Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 12.00 lower except Lean Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred 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	—	High	1,375	68.31	939	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,727	55.62	960	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	50.50	702	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	37.80	391	31

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	133.61/cwt	39
Bulls	Number 2	91	96.15/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	95	56.08/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	85	19.53/cwt	31
Heifers	Number 1	88	152.50/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	96	68.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	78	21.57/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	20.00/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	41.97/cwt	38.00–46.00	449	14
Heifers	Number 1	—	92	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	83	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	173	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	83.29/cwt	75.00–90.00	72	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	82	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	82	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	96	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	62	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	53.14/cwt	50.50–54.50	559	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,804	60.56/cwt	59.00–62.00	1,093	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,224	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	56.07/cwt	53.00–58.00	955	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	49.36/cwt	45.00–54.00	686	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	48.76/cwt	46.50–51.50	812	4
Bulls	—	—	1,264	63.68/cwt	61.00–65.50	805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	40.35/cwt	36.00–43.50	552	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	28.60/cwt	15.00–36.00	283	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	57.67/cwt	55.00–62.50	807	18
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	84	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	124	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	84	21.27/cwt	20.00–22.50	18	4
Heifers	Number 3	—	63	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	57.61/cwt	50.00–70.00	54	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	56.07/cwt	50.00–62.50	58	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	104.48/cwt	92.50–115.00	108	14
Bulls	Number 1	—	110	100.83/cwt	95.00–107.50	111	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	207.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	175	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	212	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	176	1
Bulls	Utility	—	82	20.31/cwt	10.00–30.00	17	8
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	132	1
Bulls	Utility	—	75	18.40/cwt	10.00–30.00	14	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	101	79.95/cwt	75.00–85.00	81	2
Bulls	Utility	—	93	19.84/cwt	10.00–30.00	18	8
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	120	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	20.87/cwt	20.00–22.50	21	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	98	105.28/cwt	95.00–110.00	103	9
Bulls	Utility	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	83.85/cwt	75.00–90.00	78	9
Bulls	Utility	—	126	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	35	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	138	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	204.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	190	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	98	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	29	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	201	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	137	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	42	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	190.41/cwt	180.00–212.50	196	4
Heifers	Number 2	—	102	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	26	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 88Year ago 174

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 121Last week 130Year ago 170

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,070	38.00–46.00	41.97
4	—	1,052	50.50–54.50	53.14
13	—	991	15.00–36.00	28.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,804	59.00–62.00	60.56
6	—	1,704	53.00–58.00	56.07
4	—	1,665	46.50–51.50	48.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,389	45.00–54.00	49.36
9	—	1,368	36.00–43.50	40.35
18	—	1,400	55.00–62.50	57.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,224	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,264	61.00–65.50	63.68

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	90.00	90.00
1	—	82	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	20.00–22.50	21.27
3	—	63	5.00–10.00	7.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	195.00	195.00
1	—	102	197.50	197.50
1	—	76	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	30.00	30.00
1	—	102	25.00	25.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	172.50	172.50
2	—	84	145.00–150.00	147.56
1	—	92	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	86	75.00–90.00	83.29
2	—	101	75.00–85.00	79.95
9	—	93	75.00–90.00	83.85
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	50.00–70.00	57.61
2	—	103	50.00–62.50	56.07
1	—	84	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	103	92.50–115.00	104.48
3	—	110	95.00–107.50	100.83
1	—	120	100.00	100.00
9	—	98	95.00–110.00	105.28
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	200.00–215.00	207.95
1	—	110	192.50	192.50
3	—	93	200.00–210.00	204.10
4	—	103	180.00–212.50	190.41
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	82	10.00–30.00	20.31
10	—	75	10.00–30.00	18.40
8	—	93	10.00–30.00	19.84
3	—	102	20.00–22.50	20.87
1	—	66	10.00	10.00
1	—	126	27.50	27.50

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