Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

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 not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady. Dairy Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Feeder Cattle 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	1,448	81.12	1,175	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,722	66.26	1,141	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,380	61.29	846	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	44.89	475	31
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	107.63	1,449	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,416	96.00	1,359	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	127.89/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	94	88.66/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	96	57.95/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	87	18.02/cwt	37
Heifers	Number 1	98	199.21/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	82	150.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Number 2	—	122	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	85	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	76.70/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,098	5
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	98	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	39	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	185	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	97	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	116	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	194	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	113	1
Bulls	Utility	—	65	7.62/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	104	195.48/cwt	182.50–207.50	203	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	93	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	115	191.15/cwt	187.50–195.00	220	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	82	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	123	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	101.93/cwt	90.00–110.00	106	17
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	114	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	217	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	81	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	47	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	80	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	168	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	99.62/cwt	90.00–105.00	93	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	93.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	79	3
Bulls	Utility	—	106	21.93/cwt	15.00–32.50	23	4
Bulls	Utility	—	75	14.85/cwt	10.00–30.00	11	10
Bulls	Utility	—	86	14.02/cwt	5.00–17.50	12	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,346	107.63/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,416	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,359	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	83.88/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,223	8
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	83	208.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	173	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	210	2
Bulls	Utility	—	94	21.94/cwt	15.00–30.00	21	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	58.40/cwt	52.00–62.00	675	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	44.26/cwt	37.00–50.00	474	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	71.01/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,231	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	85	78.87/cwt	70.00–85.00	67	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	78.06/cwt	70.00–87.50	73	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	111	94.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	105	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	29.04/cwt	16.00–35.00	266	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	64.62/cwt	59.00–68.00	1,106	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,812	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	797	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	46.71/cwt	40.00–57.50	48	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	93	201.76/cwt	185.00–215.00	188	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	53.00/cwt	46.00–56.50	702	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	67.50/cwt	65.00–74.00	956	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	60.91/cwt	58.00–64.50	841	37
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	98	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	118	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	93	51.47/cwt	40.00–65.00	48	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 102Year ago 130

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 129Year ago 137

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	70.00	70.00
1	—	114	85.00	85.00
1	—	106	87.50	87.50
6	—	85	70.00–85.00	78.87
5	—	93	70.00–87.50	78.06
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	114	190.00	190.00
5	—	83	200.00–220.00	208.89
2	—	101	205.00–210.00	207.52
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	167.50	167.50
1	—	78	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.62
4	—	106	15.00–32.50	21.93
10	—	75	10.00–30.00	14.85
8	—	86	5.00–17.50	14.02
12	—	94	15.00–30.00	21.94
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	104	90.00–110.00	101.93
6	—	93	90.00–105.00	99.62
3	—	85	90.00–95.00	93.31
2	—	111	90.00–100.00	94.95
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	55.00–60.00	57.47
3	—	103	40.00–57.50	46.71
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
3	—	93	40.00–65.00	51.47
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	182.50–207.50	195.48
2	—	115	187.50–195.00	191.15
1	—	80	210.00	210.00
5	—	93	185.00–215.00	201.76
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	72.00–79.00	76.70
8	—	1,458	80.00–89.00	83.88
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,346	106.00–110.00	107.63
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,416	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	52.00–62.00	58.40
13	—	1,072	37.00–50.00	44.26
8	—	915	16.00–35.00	29.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,733	69.00–76.00	71.01
24	—	1,712	59.00–68.00	64.62
1	—	1,812	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,325	46.00–56.50	53.00
29	—	1,417	65.00–74.00	67.50
37	—	1,380	58.00–64.50	60.91

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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