Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 lower; other Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 15.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady on a light test. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $68.57/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$68.57

7 head · 894 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.52

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	894	68.57	613	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

68.57

—

NY average2 barns · 55 hd

100.09

−31.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,532	79.05	1,211	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,703	67.03	1,142	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,396	60.90	850	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	41.89	438	31

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	111.17/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	95	89.94/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	90	66.55/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	85	17.28/cwt	43
Heifers	Number 1	98	113.12/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	96	34.44/cwt	9
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	83	20.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 3	71	19.30/cwt	8

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	68.50/cwt	68.00–69.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	69.33/cwt	65.00–74.00	641	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	81.25/cwt	72.50–90.00	91	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	98.70/cwt	92.50–105.00	114	2
Bulls	Utility	—	94	21.05/cwt	20.00–27.50	20	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	51.39/cwt	40.00–62.50	43	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	84	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	106.45/cwt	100.00–115.00	111	5
Bulls	Utility	—	75	13.15/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	12
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	49.93/cwt	40.00–60.00	46	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	83.96/cwt	77.50–90.00	79	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	102.03/cwt	90.00–112.50	97	15
Bulls	Utility	—	85	18.50/cwt	15.00–30.00	16	18
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	86	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	83.14/cwt	70.00–90.00	72	9
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	160	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	92	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	110	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	175	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	122	1
Bulls	Utility	—	60	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	116	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	200	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	124	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	93.79/cwt	90.00–97.50	82	2
Bulls	Utility	—	102	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	52	1
Bulls	—	—	1,532	79.05/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	68	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	9	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	41.31/cwt	40.00–42.50	35	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	98	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	27	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	104	35.72/cwt	30.00–40.00	37	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	95	30.04/cwt	27.50–32.50	29	4
Heifers	Number 3	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	65	15.56/cwt	12.50–22.50	10	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	49	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	73	21.93/cwt	15.00–25.00	16	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	163	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	64.44/cwt	62.00–66.50	1,074	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	25.55/cwt	10.00–32.50	261	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	52.32/cwt	46.50–55.50	714	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	52.07/cwt	49.50–57.50	576	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	68.13/cwt	65.00–75.50	972	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	43.40/cwt	36.00–47.50	443	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	61.18/cwt	56.50–64.50	853	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	986	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	71.27/cwt	68.50–75.00	1,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	884	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	978	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	694	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 138Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 142Last week 107Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	68.00–69.00	68.50
3	—	925	65.00–74.00	69.33
1	—	884	64.00	64.00
1	—	978	71.00	71.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	72.50–90.00	81.25
3	—	102	80.00–85.00	82.53
7	—	94	77.50–90.00	83.96
9	—	86	70.00–90.00	83.14
1	—	124	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	92.50–105.00	98.70
5	—	104	100.00–115.00	106.45
15	—	95	90.00–112.50	102.03
1	—	122	100.00	100.00
2	—	87	90.00–97.50	93.79
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	20.00–27.50	21.05
12	—	75	10.00–20.00	13.15
18	—	85	15.00–30.00	18.50
1	—	60	5.00	5.00
5	—	102	20.00	20.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	40.00–62.50	51.39
3	—	92	40.00–60.00	49.93
1	—	104	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	125.00	125.00
1	—	92	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	200.00	200.00
2	—	96	180.00–185.00	182.55
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	160.00	160.00
1	—	116	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	12.50	12.50
1	—	98	27.50	27.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	40.00–42.50	41.31
3	—	104	30.00–40.00	35.72
4	—	95	27.50–32.50	30.04
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
3	—	65	12.50–22.50	15.56
4	—	73	15.00–25.00	21.93
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	47.50	47.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	177.50–180.00	178.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,532	78.00–80.00	79.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,667	62.00–66.50	64.44
1	—	1,700	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,745	68.50–75.00	71.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,023	10.00–32.50	25.55
9	—	1,106	49.50–57.50	52.07
15	—	1,021	36.00–47.50	43.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,365	46.50–55.50	52.32
13	—	1,426	65.00–75.50	68.13
33	—	1,395	56.50–64.50	61.18

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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