Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Average Dressing Slaughter Bulls sold steady 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 sold steady on a light test. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. 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	1,509	71.96	1,086	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,676	61.23	1,026	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	53.98	719	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	38.22	386	27

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	121.92/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	93	92.79/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 3	93	57.85/cwt	12
Bulls	Utility	86	18.40/cwt	20
Heifers	Number 1	94	152.23/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	84	110.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	28.33/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

51 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%	—	1,666	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	58.61/cwt	55.50–61.50	958	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	65.19/cwt	62.50–68.00	1,108	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	24.83/cwt	15.00–33.00	236	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	42.41/cwt	32.00–47.50	551	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	201.03/cwt	190.00–212.50	205	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	105.88/cwt	102.50–110.00	122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	73.26/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Utility	—	93	17.53/cwt	10.00–22.50	16	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	146	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	100.96/cwt	95.00–110.00	96	8
Bulls	Utility	—	83	20.72/cwt	10.00–30.00	17	7
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	62.77/cwt	55.00–70.00	52	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	102	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	92	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	3
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	144	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	59	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	88	66.25/cwt	65.00–67.50	58	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	—	70	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	49	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	197.65/cwt	190.00–205.00	202	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	208.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	194	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	51	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	84.13/cwt	70.00–92.50	72	11
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	106.31/cwt	97.50–120.00	111	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	58.58/cwt	50.00–70.00	54	8
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	82.50/cwt	70.00–92.50	78	14
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	196.90/cwt	185.00–210.00	165	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	—	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Bulls	Utility	—	103	21.62/cwt	20.00–25.00	22	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	145	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	183.79/cwt	180.00–187.50	171	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	125	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	14.10/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	5
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	633.33/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	48.60/cwt	45.00–52.50	502	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	54.05/cwt	49.00–58.50	701	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	40.42/cwt	35.50–43.50	419	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	61.48/cwt	59.00–67.50	849	23

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 103Year ago 127

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 122Last week 123Year ago 127

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,666	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,634	55.50–61.50	58.61
8	—	1,699	62.50–68.00	65.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	950	15.00–33.00	24.83
8	—	1,032	45.00–52.50	48.60
11	—	1,037	35.50–43.50	40.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,300	32.00–47.50	42.41
19	—	1,297	49.00–58.50	54.05
23	—	1,381	59.00–67.50	61.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	70.50–75.00	73.26
1	—	950	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,814	80.00	80.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	190.00–212.50	201.03
2	—	84	185.00–210.00	196.90
2	—	93	180.00–187.50	183.79
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	115	102.50–110.00	105.88
8	—	95	95.00–110.00	100.96
9	—	104	97.50–120.00	106.31
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
2	—	125	90.00–100.00	95.04
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	10.00–22.50	17.53
7	—	83	10.00–30.00	20.72
3	—	103	20.00–25.00	21.62
5	—	73	10.00–20.00	14.10
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	150.00–160.00	154.79
1	—	88	165.00	165.00
1	—	102	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	90.00	90.00
4	—	102	90.00	90.00
11	—	86	70.00–92.50	84.13
14	—	94	70.00–92.50	82.50
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	55.00–70.00	62.77
2	—	101	50.00	50.00
8	—	93	50.00–70.00	58.58
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	5.00	5.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	65.00	65.00
2	—	88	65.00–67.50	66.25
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	190.00–205.00	197.65
3	—	93	205.00–210.00	208.35
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	45.00	45.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–725.00	662.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–675.00	633.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	375.00	375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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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Every lot, as filed

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Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

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