Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold 10.00 higher; other Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 7.00 higher on a light test, except Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer 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	—	Average	1,329	70.32	934	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,707	65.92	1,125	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	53.73	731	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	33.52	360	20
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,449	121.45	1,760	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	114.00	1,662	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,302	124.00	1,614	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,422	111.61	1,587	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,324	101.00	1,337	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,384	89.52	1,239	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	94.92/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 2	95	64.09/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 3	94	40.52/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	86	14.05/cwt	30
Heifers	Number 2	89	23.75/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	13.78/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	112	65.95/cwt	60.00–72.50	74	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	15.25/cwt	5.00–21.00	164	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	67.21/cwt	63.50–70.50	1,136	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	44.76/cwt	41.00–50.00	492	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	33.71/cwt	28.00–40.00	350	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,786	59.77/cwt	59.50–60.50	1,067	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	16.30/cwt	15.00–17.50	14	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	70	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	12	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	26	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,449	121.45/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,760	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,422	111.61/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,587	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,324	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,337	1
Steers	Select	—	1,384	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,239	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,302	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,614	1
Bulls	Utility	—	90	17.50/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	40.03/cwt	32.50–45.00	40	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	84.22/cwt	80.00–92.50	95	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	92	1
Bulls	—	—	1,158	66.31/cwt	65.00–70.00	768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,556	75.67/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	161	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	129	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	182	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	70	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	98	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	174	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	155	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	14.09/cwt	10.00–20.00	12	15
Bulls	Utility	—	76	12.52/cwt	10.00–17.50	10	6
Bulls	Utility	—	110	15.00/cwt	12.50–17.50	17	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	54.71/cwt	45.00–70.00	47	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	67.66/cwt	55.00–75.00	71	5
Bulls	Utility	—	105	18.71/cwt	15.00–22.50	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	Utility	—	122	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	27	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	35.87/cwt	22.50–42.50	33	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	85.86/cwt	75.00–100.00	82	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	84.65/cwt	80.00–95.00	87	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	31.69/cwt	30.00–35.00	26	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	59.66/cwt	56.00–65.00	867	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	51.58/cwt	48.00–54.50	668	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	43.43/cwt	36.00–47.00	552	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	38.69/cwt	32.50–45.00	44	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	55.63/cwt	47.50–65.00	52	17

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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 192Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	112	60.00–72.50	65.95
6	—	85	45.00–70.00	54.71
5	—	105	55.00–75.00	67.66
17	—	93	47.50–65.00	55.63
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	15.00–20.00	17.50
15	—	84	10.00–20.00	14.09
6	—	76	10.00–17.50	12.52
2	—	110	12.50–17.50	15.00
2	—	105	15.00–22.50	18.71
2	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	122	22.50	22.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	32.50–45.00	40.03
6	—	93	22.50–42.50	35.87
3	—	83	30.00–35.00	31.69
2	—	113	32.50–45.00	38.69
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	113	80.00–92.50	84.22
1	—	122	75.00	75.00
9	—	96	75.00–100.00	85.86
8	—	103	80.00–95.00	84.65
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	155.00	155.00
1	—	86	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	175.00	175.00
1	—	98	177.50	177.50
1	—	86	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	15.00–17.50	16.30
1	—	70	17.50	17.50
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	27.50	27.50
1	—	82	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,458	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,449	121.00–122.00	121.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	5.00–21.00	15.25
8	—	1,099	41.00–50.00	44.76
7	—	1,039	28.00–40.00	33.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,690	63.50–70.50	67.21
4	—	1,786	59.50–60.50	59.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,453	56.00–65.00	59.66
28	—	1,295	48.00–54.50	51.58
12	—	1,272	36.00–47.00	43.43
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	108.00–116.00	111.61
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,324	101.00	101.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,384	89.00–90.00	89.52
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,302	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	65.00–70.00	66.31
3	—	1,556	73.00–79.00	75.67

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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