Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 6.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Number 1 and 2 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady to 15.00 higher. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy and Feeder Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Today's sale included a small herd dispersal and consignments.

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	1,685	74.87	1,262	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,749	60.79	1,063	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,388	53.63	745	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	40.35	419	20

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	99	124.45/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	95	86.60/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	90	58.26/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	87	15.34/cwt	43
Heifers	Number 1	97	189.40/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	100	37.50/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	78	25.94/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	60	7.50/cwt	1

Every lot, as filed

61 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	8.95/cwt	5.00–20.00	7	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	39.42/cwt	30.00–48.00	504	13
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	91.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	80	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	102	103.42/cwt	87.50–115.00	105	11
Bulls	Number 2	—	126	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	95	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	15.15/cwt	5.00–37.50	13	14
Bulls	—	—	1,772	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	36.59/cwt	34.00–41.00	363	6
Bulls	Utility	—	64	4.92/cwt	2.00–7.50	3	2
Bulls	Utility	—	110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	96.35/cwt	85.00–107.50	91	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	59.75/cwt	56.00–63.00	1,031	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	48.96/cwt	45.00–54.00	505	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	60.71/cwt	58.50–65.00	863	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	54.95/cwt	49.00–58.00	775	38
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	70.18/cwt	60.00–80.00	59	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	76.44/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,275	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,762	50.38/cwt	44.50–53.00	888	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,784	66.30/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,183	14
Bulls	Utility	—	103	20.66/cwt	15.00–25.00	21	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	24.47/cwt	20.00–30.00	275	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	86	202.67/cwt	195.00–210.00	174	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	97.43/cwt	90.00–107.50	109	4
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	80	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	60	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	74	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	46	1
Heifers	Number 3	—	81	13.33/cwt	12.50–15.00	11	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	50.89/cwt	42.50–60.00	51	3
Heifers	Number 3	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	60	7.50/cwt	7.50–7.50	5	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	612.50/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	2
Springer Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	530.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Springer Cows	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	833.75/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	3
Springer Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	754.17/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	6
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	665.00/cwt	600.00–710.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	91	56.64/cwt	50.00–60.00	52	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	102	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	176	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	94	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	155	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	132	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	30	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	53.33/cwt	40.00–60.00	46	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	91	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	168	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	100	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	23	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	91	21.26/cwt	20.00–22.50	19	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	76.54/cwt	70.00–82.50	71	8
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	—	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	93	1
Bulls	Utility	—	95	19.58/cwt	10.00–30.00	19	13
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	201.78/cwt	185.00–220.00	196	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	223.79/cwt	220.00–227.50	226	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	66	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	66	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	193.75/cwt	185.00–202.50	198	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 151Year ago 134

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 118Year ago 125

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	74	5.00–20.00	8.95
14	—	84	5.00–37.50	15.15
2	—	64	2.00–7.50	4.92
1	—	110	20.00	20.00
4	—	103	15.00–25.00	20.66
13	—	95	10.00–30.00	19.58
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	87	90.00–95.00	91.68
11	—	102	87.50–115.00	103.42
8	—	94	85.00–107.50	96.35
4	—	112	90.00–107.50	97.43
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	126	75.00	75.00
4	—	84	60.00–80.00	70.18
8	—	93	70.00–82.50	76.54
1	—	116	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	195.00–210.00	202.67
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
3	—	97	185.00–220.00	201.78
2	—	101	220.00–227.50	223.79
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	42.50–60.00	50.89
3	—	91	50.00–60.00	56.64
3	—	86	40.00–60.00	53.33
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	172.50	172.50
1	—	94	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	75.00	75.00
1	—	74	62.50	62.50
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	81	12.50–15.00	13.33
3	—	76	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	60	7.50	7.50
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	132	22.50	22.50
1	—	100	22.50	22.50
2	—	91	20.00–22.50	21.26
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	91	180.00–190.00	185.05
2	—	102	185.00–202.50	193.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,278	30.00–48.00	39.42
19	—	1,421	58.50–65.00	60.71
38	—	1,410	49.00–58.00	54.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	34.00–41.00	36.59
10	—	1,032	45.00–54.00	48.96
4	—	1,122	20.00–30.00	24.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,725	56.00–63.00	59.75
5	—	1,762	44.50–53.00	50.38
14	—	1,784	64.00–71.00	66.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,772	67.00	67.00
5	—	1,668	75.00–78.50	76.44

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–625.00	612.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	475.00	475.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	975.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	700.00–825.00	754.17
Springer Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–560.00	530.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Springer Cows — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–900.00	833.75
Springer Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–710.00	665.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

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Feeder Dairy Calves

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