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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Dec 16

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

← Dec 9Dec 16Dec 23 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 105▼ 12 vs year ago 127 · −9.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

148 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 109▲ 14 vs year ago 134 · +10.4%

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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 sold steady on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold 2.00-7.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady to 12.00 higher. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold 22.00-45.00 higher on a light test. 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	1,265	61.77	781	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,773	53.11	942	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	48.20	680	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	36.05	375	22

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	113.19/cwt	36
Bulls	Number 2	96	85.97/cwt	26
Bulls	Number 3	92	60.02/cwt	9
Bulls	Utility	84	15.18/cwt	43
Heifers	Number 1	87	177.68/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 2	94	73.93/cwt	7
Heifers	Number 3	93	28.14/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	87	14.03/cwt	5

Every lot

52 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	—	—	954	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	52.51/cwt	45.00–56.00	668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,407	74.03/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,042	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	26.78/cwt	18.00–30.50	256	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	36.22/cwt	32.50–40.50	384	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	48.68/cwt	45.50–51.00	542	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	38.50/cwt	30.00–42.50	513	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	47.44/cwt	43.50–50.00	671	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	53.20/cwt	52.00–55.00	766	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,697	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	865	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	54.34/cwt	53.00–56.00	988	12
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	75	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	180.22/cwt	170.00–200.00	151	4
Heifers	—	Number 2	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	85	12.53/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	88	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	125	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	92	151.25/cwt	145.00–157.50	139	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	92	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	95	16.71/cwt	15.00–20.00	16	3
Heifers	—	Number 3	96	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	168	1
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	104	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	75	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	105	21.24/cwt	20.00–22.50	22	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	UtilityBeef Cross	66	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	13	1
Bulls	—	Utility	66	7.54/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	160.26/cwt	150.00–170.00	122	2
Bulls	—	Utility	76	13.76/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	8
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	80	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	96	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	82	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	82	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	15.09/cwt	5.00–30.00	13	19
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	163.82/cwt	157.50–170.00	139	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	50.12/cwt	40.00–60.00	43	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	79.41/cwt	77.50–85.00	69	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	77.51/cwt	62.50–85.00	72	12
Bulls	—	Utility	93	18.51/cwt	10.00–30.00	17	6
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	94	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	94	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	95	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	145	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	46.64/cwt	40.00–50.00	44	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	96.96/cwt	85.00–110.00	93	9
Bulls	—	Number 3	100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	50	2
Bulls	—	Utility	101	18.29/cwt	15.00–20.00	18	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	102	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	122	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	96.93/cwt	87.50–107.50	101	14
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	105	168.18/cwt	162.50–180.00	177	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	76.75/cwt	70.00–80.00	81	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	182	1
Bulls	—	Utility	112	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	70.78/cwt	62.50–80.00	81	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	94.15/cwt	90.00–97.50	109	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	120	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	117	1
Bulls	—	Utility	120	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	24	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	128	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	189	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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 105Year ago 127

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 148Last week 109Year ago 134

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	15.00	15.00
1	—	84	15.00	15.00
2	—	105	20.00–22.50	21.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	100	167.50	167.50
4	—	84	170.00–200.00	180.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	96	15.00	15.00
2	—	85	10.00–15.00	12.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	75	10.00	10.00
3	—	95	15.00–20.00	16.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	142.50	142.50
2	—	92	145.00–157.50	151.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	104	87.50–107.50	96.93
1	—	120	97.50	97.50
9	—	96	85.00–110.00	96.96
3	—	116	90.00–97.50	94.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	70.00–80.00	76.75
12	—	93	62.50–85.00	77.51
4	—	87	77.50–85.00	79.41
3	—	115	62.50–80.00	70.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	105	162.50–180.00	168.18
2	—	85	157.50–170.00	163.82
2	—	76	150.00–170.00	160.26
1	—	128	147.50	147.50
1	—	110	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	20.00	20.00
19	—	84	5.00–30.00	15.09
8	—	76	10.00–20.00	13.76
6	—	93	10.00–30.00	18.51
1	—	120	20.00	20.00
4	—	66	5.00–10.00	7.54
3	—	101	15.00–20.00	18.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	50.00	50.00
2	—	85	40.00–60.00	50.12
3	—	95	40.00–50.00	46.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	100.00	100.00
1	—	82	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	95	150.00–155.00	152.47
1	—	102	120.00	120.00
1	—	80	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	66	20.00	20.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,440	52.00–55.00	53.20
23	—	1,415	43.50–50.00	47.44
8	—	1,333	30.00–42.50	38.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	32.50–40.50	36.22
7	—	956	18.00–30.50	26.78
5	—	1,113	45.50–51.00	48.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,818	53.00–56.00	54.34
7	—	1,697	50.00–52.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	954	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,273	45.00–56.00	52.51
2	—	1,407	70.00–78.00	74.03

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.