Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold firm on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Dairy Heifer Special Sale. 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	1,594	82.42	1,314	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	71.10	1,213	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	61.87	828	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	47.99	501	35

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	94.89/cwt	32
Bulls	Number 2	93	70.78/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	91	48.16/cwt	19
Bulls	Utility	91	22.15/cwt	33
Heifers	Number 1	90	94.99/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	89	42.68/cwt	11
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	85	27.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	76	25.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	103	97.20/cwt	85.00–107.50	100	17
Bulls	Number 3	—	108	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	51	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	25.91/cwt	15.00–35.00	21	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	92.42/cwt	85.00–110.00	88	11
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	25	1
Bulls	Utility	—	77	15.05/cwt	10.00–30.00	12	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	91.89/cwt	90.00–92.50	79	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	133	1
Bulls	Utility	—	62	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	8	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	66.81/cwt	60.00–80.00	64	11
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	49	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	90	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	27	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	154	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	20	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	54.13/cwt	52.50–57.50	50	3
Heifers	Number 3	—	76	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	19	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	46	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	41.96/cwt	37.50–47.50	39	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	40	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	34.97/cwt	32.50–37.50	26	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	66.76/cwt	62.50–71.00	1,116	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	67.98/cwt	64.00–74.00	951	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	60.27/cwt	56.00–63.00	788	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	52.09/cwt	48.00–55.50	662	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	50.26/cwt	48.00–53.00	525	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	43.64/cwt	38.50–47.00	454	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	74.72/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,296	18
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	48.25/cwt	40.00–55.00	41	10
Bulls	—	—	1,798	87.99/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	68.03/cwt	60.00–72.50	59	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	52.49/cwt	50.00–57.50	50	5
Bulls	Utility	—	95	22.72/cwt	15.00–35.00	22	12
Bulls	—	—	1,185	71.29/cwt	70.00–73.00	845	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	85	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	45.00/cwt	40.00–50.00	50	2
Bulls	Utility	—	104	23.91/cwt	20.00–35.00	25	9

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 May 20, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 140Year ago 146

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 141Last week 107Year ago 128

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	103	85.00–107.50	97.20
11	—	95	85.00–110.00	92.42
4	—	86	90.00–92.50	91.89
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	47.50	47.50
1	—	78	32.50	32.50
10	—	84	40.00–55.00	48.25
5	—	96	50.00–57.50	52.49
2	—	112	40.00–50.00	45.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	82	15.00–35.00	25.91
5	—	77	10.00–30.00	15.05
1	—	62	12.50	12.50
12	—	95	15.00–35.00	22.72
9	—	104	20.00–35.00	23.91
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	96	60.00–80.00	66.81
9	—	86	60.00–72.50	68.03
1	—	106	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	47.50	47.50
5	—	94	37.50–47.50	41.96
3	—	84	45.00–50.00	47.42
2	—	75	32.50–37.50	34.97
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	30.00	30.00
1	—	80	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	175.00–180.00	177.53
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	52.50–57.50	54.13
1	—	88	52.50	52.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	25.00	25.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,671	62.50–71.00	66.76
18	—	1,734	72.00–78.50	74.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,399	64.00–74.00	67.98
42	—	1,308	56.00–63.00	60.27
20	—	1,270	48.00–55.50	52.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,044	48.00–53.00	50.26
12	—	1,041	38.50–47.00	43.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	83.00–92.00	87.99
3	—	1,185	70.00–73.00	71.29

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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