Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $51.86/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$51.86

7 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.11

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	51.86	259	7thin

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 sale7 hd

51.86

—

NY average3 barns · 73 hd

44.76

+7.11

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	—	High	1,506	63.83	961	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	54.65	940	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	48.86	670	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	32.02	322	45

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	88.95/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	98	61.95/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	95	39.58/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	90	13.74/cwt	68
Heifers	Number 1	96	177.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 3	82	20.43/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	93	17.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	89	14.91/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	103	73.17/cwt	67.50–85.00	75	8
Bulls	N/A	—	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	68.35/cwt	64.00–71.50	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	216	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	31.30/cwt	25.00–36.00	319	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	40.09/cwt	37.00–48.50	437	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	50.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	701	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	40.70/cwt	35.00–44.00	518	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	55.88/cwt	54.50–58.00	818	8
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	85	13.52/cwt	12.00–15.00	11	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	48.85/cwt	42.50–60.00	302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	483	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	114	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	26	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	76	10.52/cwt	10.00–12.50	8	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	102	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	913	41.50/cwt	41.00–42.00	379	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,002	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,270	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	635	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,186	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,116	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,134	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	816	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	694	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	396	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	177	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	170	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	175	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	192	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	86	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	98	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	135	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	887.50/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	467.50/cwt	450.00–485.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Springer Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	387.50/cwt	300.00–475.00	—	2
Springer Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	—	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	450.00/cwt	425.00–475.00	—	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	39.16/cwt	37.50–40.00	41	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	35.04/cwt	30.00–37.50	30	3
Bulls	Utility	—	83	13.44/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	23
Bulls	Utility	—	94	14.42/cwt	10.00–20.00	14	17
Bulls	Utility	—	76	10.53/cwt	5.00–20.00	8	10
Bulls	Utility	—	114	15.06/cwt	10.00–20.00	17	3
Bulls	Utility	—	103	15.73/cwt	12.00–20.00	16	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	51.25/cwt	50.00–52.50	45	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	128	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	70	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Utility	—	122	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	57.06/cwt	55.00–59.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	398	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	36.47/cwt	30.00–42.50	35	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	73.11/cwt	70.00–80.00	71	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	56.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	54	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	55.61/cwt	50.00–65.00	57	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	19.10/cwt	15.00–23.00	151	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	56.58/cwt	54.50–58.50	986	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	51.66/cwt	48.50–53.50	870	9

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 113Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 149Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	103	67.50–85.00	73.17
4	—	97	70.00–80.00	73.11
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	182.50	182.50
1	—	104	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
1	—	98	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	37.50–40.00	39.16
3	—	85	30.00–37.50	35.04
5	—	96	30.00–42.50	36.47
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	83	10.00–20.00	13.44
17	—	94	10.00–20.00	14.42
10	—	76	5.00–20.00	10.53
3	—	114	10.00–20.00	15.06
13	—	103	12.00–20.00	15.73
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
1	—	122	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	50.00–52.50	51.25
1	—	128	65.00	65.00
1	—	112	62.50	62.50
9	—	94	55.00–60.00	56.93
8	—	102	50.00–65.00	55.61
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
1	—	102	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	12.00–15.00	13.52
1	—	114	22.50	22.50
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	76	10.00–12.50	10.52
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	177.50	177.50

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	725.00–1,050.00	887.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	450.00–485.00	467.50
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Springer Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	300.00–475.00	387.50
Springer Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	425.00	425.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	425.00–475.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	64.00–71.50	68.35
2	—	1,160	55.00–59.00	57.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,018	25.00–36.00	31.30
12	—	1,089	37.00–48.50	40.09
6	—	792	15.00–23.00	19.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,390	45.00–54.00	50.44
15	—	1,272	35.00–44.00	40.70
8	—	1,464	54.50–58.00	55.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,742	54.50–58.50	56.58
9	—	1,684	48.50–53.50	51.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	53.00	53.00
1	—	350	60.00	60.00
1	—	338	57.50	57.50
3	—	618	42.50–60.00	48.85
1	—	552	46.00	46.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,134	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	41.00–42.00	41.50
1	—	1,002	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,270	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,186	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,116	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	726	42.00	42.00
1	—	694	56.00	56.00
1	—	524	59.00	59.00
1	—	486	68.00	68.00
1	—	396	72.50	72.50
1	—	208	85.00	85.00
1	—	780	51.00	51.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Feeder Dairy Calves

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle