Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy and Feeder Cattle not tested. Today's sale included a small herd dispersal and consignments. 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	1,552	70.00	1,086	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,729	58.03	1,003	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	50.52	703	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	39.21	428	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	102.00	1,652	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,400	87.00	1,218	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	103.50	1,584	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	99.08/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	97	72.25/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	90	43.45/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	86	13.05/cwt	53
Heifers	Number 1	93	164.84/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	103	29.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	90	16.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

70 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	Utility	—	101	16.64/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	49.13/cwt	45.00–52.50	47	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	112	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	31	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,400	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,218	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	270.00/cwt	210.00–350.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	25	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	65.72/cwt	55.00–75.00	68	5
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	169.82/cwt	155.00–185.00	141	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	90.51/cwt	90.00–92.50	102	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	13.58/cwt	12.00–30.00	11	17
Bulls	Utility	—	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	40.08/cwt	30.00–50.00	34	7
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	85	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	52	3
Bulls	—	—	1,552	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,086	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	680.00/cwt	675.00–685.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	41.10/cwt	39.00–43.00	448	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	62.91/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,100	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,584	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	46.77/cwt	44.00–52.00	524	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	55.37/cwt	50.00–58.00	951	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	56.96/cwt	54.50–60.50	803	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	42.45/cwt	40.00–45.00	590	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	20.71/cwt	13.00–29.00	215	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	50.63/cwt	47.00–54.00	700	31
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	885.00/cwt	835.00–935.00	—	2
Bulls	N/A	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	122	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	95	1
Springer Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	570.00/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	696.25/cwt	660.00–750.00	—	4
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	595.00/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	3
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	820.00/cwt	725.00–885.00	—	6
Bred Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	CommonCrossbred	—	—	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	964.00/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	—	287.50/cwt	250.00–325.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,091.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	829.38/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	34	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	153	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	87.57/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	124	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	99	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	9.79/cwt	5.00–12.50	7	12
Bulls	Utility	—	114	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	62.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	58	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	90.14/cwt	80.00–100.00	87	3
Bulls	Utility	—	94	16.21/cwt	10.00–22.50	15	15

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 116Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 84Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	15.00–20.00	16.64
17	—	84	12.00–30.00	13.58
4	—	67	5.00	5.00
12	—	75	5.00–12.50	9.79
2	—	114	15.00	15.00
15	—	94	10.00–22.50	16.21
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	45.00–52.50	49.13
7	—	85	30.00–50.00	40.08
1	—	106	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	55.00–75.00	65.72
1	—	110	70.00	70.00
3	—	87	55.00–65.00	60.00
1	—	122	77.50	77.50
3	—	92	60.00–65.00	62.54
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	155.00–185.00	169.82
1	—	102	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	113	90.00–92.50	90.51
9	—	104	80.00–95.00	87.57
1	—	124	80.00	80.00
3	—	97	80.00–100.00	90.14
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	27.50	27.50
1	—	92	27.50	27.50
1	—	104	32.50	32.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	98	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	160.00–170.00	164.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,552	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,089	39.00–43.00	41.10
10	—	1,120	44.00–52.00	46.77
5	—	1,036	13.00–29.00	20.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,748	60.00–68.00	62.91
11	—	1,718	50.00–58.00	55.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,410	54.50–60.50	56.96
14	—	1,390	40.00–45.00	42.45
31	—	1,383	47.00–54.00	50.63
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	103.50	103.50

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,091.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	750.00–975.00	829.38
Springer Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	210.00–350.00	270.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	835.00–935.00	885.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	250.00–325.00	287.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	475.00	475.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	650	400.00	400.00
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–600.00	570.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–685.00	680.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	660.00–750.00	696.25
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	460.00	460.00
Springer Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–675.00	595.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–885.00	820.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,085.00	964.00

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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