Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2024-03-23

Empire - Cherry Creek

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cherry Creek, New York · Sat, Mar 23
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1981
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 471▼ 17 vs year ago 356 · −4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 125▼ 37 vs year ago 60 · −61.7%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.58/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$243.58
34 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−33.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548253.601,39025
Medium and Large 2543215.731,1719thin
One grade step is worth $37.87/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
243.58
—
NY average1 barns · 34 hd
243.58
+0.00
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−33.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · Empire Feeder and Replacement Cattle Special - Cherry Creek, NY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334230.00/cwt230.00–230.007681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437280.02/cwt272.50–295.001,2243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437256.28/cwt252.50–260.001,1202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518272.43/cwt262.50–285.001,4114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521250.52/cwt240.00–257.501,3054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5051
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573220.00/cwt205.00–235.001,2613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638209.93/cwt187.50–232.501,3392
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667219.00/cwt200.00–232.501,4615
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677261.47/cwt235.00–285.001,7703
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2719197.59/cwt190.00–202.501,4213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728210.48/cwt207.50–215.001,5325
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762210.02/cwt207.50–212.501,6002
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2789193.76/cwt190.00–197.501,5292
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2833187.53/cwt185.00–190.001,5622
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862195.02/cwt192.50–197.501,6815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1264280.00/cwt280.00–280.007391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342255.00/cwt255.00–255.008721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1346292.41/cwt277.50–307.501,0122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2394205.00/cwt205.00–205.008081
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431211.18/cwt195.00–225.009103
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434277.64/cwt262.50–287.501,2055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465233.95/cwt222.50–240.001,0883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473259.87/cwt247.50–267.501,2294
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524255.63/cwt240.00–277.501,34013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524216.78/cwt200.00–237.501,1366
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574251.41/cwt240.00–270.001,44312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581213.64/cwt200.00–225.001,2413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615217.76/cwt200.00–227.501,3397
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620245.02/cwt240.00–247.501,5198
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658263.75/cwt262.50–265.001,7352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679214.72/cwt197.50–227.501,45810
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713220.79/cwt212.50–227.501,5743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717197.74/cwt185.00–205.001,41810
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2794185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4691
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2808176.26/cwt175.00–177.501,4242
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830181.66/cwt180.00–182.501,5083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2296210.00/cwt210.00–210.006221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317241.31/cwt235.00–247.507652
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363271.92/cwt252.50–290.009872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0371
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483278.74/cwt272.50–285.001,3462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1548240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568248.57/cwt232.50–270.001,4126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581212.06/cwt185.00–227.501,2327
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623228.13/cwt222.50–237.501,4214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2639206.26/cwt197.50–215.001,3182
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664232.41/cwt222.50–242.501,5432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669197.42/cwt190.00–202.501,3213
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1709209.04/cwt192.50–222.501,4823
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2719172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2402
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771183.80/cwt180.00–187.501,4172
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2784167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3131
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2867157.01/cwt156.00–158.001,3612
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1869172.49/cwt165.00–180.001,4992
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366193.03/cwt160.00–225.007062
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1141
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3708172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2211
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3298185.00/cwt185.00–185.005511
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3398220.00/cwt220.00–220.008761
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1881
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1361
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2011
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3778174.49/cwt174.00–175.001,3582
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3844180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3291192.20/cwt180.00–205.005592
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3376179.89/cwt175.00–185.006762
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3478145.00/cwt135.00–155.006932
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3514170.00/cwt170.00–170.008742
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3826168.89/cwt165.00–172.001,3955
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3852171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3278200.00/cwt200.00–200.005561
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3804170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3671
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,879133.52/cwt130.00–139.002,5094
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,452122.44/cwt116.00–129.001,77810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,324118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5621

This sale against other markets

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.