Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was light due to the holiday.

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	—	Low	1,323	55.92	740	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	52.36	875	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	45.92	614	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	25.70	285	20

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	126.88/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 2	96	65.06/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 3	93	42.47/cwt	16
Bulls	Utility	85	14.33/cwt	62
Heifers	Number 1	102	140.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	94	61.25/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	79	14.15/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	12.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,068	43.51/cwt	43.00–44.00	465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	62.80/cwt	61.50–64.00	898	2
Bulls	Utility	—	75	10.00/cwt	5.00–15.00	8	12
Bulls	Utility	—	120	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	Utility	—	100	19.00/cwt	15.00–20.00	19	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	51.32/cwt	50.50–52.00	827	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	55.46/cwt	53.50–58.00	939	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	34.04/cwt	29.00–40.00	447	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	52.75/cwt	51.00–55.00	725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	47.68/cwt	41.50–50.50	635	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	30.59/cwt	27.00–36.00	345	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	43.07/cwt	41.50–44.50	727	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	85	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	83	60.12/cwt	50.00–70.00	50	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	14.76/cwt	2.00–25.00	157	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	41.76/cwt	40.00–45.00	494	4
Heifers	Number 3	—	77	13.73/cwt	12.50–15.00	11	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	—	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	N/A	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Bulls	N/A	—	800	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,680	1
Bulls	N/A	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	805.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	96	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	96	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	96	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	22	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	38.60/cwt	30.00–47.50	36	4
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	94	59.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	55	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	87	35.85/cwt	30.00–45.00	31	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Springer Cows	Common	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	44.91/cwt	40.00–50.00	48	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	81.72/cwt	80.00–85.00	86	3
Bulls	Utility	—	67	8.40/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	6
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	82	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	23	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	86	58.71/cwt	50.00–65.00	50	4
Bulls	Utility	—	85	15.57/cwt	10.00–20.00	13	26
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	66.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	69	6
Bulls	Utility	—	94	16.53/cwt	10.00–22.50	16	12
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	157.74/cwt	150.00–165.00	150	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	143	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	163.75/cwt	160.00–167.50	167	2

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 Nov 25, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 139Year ago 85

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 129Last week 137Year ago 126

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	43.00–44.00	43.51
1	—	1,618	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,430	61.50–64.00	62.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,611	50.50–52.00	51.32
7	—	1,693	53.50–58.00	55.46
2	—	1,688	41.50–44.50	43.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,313	29.00–40.00	34.04
10	—	1,374	51.00–55.00	52.75
22	—	1,332	41.50–50.50	47.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,127	27.00–36.00	30.59
9	—	1,061	2.00–25.00	14.76
4	—	1,184	40.00–45.00	41.76

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	75	5.00–15.00	10.00
1	—	120	20.00	20.00
5	—	100	15.00–20.00	19.00
6	—	67	5.00–10.00	8.40
26	—	85	10.00–20.00	15.57
12	—	94	10.00–22.50	16.53
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	50.00–70.00	60.12
1	—	106	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	30.00–47.50	38.60
6	—	87	30.00–45.00	35.85
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
2	—	106	40.00–50.00	44.91
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	94	50.00–70.00	59.00
1	—	112	70.00	70.00
4	—	86	50.00–65.00	58.71
6	—	104	60.00–70.00	66.74
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	80.00–85.00	81.72
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	150.00–165.00	157.74
2	—	102	160.00–167.50	163.75
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	15.00	15.00
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	77	12.50–15.00	13.73
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	100.00	100.00
1	—	82	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	22.50	22.50
1	—	100	22.50	22.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	140.00	140.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	300	125.00	125.00
—	N/A	1	—	800	460.00	460.00
—	N/A	1	—	200	125.00	125.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–810.00	805.00
Springer Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00

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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