Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 15.00 lower except Lean Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Today's sale included a small dairy herd dispersal and consignments. Demand was moderate. Supply was light due to the temporary closure of a large beef buyer.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	54.79	933	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	47.14	634	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	34.32	365	19

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	73.13/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	96	65.49/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 3	86	36.17/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	77	12.81/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 2	96	37.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	94	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	84	75.63/cwt	72.50–80.00	64	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	127	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	59.94/cwt	50.00–70.00	50	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.50	105	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	30.61/cwt	22.50–37.50	23	5
Bulls	Utility	—	100	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	18	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	117	70.84/cwt	70.00–72.50	83	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	70.74/cwt	62.50–75.00	66	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	64.38/cwt	55.00–70.00	71	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	63.69/cwt	50.00–70.00	60	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	52.57/cwt	50.00–60.50	736	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	51.54/cwt	48.50–54.00	865	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	44.97/cwt	41.00–51.50	470	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	39.15/cwt	36.00–41.00	491	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	60.20/cwt	59.00–61.00	1,048	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	35.29/cwt	29.00–39.00	368	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	45.14/cwt	42.50–49.00	599	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	18.04/cwt	10.00–24.00	201	5
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	666.67/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	40.90/cwt	37.50–45.00	43	3
Bulls	Utility	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	14.06/cwt	10.00–17.50	10	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	78	70.00/cwt	67.50–72.50	55	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	69.98/cwt	65.00–80.00	72	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	78	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	55	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	59.57/cwt	50.00–67.50	63	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	35.03/cwt	32.50–37.50	32	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	38.16/cwt	30.00–47.50	32	8
Bulls	Utility	—	66	6.25/cwt	5.00–7.50	4	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	36	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	106	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	670.00/cwt	575.00–750.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	887.50/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	775.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	2

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 225Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 105Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	84	72.50–80.00	75.63
3	—	117	70.00–72.50	70.84
13	—	94	62.50–75.00	70.74
2	—	78	67.50–72.50	70.00
12	—	103	65.00–80.00	69.98
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	84	50.00–70.00	59.94
4	—	110	55.00–70.00	64.38
12	—	94	50.00–70.00	63.69
1	—	78	70.00	70.00
7	—	105	50.00–67.50	59.57
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	92	110.00–117.50	113.67
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	76	22.50–37.50	30.61
3	—	104	37.50–45.00	40.90
2	—	91	32.50–37.50	35.03
8	—	84	30.00–47.50	38.16
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	17.50	17.50
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
5	—	74	10.00–17.50	14.06
2	—	66	5.00–7.50	6.25
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	96	37.50	37.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	15.00	15.00
1	—	82	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,400	50.00–60.50	52.57
5	—	1,253	36.00–41.00	39.15
18	—	1,327	42.50–49.00	45.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,679	48.50–54.00	51.54
3	—	1,741	59.00–61.00	60.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	41.00–51.50	44.97
7	—	1,043	29.00–39.00	35.29
5	—	1,113	10.00–24.00	18.04

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–700.00	666.67
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	575.00–750.00	670.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	775.00–975.00	887.50
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–825.00	775.00

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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