Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2023-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-25

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.01/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$166.01

29 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−86.37

vs NY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	178.87	1,001	16thin
Medium and Large 2	566	150.19	850	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

166.01

—

NY average2 barns · 103 hd

252.38

−86.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,536	97.07/cwt	88.00–111.00	1,491	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,563	114.35/cwt	93.00–124.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	133.78/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	209.01/cwt	202.50–222.50	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	183.80/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	187.93/cwt	172.50–200.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	144.29/cwt	130.00–152.50	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.36/cwt	130.00–142.50	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	213.03/cwt	202.50–222.50	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	181.22/cwt	180.00–182.50	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	148.70/cwt	147.50–150.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	174.97/cwt	162.50–187.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	216.12/cwt	212.50–220.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	186.95/cwt	180.00–202.50	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	984	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	183.76/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,086	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	364	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	154.99/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,107	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	654	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	654	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	426	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	194.99/cwt	192.50–197.50	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	146.25/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	213.66/cwt	200.00–227.50	671	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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Sat Nov 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,536	88.00–111.00	97.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,563	93.00–124.00	114.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	132.50–135.00	133.78
1	—	452	167.50	167.50
2	—	373	170.00–175.00	172.47
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
1	—	584	142.50	142.50
2	—	402	185.00	185.00
1	—	642	115.00	115.00
1	—	346	175.00	175.00
1	—	688	110.00	110.00
1	—	822	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	608	160.00	160.00
3	—	375	202.50–222.50	209.01
2	—	558	180.00–187.50	183.80
2	—	728	150.00–152.50	151.23
2	—	489	192.50–197.50	194.99
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
1	—	676	145.00	145.00
2	—	780	142.50–150.00	146.25
2	—	314	200.00–227.50	213.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	436	187.50	187.50
1	—	272	202.50	202.50
3	—	372	172.50–200.00	187.93
1	—	584	170.00	170.00
2	—	613	130.00–142.50	136.36
1	—	536	145.00	145.00
2	—	493	162.50–187.50	174.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	786	110.00	110.00
4	—	436	130.00–152.50	144.29
1	—	642	100.00	100.00
1	—	562	120.00	120.00
1	—	338	162.50	162.50
2	—	474	142.50–150.00	146.39
2	—	377	147.50–150.00	148.70
1	—	984	100.00	100.00
2	—	520	130.00–132.50	131.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	374	202.50–222.50	213.03
1	—	698	175.00	175.00
2	—	417	212.50–220.00	216.12
4	—	525	180.00–202.50	186.95
3	—	465	200.00–210.00	205.72
2	—	591	182.50–185.00	183.76
1	—	906	150.00	150.00
1	—	604	197.50	197.50
2	—	714	152.50–157.50	154.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	180.00–182.50	181.22
1	—	474	160.00	160.00
1	—	638	115.00	115.00
1	—	940	140.00	140.00
1	—	556	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,000	112.50	112.50
1	—	368	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	364	175.00	175.00
1	—	426	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	180.00	180.00
1	—	654	100.00	100.00

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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