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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Mar 4

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 130▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

116 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 137▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 0▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy and Feeder Cattle not tested. Today's sale included a small herd dispersal and consignments. 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	—	Average	1,552	70.00	1,086	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,729	58.03	1,003	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	50.52	703	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	39.21	428	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	102.00	1,652	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,400	87.00	1,218	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	103.50	1,584	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	99.08/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	97	72.25/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	90	43.45/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	86	13.05/cwt	53
Heifers	Number 1	93	164.84/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	103	29.17/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	90	16.67/cwt	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	86	12.50/cwt	2

Every lot

70 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,530	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,400	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,218	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,086	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	20.71/cwt	13.00–29.00	215	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	41.10/cwt	39.00–43.00	448	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	46.77/cwt	44.00–52.00	524	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	50.63/cwt	47.00–54.00	700	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	42.45/cwt	40.00–45.00	590	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	56.96/cwt	54.50–60.50	803	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	55.37/cwt	50.00–58.00	951	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,748	62.91/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,100	6
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	25	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	153	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	98	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	15	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	100	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	104	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	34	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	112	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	31	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	67	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	4
Bulls	—	Utility	75	9.79/cwt	5.00–12.50	7	12
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	169.82/cwt	155.00–185.00	141	2
Bulls	—	Utility	84	13.58/cwt	12.00–30.00	11	17
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	85	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	102	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	40.08/cwt	30.00–50.00	34	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	52	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	92	62.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	58	3
Bulls	—	Utility	94	16.21/cwt	10.00–22.50	15	15
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	49.13/cwt	45.00–52.50	47	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	90.14/cwt	80.00–100.00	87	3
Bulls	—	Utility	101	16.64/cwt	15.00–20.00	17	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	153	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	87.57/cwt	80.00–95.00	91	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	65.72/cwt	55.00–75.00	68	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	53	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	90.51/cwt	90.00–92.50	102	5
Bulls	—	Utility	114	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	17	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	95	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	124	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	99	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/AJersey	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	N/A	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,091.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeCrossbred	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	829.38/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	885.00/cwt	835.00–935.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	CommonCrossbred	—	287.50/cwt	250.00–325.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	270.00/cwt	210.00–350.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeCrossbred	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	696.25/cwt	660.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	680.00/cwt	675.00–685.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium	—	570.00/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	CommonCrossbred	—	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows4 lots · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Supreme	—	964.00/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	—	5
Springer Cows	—	SupremeCrossbred	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Springer Cows	—	Approved	—	820.00/cwt	725.00–885.00	—	6
Springer Cows	—	Medium	—	595.00/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	3

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.

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

Empire Livestock Auction - Cherry Creek, NY

Wed Mar 4, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 116Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 84Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	101	15.00–20.00	16.64
17	—	84	12.00–30.00	13.58
4	—	67	5.00	5.00
12	—	75	5.00–12.50	9.79
2	—	114	15.00	15.00
15	—	94	10.00–22.50	16.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	45.00–52.50	49.13
7	—	85	30.00–50.00	40.08
1	—	106	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	55.00–75.00	65.72
1	—	110	70.00	70.00
3	—	87	55.00–65.00	60.00
1	—	122	77.50	77.50
3	—	92	60.00–65.00	62.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	155.00–185.00	169.82
1	—	102	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	113	90.00–92.50	90.51
9	—	104	80.00–95.00	87.57
1	—	124	80.00	80.00
3	—	97	80.00–100.00	90.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	85	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	27.50	27.50
1	—	92	27.50	27.50
1	—	104	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	10.00	10.00
1	—	98	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	100	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	160.00–170.00	164.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,552	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,089	39.00–43.00	41.10
10	—	1,120	44.00–52.00	46.77
5	—	1,036	13.00–29.00	20.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,748	60.00–68.00	62.91
11	—	1,718	50.00–58.00	55.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,410	54.50–60.50	56.96
14	—	1,390	40.00–45.00	42.45
31	—	1,383	47.00–54.00	50.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	103.50	103.50

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,091.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	750.00–975.00	829.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	210.00–350.00	270.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	835.00–935.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	250.00–325.00	287.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	650	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	950	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–600.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–685.00	680.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	660.00–750.00	696.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–675.00	595.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–885.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,085.00	964.00

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.