Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not reported. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower, except Lean Cows sold steady on a light test. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement 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	1,545	75.25	1,162	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,714	59.38	1,017	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	52.74	697	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	44.43	471	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,216	115.00	1,398	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	109.00	1,482	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,434	121.00	1,735	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,348	117.03	1,578	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,276	107.05	1,366	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	107	95.00/cwt	19
Bulls	Number 2	103	76.92/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	94	42.73/cwt	20
Bulls	Utility	90	13.95/cwt	53
Heifers	Number 3	81	55.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	102	38.69/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	88	20.00/cwt	1

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	—	—	1,433	74.23/cwt	72.50–76.50	1,064	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	83.77/cwt	80.00–85.00	95	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	46	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	64.23/cwt	57.50–70.00	61	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	122	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	149	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	38.39/cwt	30.00–50.00	33	6
Bulls	Utility	—	122	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	Utility	—	101	15.82/cwt	15.00–22.50	16	9
Bulls	—	—	1,833	81.35/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	98	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	91	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	52.78/cwt	48.50–56.50	705	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	39.77/cwt	34.50–42.00	421	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	59.95/cwt	57.00–64.00	795	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	64.76/cwt	60.50–71.50	1,105	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	42.98/cwt	37.00–47.00	548	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	53.32/cwt	50.00–57.00	918	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	47.02/cwt	44.50–52.00	498	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,276	107.05/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,366	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,348	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,578	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,434	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,735	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	208	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	79	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	118	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	59	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	116	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	122	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	9.71/cwt	5.00–12.50	7	9
Bulls	Utility	—	84	13.01/cwt	5.00–20.00	11	19
Bulls	—	—	1,128	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	688	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	90.44/cwt	80.00–100.00	95	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,216	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	70	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	38.25/cwt	32.00–45.00	40	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	88	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	118	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	89	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	68.45/cwt	60.00–77.50	70	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	38.11/cwt	30.00–50.00	35	11
Bulls	Utility	—	111	17.53/cwt	15.00–22.50	19	3
Bulls	Utility	—	94	15.82/cwt	5.00–22.50	15	12

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Feb 26, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 126Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 137Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	72.50–76.50	74.23
3	—	1,833	80.50–82.00	81.35
1	—	1,128	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,335	48.50–56.50	52.78
16	—	1,326	57.00–64.00	59.95
12	—	1,276	37.00–47.00	42.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	34.50–42.00	39.77
9	—	1,059	44.50–52.00	47.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,707	60.50–71.50	64.76
8	—	1,721	50.00–57.00	53.32
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,276	106.00–108.00	107.05
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	116.00–118.00	117.03
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,434	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,216	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	109.00	109.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	114	80.00–85.00	83.77
2	—	98	90.00–95.00	92.50
1	—	124	90.00	90.00
11	—	105	80.00–100.00	90.44
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	52.50	52.50
3	—	95	57.50–70.00	64.23
1	—	122	65.00	65.00
1	—	118	75.00	75.00
5	—	102	60.00–77.50	68.45
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	122.50	122.50
1	—	92	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	85	30.00–50.00	38.39
1	—	118	50.00	50.00
1	—	106	50.00	50.00
11	—	93	30.00–50.00	38.11
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	20.00	20.00
9	—	101	15.00–22.50	15.82
9	—	76	5.00–12.50	9.71
19	—	84	5.00–20.00	13.01
3	—	111	15.00–22.50	17.53
12	—	94	5.00–22.50	15.82
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	40.00	40.00
3	—	104	32.00–45.00	38.25
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	20.00	20.00

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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