Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not reported. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 lower except Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold firm. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold 15.00 higher on a light test. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. 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	—	Low	1,074	55.58	597	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,698	62.10	1,054	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,357	56.45	766	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	43.91	443	36

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	146.18/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	99	128.96/cwt	22
Bulls	Number 3	88	93.87/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	83	26.35/cwt	34
Heifers	Number 1	97	177.26/cwt	13
Heifers	Number 2	80	91.46/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	82	15.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	69	10.00/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	—	122	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	140	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	118	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	50	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	93	126.57/cwt	120.00–142.50	118	12
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	216.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	203	4
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	240	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	115	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	144	2
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	122	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	47.55/cwt	44.00–51.00	578	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	65.37/cwt	64.00–66.50	958	6
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	88	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	205	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	191	3
Bulls	Utility	—	100	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	25	1
Bulls	Utility	—	126	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	25	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,876	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	957	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	66.26/cwt	65.50–67.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	126.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	131	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	104	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	57.69/cwt	53.00–62.00	797	43
Bulls	—	—	1,074	55.58/cwt	53.00–59.00	597	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	43.75/cwt	38.00–47.00	441	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	61.30/cwt	58.50–64.00	1,034	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	27.04/cwt	10.00–34.00	229	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	52.52/cwt	49.00–56.50	574	14
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	72	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	49	1
Bulls	Utility	—	84	24.61/cwt	10.00–50.00	21	12
Bulls	Utility	—	95	34.09/cwt	20.00–42.50	32	3
Bulls	Utility	—	112	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	28	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	29.37/cwt	20.00–47.50	22	7
Bulls	Utility	—	65	7.19/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	7
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	110	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	226	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	91	110.43/cwt	100.00–117.50	100	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	118	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	133	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	108	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	227	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	92	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	212	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	128	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	58	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	90	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	34	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	97	189.90/cwt	180.00–200.00	184	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	126	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	233	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	78	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	179	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	100	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	220	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	82	98.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	81	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	127	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	140	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	94	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	78	67.50/cwt	62.50–72.50	53	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	119	2
Heifers	Number 2	—	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	94	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	24	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	73	160.41/cwt	150.00–170.00	117	2
Heifers	Number 3	—	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	84	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	113	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	112	190.82/cwt	175.00–207.50	214	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	101	72.52/cwt	70.00–75.00	73	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	94	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	71	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	92	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	76	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	66	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	60	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	98	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	51	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 142Year ago 80

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 134Last week 102Year ago 105

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	115.00	115.00
12	—	93	120.00–142.50	126.57
2	—	115	120.00–130.00	125.04
5	—	103	120.00–135.00	126.99
4	—	87	115.00–125.00	120.03
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	120	200.00	200.00
1	—	88	232.50	232.50
1	—	108	210.00	210.00
3	—	92	225.00–235.00	230.00
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	105.00	105.00
1	—	72	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	25.00	25.00
1	—	126	20.00	20.00
12	—	84	10.00–50.00	24.61
3	—	95	20.00–42.50	34.09
1	—	112	25.00	25.00
7	—	76	20.00–47.50	29.37
7	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.19
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	91	100.00–117.50	110.43
1	—	118	112.50	112.50
6	—	82	90.00–100.00	98.37
2	—	127	110.00	110.00
2	—	106	110.00–115.00	112.50
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	180.00–200.00	189.90
1	—	126	185.00	185.00
3	—	112	175.00–207.50	190.82
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	85.00	85.00
2	—	78	62.50–72.50	67.50
2	—	101	70.00–75.00	72.52
1	—	86	70.00	70.00
1	—	98	52.50	52.50
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	135.00	135.00
1	—	94	150.00	150.00
2	—	71	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	118	42.50	42.50
1	—	128	45.00	45.00
1	—	90	37.50	37.50
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	94	210.00–220.00	216.09
3	—	87	220.00	220.00
1	—	110	205.00	205.00
1	—	78	230.00	230.00
1	—	100	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	94	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	150.00–170.00	160.41
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	15.00	15.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	10.00	10.00
2	—	66	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,216	44.00–51.00	47.55
6	—	1,465	64.00–66.50	65.37
43	—	1,381	53.00–62.00	57.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,876	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,675	65.50–67.00	66.26
7	—	1,686	58.50–64.00	61.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,008	38.00–47.00	43.75
7	—	847	10.00–34.00	27.04
14	—	1,092	49.00–56.50	52.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,074	53.00–59.00	55.58

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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