Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold 9.00 higher; Boner Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 higher; Lean Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dressing Slaughter Bulls sold 10.00 higher on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 20.00 higher on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Dairy Heifer 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	—	Low	1,497	86.96	1,302	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,718	77.19	1,326	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	66.86	885	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	49.28	504	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	114.51/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	93	91.22/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	91	49.54/cwt	15
Bulls	Utility	83	24.06/cwt	34
Heifers	Number 1	91	201.88/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	82	66.88/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	90	33.05/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	17.50/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	86	76.44/cwt	67.50–85.00	66	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,809	83.45/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,510	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	73.44/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,221	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	45.34/cwt	40.00–51.00	445	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	53.76/cwt	45.00–58.00	674	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	57.44/cwt	53.00–60.00	590	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	65.25/cwt	59.50–70.00	850	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	74.39/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,023	21
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	200	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	14.83/cwt	12.50–22.50	10	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	50.29/cwt	40.00–60.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	153	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	81	201.08/cwt	187.50–215.00	163	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	84	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	76	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	23.26/cwt	15.00–37.50	22	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	45.45/cwt	40.00–55.00	43	5
Heifers	Number 2	—	90	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	47	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	163	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	101	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	180	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	92	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	35	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	176	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	104	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	34	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	212	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	190.88/cwt	182.50–200.00	179	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	126	1
Bulls	—	—	1,136	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	841	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	26.71/cwt	15.00–37.50	20	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	45.89/cwt	40.00–50.00	39	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	165	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	82	31.10/cwt	25.00–37.50	26	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	70	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	39	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	13	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	36	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	73	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	103.02/cwt	92.50–110.00	116	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	92.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Utility	—	84	24.36/cwt	20.00–30.00	20	11
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	108	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	178	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	84	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	100.54/cwt	90.00–110.00	105	10
Bulls	—	—	1,539	85.09/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,310	4
Bulls	Utility	—	110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	33	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	126	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	202	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	80.67/cwt	60.00–87.50	77	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	101.22/cwt	90.00–122.50	96	13
Bulls	Utility	—	101	28.76/cwt	27.50–30.00	29	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	1

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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 91Year ago 146

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 97Year ago 136

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	86	67.50–85.00	76.44
1	—	104	70.00	70.00
1	—	120	70.00	70.00
6	—	95	60.00–87.50	80.67
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	192.50	192.50
2	—	81	187.50–215.00	201.08
2	—	94	182.50–200.00	190.88
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	65	12.50–22.50	14.83
7	—	95	15.00–37.50	23.26
9	—	75	15.00–37.50	26.71
11	—	84	20.00–30.00	24.36
1	—	110	30.00	30.00
2	—	101	27.50–30.00	28.76
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	40.00–60.00	50.29
5	—	95	40.00–55.00	45.45
6	—	85	40.00–50.00	45.89
1	—	78	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	177.50	177.50
1	—	94	175.00	175.00
1	—	108	165.00	165.00
1	—	126	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	90.00	90.00
1	—	120	105.00	105.00
5	—	113	92.50–110.00	103.02
10	—	104	90.00–110.00	100.54
13	—	95	90.00–122.50	101.22
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	52.50	52.50
1	—	70	55.00	55.00
1	—	80	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	215.00	215.00
1	—	88	205.00	205.00
1	—	94	187.50	187.50
1	—	106	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	37.50	37.50
1	—	104	32.50	32.50
2	—	82	25.00–37.50	31.10
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	17.50	17.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,809	81.00–85.50	83.45
10	—	1,663	70.00–77.00	73.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,188	20.00	20.00
5	—	981	40.00–51.00	45.34
6	—	1,028	53.00–60.00	57.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	45.00–58.00	53.76
17	—	1,302	59.50–70.00	65.25
21	—	1,375	71.00–78.50	74.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,545	90.00–95.00	92.06
4	—	1,539	83.50–87.00	85.09

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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