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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Dec 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 84▼ 27 vs year ago 162 · −16.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

139 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 129▲ 8 vs year ago 131 · +6.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. 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	—	High	1,324	67.78	897	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,742	50.13	873	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	46.71	657	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,127	30.21	340	28

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	100.89/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 2	103	76.33/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	92	48.21/cwt	17
Bulls	Utility	88	16.86/cwt	56
Heifers	Number 1	96	155.00/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	101	52.56/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	13.33/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 3	81	12.50/cwt	2

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,192	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	71.67/cwt	70.00–73.00	996	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	13.52/cwt	4.00–25.00	143	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	31.67/cwt	27.00–35.00	364	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	43.27/cwt	39.00–48.00	501	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	41.36/cwt	35.00–43.50	564	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	47.25/cwt	44.00–50.50	662	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,477	52.16/cwt	51.00–54.50	770	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	49.90/cwt	47.00–52.50	857	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	45.35/cwt	45.00–46.00	800	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,793	54.90/cwt	53.00–56.50	984	7
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	58	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	80	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	82	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	94	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	88	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	135	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	90	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	94	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	31	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	163	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	114	31.36/cwt	25.00–37.50	36	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	65	7.01/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	5
Bulls	—	UtilityBeef Cross	74	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Utility	76	13.10/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	9
Bulls	—	Utility	83	17.21/cwt	5.00–30.00	14	20
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	85	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	108	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	87	51.24/cwt	50.00–52.50	45	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	91	47.50/cwt	35.00–52.50	43	10
Bulls	—	Utility	93	15.72/cwt	10.00–20.00	15	7
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	122	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	62.20/cwt	60.00–70.00	58	7
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	78.31/cwt	75.00–85.00	76	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	100	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	110	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	176	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	102	46.54/cwt	40.00–50.00	47	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	83.76/cwt	75.00–90.00	86	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	66.11/cwt	55.00–70.00	69	4
Bulls	—	Utility	104	21.35/cwt	10.00–30.00	22	9
Bulls	—	Utility	110	22.50/cwt	20.00–30.00	25	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	81.21/cwt	75.00–85.00	91	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	65.09/cwt	60.00–70.00	73	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	121	63.41/cwt	50.00–70.00	77	3
Bulls	—	Utility	132	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	26	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	133	57.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	77	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 84Year ago 162

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 139Last week 129Year ago 131

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	97	75.00–85.00	78.31
4	—	103	75.00–90.00	83.76
4	—	112	75.00–85.00	81.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	94	60.00–70.00	62.20
4	—	104	55.00–70.00	66.11
2	—	112	60.00–70.00	65.09
2	—	133	55.00–60.00	57.52
3	—	121	50.00–70.00	63.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	83	5.00–30.00	17.21
5	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.01
9	—	104	10.00–30.00	21.35
9	—	76	10.00–20.00	13.10
4	—	110	20.00–30.00	22.50
1	—	132	20.00	20.00
7	—	93	10.00–20.00	15.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	170.00–175.00	172.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	130.00	130.00
1	—	100	110.00	110.00
3	—	85	120.00–130.00	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	102	40.00–50.00	46.54
4	—	87	50.00–52.50	51.24
10	—	91	35.00–52.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	32.50	32.50
2	—	114	25.00–37.50	31.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	150.00	150.00
1	—	102	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	15.00	15.00
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	58	5.00	5.00
1	—	88	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,765	45.00–46.00	45.35
7	—	1,793	53.00–56.50	54.90
21	—	1,718	47.00–52.50	49.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,363	35.00–43.50	41.36
10	—	1,477	51.00–54.50	52.16
28	—	1,401	44.00–50.50	47.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,158	39.00–48.00	43.27
11	—	1,150	27.00–35.00	31.67
8	—	1,059	4.00–25.00	13.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	70.00–73.00	71.67
1	—	1,192	60.00	60.00

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.