Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher except Breaker Slaughter Cows not tested. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold 10.00 higher on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold 10.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher on a light test. Open Dairy Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady on a light test. Other Dairy Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Feeder Special 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	—	High	1,384	82.21	1,138	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	64.28	1,088	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,355	57.91	784	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	44.18	452	31

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	136.55/cwt	45
Bulls	Number 2	92	97.06/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	93	59.68/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	80	15.78/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	85	141.43/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	85	79.98/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	73	14.56/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	104	108.61/cwt	95.00–115.00	113	9
Bulls	Utility	—	94	20.64/cwt	20.00–22.50	19	4
Bulls	N/A	—	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	200.46/cwt	190.00–205.00	170	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	104.78/cwt	95.00–120.00	90	10
Bulls	Utility	—	84	20.02/cwt	10.00–30.00	17	6
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	114	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	171	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	92	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	27.59/cwt	10.00–34.00	273	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	52.15/cwt	48.00–56.00	518	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	44.84/cwt	40.00–47.00	471	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	62.61/cwt	60.00–67.50	863	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	63.27/cwt	63.00–63.50	1,079	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	58.33/cwt	57.50–59.00	951	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	50.61/cwt	46.50–53.50	674	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	69.25/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,200	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	57.21/cwt	54.00–59.50	768	24
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	74	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	122	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	90	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	135	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	65	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	73	14.56/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	5
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	43	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	148	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	199.82/cwt	195.00–205.00	166	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	34	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	82	24.94/cwt	22.50–27.50	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	73	12.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	9	9
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	513	388.75/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,994	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	425	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,169	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	650	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,413	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	550	443.75/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,441	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	397.50/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,789	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	86.71/cwt	75.00–92.50	75	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	105.21/cwt	95.00–115.00	99	10
Bulls	—	—	1,232	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	85.46/cwt	70.00–95.00	80	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	154	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	82	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,326	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	888	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	60.24/cwt	50.00–70.00	50	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	155	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	212.55/cwt	205.00–217.50	221	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	116	2
Bulls	Utility	—	62	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	—	1,426	82.89/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,182	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	50.05/cwt	47.50–52.50	48	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	206.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	194	4

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 26, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 120Year ago 116

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 180Last week 132Year ago 130

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	104	95.00–115.00	108.61
10	—	86	95.00–120.00	104.78
10	—	94	95.00–115.00	105.21
2	—	112	102.50–105.00	103.75
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	20.00–22.50	20.64
6	—	84	10.00–30.00	20.02
9	—	73	10.00–20.00	12.00
1	—	62	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	150.00	150.00
1	—	114	150.00	150.00
1	—	84	185.00	185.00
1	—	96	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	85	190.00–205.00	200.46
2	—	78	195.00–200.00	197.50
3	—	104	205.00–217.50	212.55
4	—	94	200.00–210.00	206.20
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	90.00	90.00
11	—	86	75.00–92.50	86.71
13	—	94	70.00–95.00	85.46
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	50.00	50.00
2	—	103	50.00	50.00
4	—	83	50.00–70.00	60.24
4	—	95	47.50–52.50	50.05
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	165.00	165.00
1	—	90	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	65.00	65.00
1	—	82	52.50	52.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	73	10.00–20.00	14.56
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	190.00	190.00
2	—	83	195.00–205.00	199.82
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	35.00	35.00
2	—	82	22.50–27.50	24.94

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	500	335.00	335.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	535.00	535.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	513	375.00–410.00	388.75
—	Open	2	—	450	385.00–410.00	397.50
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	425	250.00–300.00	275.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	525.00	525.00
—	Open	4	—	550	425.00–475.00	443.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	989	10.00–34.00	27.59
9	—	994	48.00–56.00	52.15
17	—	1,050	40.00–47.00	44.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,378	60.00–67.50	62.61
17	—	1,331	46.50–53.50	50.61
24	—	1,342	54.00–59.50	57.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	63.00–63.50	63.27
3	—	1,630	57.50–59.00	58.33
4	—	1,733	66.00–73.00	69.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,232	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,326	67.00	67.00
5	—	1,426	81.50–84.50	82.89

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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