Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to reporter's absence last week. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included a registered Angus herd dispersal and consignments.

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	1,388	81.20	1,127	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	67.82	1,154	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	59.69	815	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	44.03	475	35

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	110.33/cwt	43
Bulls	Number 2	93	79.80/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	90	53.92/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	86	21.68/cwt	30
Heifers	Number 1	84	185.12/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	79	92.08/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	69	20.29/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	78	19.38/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Medium and Large 2	—	528	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,350	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	19,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	3,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	466	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	67.85/cwt	65.50–73.00	977	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	25.15/cwt	12.00–35.00	273	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	68.02/cwt	64.50–71.00	1,151	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	73.01/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,248	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	60.12/cwt	58.00–62.50	1,029	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	50.98/cwt	47.00–54.50	690	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	53.94/cwt	50.00–58.00	592	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	60.78/cwt	57.00–64.50	794	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	45.15/cwt	40.00–48.00	469	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	961.67/cwt	875.00–1,085.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	1,008.33/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	—	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	76.90/cwt	62.50–90.00	438	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	726	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	617	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	682	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	426	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	617	75.00/cwt	65.00–87.50	463	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	72	13.75/cwt	12.50–15.00	10	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	1,192.86/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	550	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	72	149.72/cwt	140.00–160.00	108	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	185.12/cwt	180.00–195.00	156	3
Heifers	Number 3	—	64	21.88/cwt	12.50–32.50	14	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	700	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	4,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	350	472.50/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	45	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	73	18.70/cwt	17.50–20.00	14	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	46	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	12	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	75	46.30/cwt	42.50–50.00	35	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	98	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	32	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	98.17/cwt	90.00–105.00	94	16
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	78.89/cwt	70.00–85.00	73	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	55.95/cwt	45.00–62.50	46	5
Bulls	Utility	—	84	24.71/cwt	10.00–40.00	21	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	195.11/cwt	185.00–205.00	181	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	77.59/cwt	70.00–87.50	66	12
Bulls	Utility	—	118	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	38	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	73.80/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,085	2
Bulls	—	—	1,224	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	92.54/cwt	87.50–97.50	520	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	126	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	120	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	188.61/cwt	177.50–202.50	160	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	118	1
Bulls	Utility	—	66	8.75/cwt	5.00–12.50	6	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	96.61/cwt	92.50–100.00	83	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	134	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	97	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	76	44.93/cwt	42.50–47.50	34	2
Bulls	Utility	—	103	27.56/cwt	25.00–30.00	28	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	103.34/cwt	100.00–107.50	117	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	81	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	105	56.75/cwt	50.00–65.00	60	3
Bulls	Utility	—	76	16.32/cwt	10.00–30.00	12	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	101.50/cwt	92.50–112.50	105	15
Bulls	Number 2	—	111	78.74/cwt	77.50–80.00	87	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	53.75/cwt	50.00–60.00	51	4
Bulls	Utility	—	93	21.14/cwt	5.00–32.50	20	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	409	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.

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

Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 0Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 144Last week 0Year ago 148

No comparison due to reporter's absence last week. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included a registered Angus herd dispersal and consignments.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	95.00	95.00
2	—	562	87.50–97.50	92.54
1	—	606	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,066	104.00	104.00
1	—	514	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	350	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	466	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	550	685.00	685.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	97.50	97.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	62.50–90.00	76.90
1	—	726	85.00	85.00
1	—	682	62.50	62.50
4	—	617	65.00–87.50	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	550	525.00	525.00
1	—	400	510.00	510.00
1	—	300	335.00	335.00
2	—	700	600.00–610.00	605.00
2	—	350	460.00–485.00	472.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	300	425.00	425.00
1	—	250	435.00	435.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,085.00	961.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,150.00	1,008.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,192.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,440	65.50–73.00	67.85
15	—	1,354	47.00–54.50	50.98
15	—	1,306	57.00–64.50	60.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	12.00–35.00	25.15
16	—	1,097	50.00–58.00	53.94
10	—	1,039	40.00–48.00	45.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,692	64.50–71.00	68.02
7	—	1,710	72.00–75.00	73.01
5	—	1,711	58.00–62.50	60.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	70.00–78.00	73.80
1	—	1,224	96.00	96.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
2	—	72	140.00–160.00	149.72
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	72	12.50–15.00	13.75
1	—	68	17.50	17.50
1	—	98	32.50	32.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	180.00–195.00	185.12
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	64	12.50–32.50	21.88
2	—	73	17.50–20.00	18.70
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	52.50	52.50
1	—	92	50.00	50.00
2	—	75	42.50–50.00	46.30
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	96	90.00–105.00	98.17
1	—	126	95.00	95.00
3	—	86	92.50–100.00	96.61
3	—	113	100.00–107.50	103.34
15	—	103	92.50–112.50	101.50
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	70.00–85.00	78.89
12	—	85	70.00–87.50	77.59
1	—	134	72.50	72.50
2	—	104	75.00–80.00	77.50
2	—	111	77.50–80.00	78.74
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	83	45.00–62.50	55.95
2	—	76	42.50–47.50	44.93
3	—	105	50.00–65.00	56.75
4	—	94	50.00–60.00	53.75
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	84	10.00–40.00	24.71
1	—	118	32.50	32.50
2	—	66	5.00–12.50	8.75
3	—	103	25.00–30.00	27.56
6	—	76	10.00–30.00	16.32
7	—	93	5.00–32.50	21.14
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	185.00–205.00	195.11
3	—	85	177.50–202.50	188.61
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	125.00	125.00

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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