Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady on a light test; only 50 percent of Slaughter Cows reported due to reporter schedule. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady except Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves sold 15.00-25.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold 25.00-50.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Special 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	—	Average	1,505	73.47	1,106	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	62.50	1,043	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	56.24	718	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	44.38	458	32

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	129.61/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	97	103.63/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 3	94	71.71/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	81	19.46/cwt	29
Heifers	Number 1	83	184.28/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	100	82.93/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	85	22.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	120	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	129	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	205	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	82	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	103	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	156	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	97.50/cwt	82.50–105.00	91	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	66.98/cwt	60.00–72.50	70	5
Bulls	Utility	—	84	28.76/cwt	15.00–50.00	24	10
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	112.50/cwt	107.50–122.50	106	13
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	188	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	120	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	114	31.23/cwt	30.00–32.50	36	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	108	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	75	182.67/cwt	170.00–195.00	137	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	90	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	95.51/cwt	80.00–105.00	99	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	87	64.86/cwt	52.50–77.50	56	2
Bulls	Utility	—	75	16.24/cwt	10.00–30.00	12	7
Bulls	—	—	1,568	72.90/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	116.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	99	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	93.03/cwt	80.00–102.50	79	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	90	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	47	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	81.36/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	112.56/cwt	107.50–120.00	115	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	99.90/cwt	92.50–105.00	115	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	59	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	20.63/cwt	5.00–37.50	20	5
Bulls	—	—	996	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	598	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	123	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	198.79/cwt	187.50–205.00	183	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	161.06/cwt	152.50–170.00	148	2
Bulls	Utility	—	122	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	57.61/cwt	54.00–62.00	732	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	48.25/cwt	45.00–50.50	624	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	51.45/cwt	48.00–54.00	518	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	63.94/cwt	63.50–64.50	822	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	42.69/cwt	40.00–46.00	443	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	32.74/cwt	22.50–38.50	354	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	66.75/cwt	66.50–67.00	1,095	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,722	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	930	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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 113Year ago 151

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 95Year ago 136

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	107.50	107.50
13	—	94	107.50–122.50	112.50
5	—	85	110.00–120.00	116.49
4	—	102	107.50–120.00	112.56
2	—	114	105.00–110.00	107.59
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	205.00	205.00
1	—	78	200.00	200.00
4	—	92	187.50–205.00	198.79
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	165.00	165.00
2	—	92	152.50–170.00	161.06
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	93	82.50–105.00	97.50
7	—	104	80.00–105.00	95.51
5	—	85	80.00–102.50	93.03
3	—	115	92.50–105.00	99.90
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	60.00–72.50	66.98
2	—	87	52.50–77.50	64.86
1	—	90	52.50	52.50
1	—	78	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	84	15.00–50.00	28.76
7	—	75	10.00–30.00	16.24
6	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.50
5	—	95	5.00–37.50	20.63
1	—	122	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	187.50	187.50
2	—	75	170.00–195.00	182.67
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	90	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	125.00–130.00	127.55
1	—	78	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	30.00–32.50	31.23
1	—	108	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	70.50–75.00	72.90
2	—	1,635	79.50–83.00	81.36
1	—	996	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,271	54.00–62.00	57.61
5	—	1,294	45.00–50.50	48.25
2	—	1,286	63.50–64.50	63.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,006	48.00–54.00	51.45
13	—	1,038	40.00–46.00	42.69
6	—	1,080	22.50–38.50	32.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,641	66.50–67.00	66.75
1	—	1,722	54.00	54.00

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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