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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Aug 19

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 113▼ 31 vs year ago 151 · −20.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

132 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 95▼ 4 vs year ago 136 · −2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady on a light test; only 50 percent of Slaughter Cows reported due to reporter schedule. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady except Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves sold 15.00-25.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold 25.00-50.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Special Dairy Heifer 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	1,505	73.47	1,106	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	62.50	1,043	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	56.24	718	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	44.38	458	32

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	95	129.61/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	97	103.63/cwt	27
Bulls	Number 3	94	71.71/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	81	19.46/cwt	29
Heifers	Number 1	83	184.28/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 2	100	82.93/cwt	6
Heifers	Number 3	85	22.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	15.00/cwt	1

Every lot

44 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	996	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	72.90/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	81.36/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,330	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	51.45/cwt	48.00–54.00	518	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	42.69/cwt	40.00–46.00	443	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	32.74/cwt	22.50–38.50	354	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	57.61/cwt	54.00–62.00	732	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	63.94/cwt	63.50–64.50	822	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	48.25/cwt	45.00–50.50	624	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	66.75/cwt	66.50–67.00	1,095	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,722	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	930	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	75	182.67/cwt	170.00–195.00	137	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	78	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	117	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	90	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	23	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	120	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	188	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	108	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	32	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	114	31.23/cwt	30.00–32.50	36	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	65	7.50/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	6
Bulls	—	Utility	75	16.24/cwt	10.00–30.00	12	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	156	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	59	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	82	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	103	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	28.76/cwt	15.00–50.00	24	10
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	116.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	99	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	93.03/cwt	80.00–102.50	79	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	87	64.86/cwt	52.50–77.50	56	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	90	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	47	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	198.79/cwt	187.50–205.00	183	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	92	161.06/cwt	152.50–170.00	148	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	97.50/cwt	82.50–105.00	91	9
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	112.50/cwt	107.50–122.50	106	13
Bulls	—	Utility	95	20.63/cwt	5.00–37.50	20	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	205	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	102	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	112.56/cwt	107.50–120.00	115	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	95.51/cwt	80.00–105.00	99	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	66.98/cwt	60.00–72.50	70	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	123	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	99.90/cwt	92.50–105.00	115	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	129	1
Bulls	—	Utility	122	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	18	1

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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 113Year ago 151

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 132Last week 95Year ago 136

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	107.50	107.50
13	—	94	107.50–122.50	112.50
5	—	85	110.00–120.00	116.49
4	—	102	107.50–120.00	112.56
2	—	114	105.00–110.00	107.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	205.00	205.00
1	—	78	200.00	200.00
4	—	92	187.50–205.00	198.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	165.00	165.00
2	—	92	152.50–170.00	161.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	93	82.50–105.00	97.50
7	—	104	80.00–105.00	95.51
5	—	85	80.00–102.50	93.03
3	—	115	92.50–105.00	99.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	104	60.00–72.50	66.98
2	—	87	52.50–77.50	64.86
1	—	90	52.50	52.50
1	—	78	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	84	15.00–50.00	28.76
7	—	75	10.00–30.00	16.24
6	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.50
5	—	95	5.00–37.50	20.63
1	—	122	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	187.50	187.50
2	—	75	170.00–195.00	182.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00
1	—	90	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	125.00–130.00	127.55
1	—	78	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	114	30.00–32.50	31.23
1	—	108	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	70.50–75.00	72.90
2	—	1,635	79.50–83.00	81.36
1	—	996	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,271	54.00–62.00	57.61
5	—	1,294	45.00–50.50	48.25
2	—	1,286	63.50–64.50	63.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,006	48.00–54.00	51.45
13	—	1,038	40.00–46.00	42.69
6	—	1,080	22.50–38.50	32.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,641	66.50–67.00	66.75
1	—	1,722	54.00	54.00

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.