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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-23

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Dec 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

← Dec 16Dec 23Dec 30 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 115▼ 67 vs year ago 125 · −53.6%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

124 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 148▲ 3 vs year ago 121 · +2.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower, except Breaker Slaughter Cows not tested. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower on a light test. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold 20.00-40.00 lower on a light test. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate. Supply was light due to the holiday and predicted inclement weather.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,815	51.53	936	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,432	43.56	624	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	34.76	368	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	133.10/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 2	100	66.17/cwt	33
Bulls	Number 3	99	47.78/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	90	15.43/cwt	50
Heifers	Number 1	88	155.00/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	81	81.54/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 3	82	19.39/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	80	13.37/cwt	3

Every lot

39 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 · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	31.56/cwt	23.00–36.00	317	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	39.88/cwt	39.00–40.50	456	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	44.13/cwt	42.00–47.00	594	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	34.99/cwt	30.00–40.00	497	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	49.23/cwt	47.50–52.50	742	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,789	53.80/cwt	53.00–54.50	962	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,868	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	878	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3	72	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	14	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	72	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	74	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	76	2
Heifers	—	Number 3	82	18.78/cwt	17.50–20.00	15	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	83	33.77/cwt	32.50–35.00	28	2
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	12.56/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	85	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	136	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	135	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	122	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	UtilityBeef Cross	72	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Utility	75	8.05/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	8
Bulls	—	UtilityBeef Cross	80	12.50/cwt	12.50–12.50	10	1
Bulls	—	Utility	83	14.22/cwt	10.00–30.00	12	15
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	30	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	61.68/cwt	60.00–62.50	54	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	49.13/cwt	40.00–55.00	46	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	168.99/cwt	160.00–180.00	161	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	95	66.45/cwt	55.00–75.00	63	11
Bulls	—	Utility	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	46.00/cwt	37.50–55.00	47	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	83.06/cwt	80.00–87.50	86	4
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	66.78/cwt	60.00–77.50	69	17
Bulls	—	Utility	104	19.51/cwt	15.00–30.00	20	12
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	106	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	180	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	74	1
Bulls	—	Utility	111	23.10/cwt	17.50–27.50	26	4
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	90	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	113	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	59	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	120	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	78	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 23, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 115Year ago 125

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 124Last week 148Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	95	15.00	15.00
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
12	—	104	15.00–30.00	19.51
4	—	111	17.50–27.50	23.10
15	—	83	10.00–30.00	14.22
8	—	75	5.00–10.00	8.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	104	80.00–87.50	83.06
1	—	112	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	35.00	35.00
2	—	103	37.50–55.00	46.00
5	—	94	40.00–55.00	49.13
2	—	113	50.00–55.00	52.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	170.00	170.00
1	—	106	170.00	170.00
5	—	95	160.00–180.00	168.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	67.50	67.50
3	—	87	60.00–62.50	61.68
11	—	95	55.00–75.00	66.45
1	—	120	65.00	65.00
17	—	104	60.00–77.50	66.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	12.50	12.50
1	—	72	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	145.00–155.00	150.00
2	—	85	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	92	20.00	20.00
2	—	82	17.50–20.00	18.78
1	—	72	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	84	10.00–15.00	12.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	74	100.00–105.00	102.57
1	—	90	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	32.50–35.00	33.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,347	42.00–47.00	44.13
14	—	1,507	47.50–52.50	49.23
10	—	1,419	30.00–40.00	34.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,789	53.00–54.50	53.80
1	—	1,868	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,006	23.00–36.00	31.56
5	—	1,143	39.00–40.50	39.88

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.