Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Average Dressing Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 20.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Sale Report for monthly special feeder sale and Dairy Cattle. 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	—	Average	1,460	79.40	1,160	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	63.89	1,101	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	59.16	818	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	39.68	405	27

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	111.97/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 2	100	92.51/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	93	53.19/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	89	22.00/cwt	35
Heifers	Number 1	91	133.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	88	36.25/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	75	15.59/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

42 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%	—	1,723	61.87/cwt	59.00–64.00	1,066	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	67.38/cwt	64.50–72.50	1,152	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	56.69/cwt	56.00–57.00	1,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	60.58/cwt	57.00–64.00	848	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	50.46/cwt	45.00–55.50	515	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	53.23/cwt	47.00–56.50	718	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	26.08/cwt	10.00–35.00	248	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	66.69/cwt	65.00–70.50	924	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	41.49/cwt	37.00–44.00	456	8
Bulls	—	—	1,481	82.90/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,228	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	94.01/cwt	90.00–102.50	88	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	79.33/cwt	75.00–85.00	67	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	136	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	184	2
Bulls	Utility	—	111	26.60/cwt	20.00–40.00	30	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	66.58/cwt	64.50–68.00	922	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	101.82/cwt	90.00–115.00	114	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	72.55/cwt	70.00–75.00	75	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	145	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	88	91.25/cwt	90.00–92.50	80	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	113	160.27/cwt	150.00–170.00	181	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	98	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	127	1
Bulls	Utility	—	68	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Utility	—	74	20.71/cwt	10.00–30.00	15	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	164.71/cwt	150.00–180.00	168	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	72	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	101	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	55.54/cwt	50.00–60.00	53	5
Bulls	Utility	—	95	23.73/cwt	10.00–40.00	23	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	122	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	189	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	72.89/cwt	70.00–80.00	69	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	51.85/cwt	47.50–60.00	43	4
Bulls	Utility	—	84	21.34/cwt	15.00–30.00	18	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	101.51/cwt	90.00–105.00	106	7
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	77.54/cwt	72.50–80.00	87	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	174	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	128	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	98	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	54	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	75	14.93/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	68	17.50/cwt	17.50–17.50	12	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	88	36.25/cwt	30.00–42.50	32	2

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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 97Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 115Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,723	59.00–64.00	61.87
16	—	1,709	64.50–72.50	67.38
3	—	1,795	56.00–57.00	56.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,400	57.00–64.00	60.58
21	—	1,349	47.00–56.50	53.23
9	—	1,385	65.00–70.50	66.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,021	45.00–55.50	50.46
9	—	951	10.00–35.00	26.08
8	—	1,100	37.00–44.00	41.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	76.00–87.00	82.90
3	—	1,385	64.50–68.00	66.58

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	94	90.00–102.50	94.01
4	—	112	90.00–115.00	101.82
2	—	88	90.00–92.50	91.25
7	—	104	90.00–105.00	101.51
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	75.00–85.00	79.33
2	—	104	70.00–75.00	72.55
5	—	94	70.00–80.00	72.89
3	—	112	72.50–80.00	77.54
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	136	135.00	135.00
1	—	100	145.00	145.00
1	—	98	130.00	130.00
1	—	72	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	111	20.00–40.00	26.60
4	—	102	20.00	20.00
1	—	68	10.00	10.00
9	—	74	10.00–30.00	20.71
8	—	95	10.00–40.00	23.73
8	—	84	15.00–30.00	21.34
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	113	150.00–170.00	160.27
2	—	102	150.00–180.00	164.71
1	—	122	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	95	50.00–60.00	55.54
4	—	83	47.50–60.00	51.85
2	—	106	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	185.00	185.00
1	—	80	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00–20.00	14.93
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	68	17.50	17.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	30.00–42.50	36.25

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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