Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher except Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady to 6.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Average Dress Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Number 2 Holstein Heifer Calves sold 10.00 higher on a light test; other Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Sale Report for monthly Dairy Heifer Special Sale. 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
Bulls	—	High	1,549	71.51	1,108	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,742	54.31	946	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	50.18	680	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	38.42	386	24

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	86.90/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	98	62.11/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	88	38.76/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	84	14.00/cwt	30
Heifers	Number 1	84	132.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	82	40.04/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	76	24.97/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	11.25/cwt	2

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	48.69/cwt	45.50–51.00	659	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	26.29/cwt	18.00–30.00	256	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	53.46/cwt	51.50–57.50	754	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	48.42/cwt	46.00–51.00	503	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	59.66/cwt	59.50–60.00	976	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	42.66/cwt	38.50–44.00	490	7
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	37	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	73	26.20/cwt	25.00–27.50	19	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	74	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	102	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	72	35.07/cwt	32.50–37.50	25	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	120	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	10	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	13.35/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	9
Bulls	Utility	—	64	3.55/cwt	2.00–5.00	2	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	82	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	70	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	82	28.75/cwt	27.50–30.00	24	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	90	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	108	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	54	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	67.87/cwt	65.00–80.00	64	8
Bulls	Utility	—	85	14.78/cwt	10.00–22.50	13	11
Bulls	Utility	—	103	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	90	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	70	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	82	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	18	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	102	27.55/cwt	25.00–30.00	28	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	123	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	53.31/cwt	50.00–60.00	59	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	49	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	162	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	69.34/cwt	65.00–80.00	71	11
Bulls	—	—	1,478	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Utility	—	94	15.64/cwt	12.50–20.00	15	4
Bulls	Utility	—	112	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	25	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	33.11/cwt	25.00–40.00	30	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	28.80/cwt	25.00–32.50	22	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	92	53.50/cwt	50.00–60.00	49	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	137.50/cwt	125.00–150.00	142	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	78	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	68.68/cwt	66.50–70.00	1,080	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	38.67/cwt	35.00–43.50	387	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,782	52.31/cwt	49.50–53.50	932	8

How this sale compares

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Apr 15, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 102Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,354	45.50–51.00	48.69
27	—	1,410	51.50–57.50	53.46
7	—	1,149	38.50–44.00	42.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	18.00–30.00	26.29
7	—	1,038	46.00–51.00	48.42
11	—	1,002	35.00–43.50	38.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,636	59.50–60.00	59.66
8	—	1,782	49.50–53.50	52.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,478	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,573	66.50–70.00	68.68

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	45.00	45.00
1	—	100	45.00	45.00
2	—	72	32.50–37.50	35.07
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	25.00–27.50	26.20
1	—	82	22.50	22.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	137.50	137.50
1	—	94	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	80	12.50	12.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	74	10.00–20.00	13.35
2	—	64	2.00–5.00	3.55
11	—	85	10.00–22.50	14.78
3	—	103	15.00	15.00
4	—	94	12.50–20.00	15.64
1	—	112	22.50	22.50
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	85.00	85.00
1	—	90	77.50	77.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	27.50–30.00	28.75
2	—	102	25.00–30.00	27.55
4	—	92	25.00–40.00	33.11
2	—	75	25.00–32.50	28.80
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	105.00	105.00
1	—	112	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	50.00	50.00
3	—	111	50.00–60.00	53.31
2	—	85	55.00–60.00	57.47
5	—	92	50.00–60.00	53.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	150.00	150.00
2	—	110	145.00–150.00	147.50
3	—	103	125.00–150.00	137.50
1	—	76	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	95	65.00–80.00	67.87
11	—	103	65.00–80.00	69.34
2	—	112	70.00	70.00

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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