Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold 2.00-7.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady to 12.00 higher. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold 22.00-45.00 higher on a light test. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Sale Report for monthly Dairy Heifer 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	—	Average	1,265	61.77	781	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,773	53.11	942	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	48.20	680	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	36.05	375	22

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	113.19/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	96	85.97/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	92	60.02/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	84	15.18/cwt	43
Heifers	Number 1	87	177.68/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	94	73.93/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	93	28.14/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	14.03/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Number 2	—	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	96.93/cwt	87.50–107.50	101	14
Bulls	Number 2	—	105	76.75/cwt	70.00–80.00	81	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	53.20/cwt	52.00–55.00	766	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	47.44/cwt	43.50–50.00	671	23
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	105	168.18/cwt	162.50–180.00	177	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	85	163.82/cwt	157.50–170.00	139	2
Bulls	—	—	954	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	620	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	76	160.26/cwt	150.00–170.00	122	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	36.22/cwt	32.50–40.50	384	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	38.50/cwt	30.00–42.50	513	8
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	168	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	52.51/cwt	45.00–56.00	668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,407	74.03/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,042	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	54.34/cwt	53.00–56.00	988	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	865	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	26.78/cwt	18.00–30.50	256	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	48.68/cwt	45.50–51.00	542	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	96.96/cwt	85.00–110.00	93	9
Bulls	Utility	—	112	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	15.09/cwt	5.00–30.00	13	19
Bulls	Utility	—	76	13.76/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	8
Bulls	Utility	—	93	18.51/cwt	10.00–30.00	17	6
Bulls	Utility	—	120	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	50.12/cwt	40.00–60.00	43	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	95	16.71/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	3
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	77.51/cwt	62.50–85.00	72	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	87	79.41/cwt	77.50–85.00	69	4
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	88	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	125	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	105	21.24/cwt	20.00–22.50	22	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	95	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	145	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	82	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	82	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	128	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	189	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	84	180.22/cwt	170.00–200.00	151	4
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	104	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	75	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	85	12.53/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	70.78/cwt	62.50–80.00	81	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	46.64/cwt	40.00–50.00	44	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	116	94.15/cwt	90.00–97.50	109	3
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	122	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	80	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	96	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	182	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	92	151.25/cwt	145.00–157.50	139	2
Bulls	Utility	—	66	7.54/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	4
Bulls	Utility	—	101	18.29/cwt	15.00–20.00	18	3

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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 105Year ago 127

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 109Year ago 134

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	15.00	15.00
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
2	—	105	20.00–22.50	21.24
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	167.50	167.50
4	—	84	170.00–200.00	180.22
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
2	—	85	10.00–15.00	12.53
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
3	—	95	15.00–20.00	16.71
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	142.50	142.50
2	—	92	145.00–157.50	151.25
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	72.50	72.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	104	87.50–107.50	96.93
1	—	120	97.50	97.50
9	—	96	85.00–110.00	96.96
3	—	116	90.00–97.50	94.15
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	70.00–80.00	76.75
12	—	93	62.50–85.00	77.51
4	—	87	77.50–85.00	79.41
3	—	115	62.50–80.00	70.78
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	162.50–180.00	168.18
2	—	85	157.50–170.00	163.82
2	—	76	150.00–170.00	160.26
1	—	128	147.50	147.50
1	—	110	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	20.00	20.00
19	—	84	5.00–30.00	15.09
8	—	76	10.00–20.00	13.76
6	—	93	10.00–30.00	18.51
1	—	120	20.00	20.00
4	—	66	5.00–10.00	7.54
3	—	101	15.00–20.00	18.29
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	50.00	50.00
2	—	85	40.00–60.00	50.12
3	—	95	40.00–50.00	46.64
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	100.00	100.00
1	—	82	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	150.00–155.00	152.47
1	—	102	120.00	120.00
1	—	80	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,440	52.00–55.00	53.20
23	—	1,415	43.50–50.00	47.44
8	—	1,333	30.00–42.50	38.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	32.50–40.50	36.22
7	—	956	18.00–30.50	26.78
5	—	1,113	45.50–51.00	48.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,818	53.00–56.00	54.34
7	—	1,697	50.00–52.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	954	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,273	45.00–56.00	52.51
2	—	1,407	70.00–78.00	74.03

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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