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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Mar 18

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 135▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

103 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 97▲ 103 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 8.00-9.00 higher, except Lean Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower, except Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves not tested. Holstein Heifer Calves and Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Sale Report for monthly Dairy Heifer Special Sale. 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	1,637	75.07	1,229	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,730	68.60	1,187	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,393	61.24	853	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	43.95	447	18

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	101.67/cwt	6
Bulls	Number 2	97	56.75/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 3	94	38.49/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	90	16.63/cwt	28
Heifers	Number 3	77	12.25/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	72	9.00/cwt	5

Every lot

37 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	72.61/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,752	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,402	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	39.47/cwt	34.00–42.00	367	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	30.78/cwt	30.00–32.00	303	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	49.27/cwt	45.00–53.50	530	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	58.39/cwt	52.50–63.50	782	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	46.03/cwt	40.00–51.00	632	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	67.51/cwt	64.00–74.50	980	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	56.24/cwt	56.00–56.50	930	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,721	65.65/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,130	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	72.19/cwt	69.50–77.00	1,260	20
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	66	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	70	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	9	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	71	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	3
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	84	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	10	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	64	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Utility	74	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	21	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	82	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	115	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	17.02/cwt	5.00–22.50	14	10
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	39.70/cwt	30.00–45.00	34	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	86	53.57/cwt	50.00–57.50	46	7
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	56.24/cwt	50.00–70.00	52	15
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	94	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	132	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	42.96/cwt	37.50–47.50	40	5
Bulls	—	Utility	94	18.11/cwt	10.00–22.50	17	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	122	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	71	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	39.34/cwt	30.00–47.50	41	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	57.71/cwt	50.00–65.00	60	11
Bulls	—	Utility	104	21.70/cwt	20.00–22.50	23	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	31	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	113	63.24/cwt	60.00–70.00	71	3
Bulls	—	Utility	116	18.69/cwt	15.00–22.50	22	2

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 18, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 135Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 103Last week 97Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	70.00	70.00
1	—	110	70.00	70.00
1	—	102	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	140.00	140.00
1	—	102	120.00	120.00
1	—	94	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	113	60.00–70.00	63.24
15	—	93	50.00–70.00	56.24
11	—	104	50.00–65.00	57.71
7	—	86	50.00–57.50	53.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	103	30.00–47.50	39.34
2	—	112	27.50	27.50
6	—	85	30.00–45.00	39.70
1	—	78	27.50	27.50
5	—	94	37.50–47.50	42.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	64	5.00	5.00
3	—	104	20.00–22.50	21.70
2	—	116	15.00–22.50	18.69
10	—	84	5.00–22.50	17.02
2	—	74	10.00	10.00
9	—	94	10.00–22.50	18.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	12.50	12.50
1	—	84	12.00	12.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	10.00	10.00
1	—	66	5.00	5.00
3	—	71	10.00	10.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	72.00–74.00	72.61
1	—	1,752	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,373	40.00–51.00	46.03
33	—	1,340	52.50–63.50	58.39
32	—	1,452	64.00–74.50	67.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	56.00–56.50	56.24
20	—	1,745	69.50–77.00	72.19
16	—	1,721	60.00–69.00	65.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	30.00–32.00	30.78
10	—	1,076	45.00–53.50	49.27
6	—	930	34.00–42.00	39.47

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.