Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2024-04-27

Empire - Cherry Creek

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cherry Creek, New York · Sat, Apr 27
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1981
← Mar 23Apr 27latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 339▼ 50 vs year ago 560 · −8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 23▲ 11 vs year ago 45 · +24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month's sale 500-600lb feeder steers traded 10.00 to 17.50 higher. 600-700lb feeder steers stayed steady to firm. 500-600lb feeder heifers stayed steady to firm. 600-700lb feeder heifers traded 15.00 to 30.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.91/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$230.91
36 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,260
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NY average
−39.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545260.881,42213thin
Medium and Large 2546213.961,16823
One grade step is worth $46.92/cwt here — about $254 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 sale36 hd
230.91
—
NY average1 barns · 36 hd
230.91
+0.00
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−39.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,407$1,77615
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,91811

Every lot

88 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271309.98/cwt305.00–315.008402
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2292210.00/cwt210.00–210.006131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1344250.00/cwt250.00–250.008601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2348247.50/cwt247.50–247.508611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378267.01/cwt250.00–300.001,0094
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384217.50/cwt217.50–217.508351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427302.39/cwt282.50–320.001,2918
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440246.25/cwt240.00–252.501,0842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473212.64/cwt195.00–232.501,0064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476289.21/cwt262.50–315.001,37712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516288.71/cwt270.00–300.001,4909
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532248.85/cwt225.00–260.001,3245
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569284.82/cwt270.00–302.501,62112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584238.98/cwt207.50–265.001,3965
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623260.46/cwt247.50–282.501,6235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626238.79/cwt237.50–240.001,4952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669256.88/cwt245.00–280.001,7199
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2684217.47/cwt200.00–237.501,4876
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723229.13/cwt217.50–240.001,6578
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723196.77/cwt187.50–202.501,4233
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767219.48/cwt215.00–225.001,6835
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778198.17/cwt190.00–210.001,5424
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2821196.91/cwt182.50–210.001,6174
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827223.75/cwt222.50–225.001,8502
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282231.03/cwt225.00–237.506522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286259.65/cwt250.00–270.007432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2306205.00/cwt205.00–205.006271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314274.94/cwt250.00–302.508635
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369263.70/cwt250.00–290.009733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380211.88/cwt195.00–225.008055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423260.42/cwt240.00–300.001,10214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425207.31/cwt180.00–232.508819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476215.73/cwt180.00–230.001,02718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477250.38/cwt240.00–265.001,1949
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527262.37/cwt242.50–282.501,3837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533213.12/cwt182.50–240.001,13617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566259.15/cwt242.50–277.501,4676
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582216.35/cwt190.00–230.001,2596
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622195.43/cwt170.00–210.001,2163
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628222.23/cwt215.00–235.001,3969
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663230.38/cwt220.00–250.001,5276
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673195.67/cwt180.00–210.001,31710
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717205.01/cwt202.50–207.501,4703
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724171.44/cwt160.00–180.001,2415
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770180.29/cwt160.00–187.501,3888
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778198.26/cwt195.00–205.001,5423
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820161.24/cwt150.00–170.001,3224
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835181.70/cwt177.50–185.001,5173
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314245.00/cwt245.00–245.007691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360281.25/cwt277.50–285.001,0132
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383244.83/cwt240.00–250.009382
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425205.59/cwt185.00–230.008744
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477197.74/cwt185.00–210.009432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483267.53/cwt265.00–270.001,2923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516187.61/cwt172.50–200.009684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517250.03/cwt247.50–252.501,2934
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580257.44/cwt255.00–260.001,4932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593196.65/cwt170.00–227.501,1664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630211.26/cwt210.00–212.501,3312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638189.92/cwt182.50–197.501,2123
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664218.35/cwt200.00–230.001,4503
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682182.35/cwt175.00–190.001,2442
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716169.06/cwt160.00–180.001,2106
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718145.94/cwt140.00–155.001,0485
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767170.14/cwt160.00–180.001,3052
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468152.43/cwt150.00–155.007132
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3504187.50/cwt187.50–187.509451
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658160.81/cwt155.00–167.501,0583
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3716166.37/cwt160.00–172.501,1912
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3362145.00/cwt145.00–145.005251
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3406180.00/cwt180.00–180.007311
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3494180.00/cwt180.00–180.008891
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3504155.00/cwt155.00–155.007811
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587134.84/cwt127.50–147.507923
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0641
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680169.87/cwt162.50–177.501,1552
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705151.64/cwt140.00–165.001,0693
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3612115.00/cwt115.00–115.007041
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,568138.75/cwt135.00–145.002,1763
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,918.36/head1,300.00–2,125.001,91811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4071,775.58/head1,300.00–2,100.001,77615
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,267110.22/cwt100.00–120.001,39621

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.