Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 lower. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. 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	1,477	75.35	1,113	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,767	60.40	1,067	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	50.73	674	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	40.63	399	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,289	90.02	1,160	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,464	104.00	1,523	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	95.00	1,267	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	109.94/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 2	94	103.06/cwt	20
Bulls	Number 3	87	54.44/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	83	16.41/cwt	34
Heifers	Number 1	85	189.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	88	24.34/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	13.50/cwt	5

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	Utility	—	74	14.24/cwt	10.00–32.50	11	12
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	94.11/cwt	90.00–102.50	97	9
Bulls	Utility	—	110	17.50/cwt	15.00–20.00	19	2
Bulls	Utility	—	103	26.71/cwt	20.00–40.00	28	3
Bulls	Utility	—	84	16.52/cwt	10.00–37.50	14	11
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	181	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,289	90.02/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Number 2	—	91	26.24/cwt	25.00–27.50	24	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	56.75/cwt	55.50–58.50	784	19
Bulls	—	—	1,639	80.95/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,327	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	45.58/cwt	44.50–48.00	444	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,334	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,267	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,782	62.97/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	31	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	31.18/cwt	19.00–36.00	297	8
Bulls	Utility	—	68	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	42.87/cwt	35.00–47.50	550	20
Bulls	Number 1	—	120	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	102	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	57.19/cwt	54.50–59.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	40.81/cwt	38.00–43.00	422	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	185	1
Bulls	—	—	968	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	581	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	152	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	107	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	64	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	178.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	182	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	83	51.69/cwt	50.00–60.00	43	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	94.66/cwt	82.50–105.00	91	10
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	80.49/cwt	70.00–87.50	75	6
Heifers	Number 2	—	84	22.44/cwt	20.00–25.00	19	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	66	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	56	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	88	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	92	51.77/cwt	42.50–60.00	48	4
Bulls	Utility	—	95	18.39/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	76	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	114	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	162	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	110	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	184	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	169	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	198	1
Bulls	—	—	1,322	69.28/cwt	65.00–73.00	916	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	82	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	10	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	89.82/cwt	85.00–95.00	102	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	67.64/cwt	60.00–80.00	56	6
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	64	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	108	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	81	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	51.63/cwt	48.50–55.00	684	48
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,464	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,523	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 101Year ago 147

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 118Last week 132Year ago 132

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	74	10.00–32.50	14.24
2	—	110	15.00–20.00	17.50
3	—	103	20.00–40.00	26.71
11	—	84	10.00–37.50	16.52
2	—	68	5.00–10.00	7.50
3	—	95	15.00–20.00	18.39
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	103	90.00–102.50	94.11
1	—	120	85.00	85.00
10	—	96	82.50–105.00	94.66
2	—	114	85.00–95.00	89.82
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	93	190.00–200.00	195.04
1	—	86	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	40.00	40.00
2	—	107	60.00	60.00
6	—	83	50.00–60.00	51.69
4	—	92	42.50–60.00	51.77
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	175.00–180.00	178.30
1	—	76	150.00	150.00
1	—	110	167.50	167.50
1	—	120	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	93	70.00–87.50	80.49
1	—	110	80.00	80.00
6	—	83	60.00–80.00	67.64
1	—	108	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	25.00–27.50	26.24
2	—	84	20.00–25.00	22.44
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	20.00	20.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	82	12.50	12.50
2	—	78	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	195.00	195.00
1	—	90	180.00	180.00
1	—	88	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,289	86.00–94.00	90.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,381	55.50–58.50	56.75
20	—	1,284	35.00–47.50	42.87
48	—	1,325	48.50–55.00	51.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	974	44.50–48.00	45.58
8	—	954	19.00–36.00	31.18
7	—	1,033	38.00–43.00	40.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,782	60.00–66.00	62.97
8	—	1,749	54.50–59.00	57.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	77.00–83.00	80.95
1	—	968	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,322	65.00–73.00	69.28
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,334	95.00	95.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,464	104.00	104.00

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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