Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 7.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold 10.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,723	84.28	1,452	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,645	61.85	1,017	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	60.46	802	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	48.31	511	20

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	179.45/cwt	35
Bulls	Number 2	97	170.26/cwt	24
Bulls	Number 3	81	111.05/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	84	26.51/cwt	18
Heifers	Number 1	94	228.93/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 2	88	163.75/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	84	70.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	70	42.52/cwt	3

Every lot, as filed

48 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	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	186	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	95	173.45/cwt	157.50–187.50	165	15
Bulls	UtilityBeef Cross	—	62	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	29	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	103	284.51/cwt	235.00–335.00	293	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	87	249.77/cwt	230.00–270.00	217	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	102	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	62.28/cwt	58.00–65.00	817	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	70.75/cwt	67.50–78.50	958	7
Bulls	—	—	1,723	84.28/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	169.24/cwt	160.00–180.00	176	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	87	169.98/cwt	160.00–182.50	148	6
Bulls	Number 1	—	114	159.91/cwt	157.50–162.50	182	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	52.95/cwt	50.50–58.00	599	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.19/cwt	40.00–49.00	441	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	57.09/cwt	55.50–58.50	911	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	66.60/cwt	64.50–68.50	1,128	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	53.95/cwt	48.00–57.00	716	15
Bulls	Utility	—	83	22.52/cwt	20.00–27.50	19	6
Bulls	Utility	—	92	27.23/cwt	15.00–40.00	25	2
Bulls	Utility	—	63	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	6	2
Bulls	Utility	—	116	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	1
Bulls	Utility	—	73	13.36/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	3
Bulls	Utility	—	101	46.69/cwt	40.00–50.00	47	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	112	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	112	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	75	85.65/cwt	70.00–107.50	64	6
Heifers	Number 3	—	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	—	64	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	66	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	73	12.53/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	2
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	76	174.34/cwt	150.00–200.00	132	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	87	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	208	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	250	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	104	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	231	1
Bulls	Number 3Beef Cross	—	82	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	164	1
Heifers	Number 3Beef Cross	—	90	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	117	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	93.70/cwt	80.00–100.00	80	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	93	138.43/cwt	120.00–157.50	129	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	115	132.81/cwt	117.50–140.00	153	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	106	141.42/cwt	132.50–150.00	150	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	97	230.10/cwt	215.00–240.00	223	3
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	111	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	254	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	76	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	152	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	—	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	96	251.53/cwt	245.00–265.00	241	3
Heifers	Number 1	—	96	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	53	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	—	86	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	176	1
Heifers	Number 2	—	86	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	24	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	141.26/cwt	132.50–150.00	119	6

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 28, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 107Year ago 117

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 123Last week 108Year ago 97

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	152.50	152.50
15	—	95	157.50–187.50	173.45
7	—	104	160.00–180.00	169.24
6	—	87	160.00–182.50	169.98
2	—	114	157.50–162.50	159.91
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	47.50	47.50
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	247.50	247.50
3	—	96	245.00–265.00	251.53
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	83	20.00–27.50	22.52
2	—	92	15.00–40.00	27.23
2	—	63	10.00	10.00
1	—	116	40.00	40.00
3	—	73	10.00–20.00	13.36
3	—	101	40.00–50.00	46.69
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	100.00	100.00
6	—	75	70.00–107.50	85.65
3	—	85	80.00–100.00	93.70
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	150.00–200.00	174.34
1	—	82	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	87	237.50–240.00	238.76
1	—	104	240.00	240.00
3	—	97	215.00–240.00	230.10
2	—	111	227.50–230.00	228.76
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	93	120.00–157.50	138.43
3	—	115	117.50–140.00	132.81
2	—	106	132.50–150.00	141.42
6	—	84	132.50–150.00	141.26
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	235.00–335.00	284.51
2	—	87	230.00–270.00	249.77
1	—	90	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	73	10.00–15.00	12.53
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	222.50	222.50
1	—	76	200.00	200.00
1	—	86	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	27.50	27.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,312	58.00–65.00	62.28
7	—	1,354	67.50–78.50	70.75
15	—	1,327	48.00–57.00	53.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,084	30.00	30.00
10	—	1,131	50.50–58.00	52.95
9	—	975	40.00–49.00	45.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,596	55.50–58.50	57.09
2	—	1,693	64.50–68.50	66.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	79.00–87.00	84.28

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