	Utility	—	102	15.54/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	9
Bulls	Utility	—	94	12.61/cwt	5.00–17.50	12	12
Bulls	Utility	—	83	12.57/cwt	5.00–20.00	10	14
Bulls	Number 3	—	118	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	47	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	35	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	88	34.37/cwt	32.50–35.00	30	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	531.33/cwt	484.00–585.00	—	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	155.12/cwt	150.00–165.00	130	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	143	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

Thu Jan 2, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 125Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 128Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,568	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,704	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	40.00–48.00	42.34
8	—	1,118	31.00–37.00	34.64
5	—	1,034	10.00–27.00	17.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,281	46.50–51.50	49.76
27	—	1,420	52.00–62.50	56.38
12	—	1,373	35.00–44.50	39.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	49.00–53.00	51.06
9	—	1,649	62.00–65.50	63.62
14	—	1,694	55.00–60.00	57.61

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	70.00	70.00
2	—	123	65.00–70.00	67.44
4	—	98	70.00–77.50	75.00
15	—	105	65.00–75.00	71.35
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	30.00–40.00	36.99
1	—	118	40.00	40.00
2	—	100	30.00–40.00	35.00
4	—	88	32.50–35.00	34.37
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	111	15.00–20.00	16.66
7	—	77	5.00–10.00	8.01
9	—	102	15.00–20.00	15.54
12	—	94	5.00–17.50	12.61
14	—	83	5.00–20.00	12.57
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	104	45.00–60.00	55.14
8	—	93	45.00–60.00	53.78
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	175.00	175.00
4	—	84	150.00–165.00	155.12
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	130.00	130.00
1	—	102	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
3	—	83	10.00–15.00	12.29
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	25.00	25.00
2	—	94	22.50–25.00	23.78
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	17.50	17.50
3	—	78	10.00–17.50	14.17

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	725.00–910.00	799.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	484.00–585.00	531.33
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00

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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