Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold 7.00-13.00 higher; Lean Slaughter Cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. 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	—	High	1,422	64.75	921	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,683	57.31	964	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	52.63	715	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	40.12	410	25

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	106.96/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	94	86.13/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 3	91	53.06/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	84	18.62/cwt	34
Heifers	Number 1	99	167.56/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	85	39.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	74	22.50/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	15.58/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	60.14/cwt	56.50–65.00	1,003	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	50.65/cwt	48.00–52.50	674	18
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	—	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	15.14/cwt	10.00–25.00	11	3
Heifers	Number 3	—	74	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	17	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	74	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	28	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	106	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	74	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	209	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	94	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	21	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	197.61/cwt	195.00–200.00	186	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	110	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	212	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	68.58/cwt	55.00–77.50	64	16
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	62.43/cwt	55.00–70.00	66	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	89.79/cwt	80.00–102.50	95	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	98	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,151	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	18.12/cwt	10.00–25.00	13	12
Bulls	Utility	—	93	18.37/cwt	15.00–22.50	17	6
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	96	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	74	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	189	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	212	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	90.65/cwt	90.00–92.50	103	4
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	830.00/cwt	735.00–925.00	—	2
Bulls	Utility	—	103	18.33/cwt	15.00–25.00	19	6
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	108	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	122	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	40.10/cwt	32.50–50.00	38	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	216	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	65.35/cwt	57.50–70.00	56	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	237.66/cwt	220.00–260.00	202	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	85.27/cwt	80.00–90.00	82	10
Bulls	—	—	1,320	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	713	1
Bulls	Utility	—	85	22.24/cwt	15.00–30.00	19	8
Bulls	Utility	—	65	8.81/cwt	7.50–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	41.15/cwt	35.00–52.50	35	6
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	41.65/cwt	39.50–43.00	424	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,724	49.38/cwt	48.00–50.50	851	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	43.42/cwt	41.00–45.00	550	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	29.06/cwt	20.00–35.00	283	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	56.78/cwt	53.50–63.50	798	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	48.58/cwt	44.50–52.50	517	9

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed May 6, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 117Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 129Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,668	56.50–65.00	60.14
5	—	1,724	48.00–50.50	49.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,330	48.00–52.50	50.65
11	—	1,267	41.00–45.00	43.42
33	—	1,406	53.50–63.50	56.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,019	39.50–43.00	41.65
8	—	974	20.00–35.00	29.06
9	—	1,065	44.50–52.50	48.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,524	75.50	75.50
1	—	1,320	54.00	54.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	835.00	835.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	400	400.00	400.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	735.00–925.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	72	10.00–25.00	15.14
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
1	—	94	22.50	22.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	22.50	22.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	37.50	37.50
1	—	84	40.00	40.00
1	—	96	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	205.00	205.00
2	—	94	195.00–200.00	197.61
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	185.00–200.00	192.50
1	—	92	205.00	205.00
1	—	104	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	94	55.00–77.50	68.58
2	—	105	55.00–70.00	62.43
6	—	85	57.50–70.00	65.35
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	106	80.00–102.50	89.79
1	—	122	80.00	80.00
4	—	114	90.00–92.50	90.65
10	—	96	80.00–90.00	85.27
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	73	10.00–25.00	18.12
6	—	93	15.00–22.50	18.37
6	—	103	15.00–25.00	18.33
8	—	85	15.00–30.00	22.24
2	—	65	7.50–10.00	8.81
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	125.00	125.00
1	—	108	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	45.00	45.00
4	—	96	32.50–50.00	40.10
6	—	86	35.00–52.50	41.15
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	230.00	230.00
3	—	85	220.00–260.00	237.66

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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