Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold 7.00 higher on a light test, except Utility Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 15.00 higher on a light test. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Beef Replacement, Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included a 100 head black Simmental herd dispersal. Supply was light due to the temporary closure of a large beef buyer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $89.33/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$89.33

31 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.95

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	480	102.32	491	14thin
Medium and Large 2	533	78.63	419	17thin

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

89.33

—

NY average2 barns · 55 hd

61.38

+27.95

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	—	Average	1,307	64.28	840	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	53.57	924	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	47.39	641	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	36.35	368	10

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	85.42/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	92	75.07/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	84	50.21/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	89	18.90/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	93	48.13/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,022	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	93.74/cwt	92.50–95.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	98.71/cwt	95.00–102.50	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	101.10/cwt	92.50–110.00	467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	56.15/cwt	55.50–57.00	1,033	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	46.29/cwt	41.00–50.50	623	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	53.58/cwt	51.00–59.50	758	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	37.79/cwt	36.00–40.00	470	4
Bulls	—	—	1,307	64.28/cwt	60.00–68.00	840	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	686.67/cwt	635.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	734.17/cwt	575.00–835.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	896.82/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,051.25/cwt	960.00–1,160.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	761.88/cwt	625.00–960.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	105.02/cwt	102.50–107.50	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	107.63/cwt	100.00–115.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	113.80/cwt	112.50–115.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	106.35/cwt	102.50–110.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	129.03/cwt	127.50–132.50	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	254	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	324	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,042.50/cwt	985.00–1,100.00	—	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	86	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	88	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	106	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	98	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	22	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	26.07/cwt	20.00–32.50	25	4
Bulls	Utility	—	86	18.11/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	4
Bulls	Utility	—	77	15.06/cwt	10.00–20.00	12	2
Bulls	Utility	—	130	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	20	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	76	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	80	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	47.50/cwt	40.00–52.50	35	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	50	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	43.75/cwt	37.50–50.00	41	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	102	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	72.25/cwt	65.00–75.00	68	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	70.27/cwt	65.00–75.00	60	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	64.95/cwt	60.00–67.50	69	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	170	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	154	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	80.79/cwt	77.50–85.00	83	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	78.74/cwt	75.00–85.00	76	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	82.45/cwt	75.00–87.50	70	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	80.00/cwt	75.00–85.00	89	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	96	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	33.56/cwt	30.00–35.00	327	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	42.68/cwt	38.00–45.00	463	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	227	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	52.71/cwt	50.50–54.00	889	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	38.73/cwt	37.50–40.00	32	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	77.93/cwt	57.50–90.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	80.30/cwt	62.50–90.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	76.19/cwt	67.50–85.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	77.53/cwt	70.00–85.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	79.82/cwt	72.50–87.50	338	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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 83Last week 105Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,022	72.50	72.50
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	334	77.50	77.50
1	—	266	77.50	77.50
1	—	238	82.50	82.50
3	—	629	57.50–90.00	77.93
3	—	519	62.50–90.00	80.30
2	—	590	67.50–85.00	76.19
2	—	488	70.00–85.00	77.53
2	—	424	72.50–87.50	79.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	92.50–95.00	93.74
2	—	521	95.00–102.50	98.71
2	—	462	92.50–110.00	101.10
2	—	429	102.50–107.50	105.02
2	—	358	100.00–115.00	107.63
2	—	333	112.50–115.00	113.80
1	—	710	92.50	92.50
1	—	634	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	87.50	87.50
1	—	300	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	102.50–110.00	106.35
1	—	566	100.00	100.00
1	—	374	107.50	107.50
1	—	324	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	132.50–135.00	133.72
3	—	330	127.50–132.50	129.03
2	—	422	132.50–135.00	133.75
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
1	—	254	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	55.50–57.00	56.15
9	—	1,686	50.50–54.00	52.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,345	41.00–50.50	46.29
11	—	1,414	51.00–59.50	53.58
4	—	1,245	36.00–40.00	37.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	974	30.00–35.00	33.56
4	—	1,084	38.00–45.00	42.68
1	—	906	25.00	25.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	60.00–68.00	64.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	635.00–775.00	686.67
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	785.00	785.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–835.00	734.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	896.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	960.00–1,160.00	1,051.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	625.00–960.00	761.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,091.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	985.00–1,100.00	1,042.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	900.00	900.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	30.00	30.00
1	—	98	35.00	35.00
1	—	80	27.50	27.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	20.00–32.50	26.07
4	—	86	15.00–20.00	18.11
2	—	77	10.00–20.00	15.06
1	—	130	15.00	15.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	74	40.00–52.50	47.50
2	—	105	47.50	47.50
2	—	94	37.50–50.00	43.75
2	—	83	37.50–40.00	38.73
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	127.50	127.50
1	—	94	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	94	65.00–75.00	72.25
9	—	86	65.00–75.00	70.27
3	—	106	60.00–67.50	64.95
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	157.50	157.50
1	—	88	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	103	77.50–85.00	80.79
10	—	96	75.00–85.00	78.74
9	—	85	75.00–87.50	82.45
3	—	111	75.00–85.00	80.00
1	—	120	80.00	80.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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