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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2020-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-30

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Dec 30

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

← Dec 23Dec 30Jan 7 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 58▼ 45 vs year ago 125 · −36.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

136 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 124▲ 15 vs year ago 121 · +12.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold 6.00 higher on a light test; other Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher on a light test. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady 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	—	Average	1,642	62.03	1,019	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,716	53.79	923	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	47.68	660	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	35.21	380	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	102	112.50/cwt	34
Bulls	Number 2	98	86.86/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 3	93	52.50/cwt	13
Bulls	Utility	84	13.63/cwt	39
Heifers	Number 1	88	200.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Number 2	97	57.48/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 3	86	41.18/cwt	4
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	76	10.05/cwt	5

Every lot

46 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,642	62.03/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,019	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	36.62/cwt	33.00–40.00	383	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	43.82/cwt	43.00–47.00	468	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	21.62/cwt	8.00–29.00	250	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	37.10/cwt	30.00–42.00	475	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	52.35/cwt	50.00–56.50	734	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	46.22/cwt	43.00–49.00	655	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	49.99/cwt	48.50–50.50	822	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,696	53.52/cwt	52.50–55.00	908	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,831	58.89/cwt	57.50–60.00	1,078	4
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	73	8.41/cwt	5.00–10.00	6	3
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	74	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	83	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	83	16.11/cwt	12.50–20.00	13	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	88	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	176	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	122	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	92	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	18	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	93	31.21/cwt	30.00–32.50	29	2
Heifers	—	Number 3	104	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	112	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	36	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	68	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	1
Bulls	—	Utility	74	12.10/cwt	5.00–20.00	9	15
Bulls	—	Number 3	83	50.66/cwt	50.00–52.50	42	4
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	84	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	105	1
Bulls	—	Utility	85	13.20/cwt	10.00–20.00	11	11
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	185.35/cwt	170.00–200.00	159	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	88	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	75	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	88	73.09/cwt	67.50–80.00	64	4
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	92	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	92	1
Bulls	—	Utility	93	15.75/cwt	5.00–22.50	15	10
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	118	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	77.89/cwt	70.00–87.50	73	8
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	39.96/cwt	30.00–50.00	38	5
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	187	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	92.27/cwt	87.50–102.50	89	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	178.13/cwt	170.00–185.00	183	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	103	145.78/cwt	125.00–162.50	150	3
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	104	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	104	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	95.53/cwt	90.00–107.50	99	13
Bulls	—	Number 2	104	75.56/cwt	70.00–87.50	79	11
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	40.00/cwt	30.00–50.00	42	2
Bulls	—	Utility	108	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	212	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	95	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	114	93.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	107	5
Bulls	—	Utility	130	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	29	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 30, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 125

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 136Last week 124Year ago 121

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	85	10.00–20.00	13.20
15	—	74	5.00–20.00	12.10
10	—	93	5.00–22.50	15.75
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
1	—	108	20.00	20.00
1	—	130	22.50	22.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	85.00	85.00
5	—	114	90.00–100.00	93.49
8	—	96	87.50–102.50	92.27
13	—	104	90.00–107.50	95.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	170.00–200.00	185.35
1	—	110	192.50	192.50
1	—	96	195.00	195.00
3	—	103	170.00–185.00	178.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	88	67.50–80.00	73.09
8	—	94	70.00–87.50	77.89
11	—	104	70.00–87.50	75.56
1	—	112	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	83	50.00–52.50	50.66
2	—	106	30.00–50.00	40.00
5	—	94	30.00–50.00	39.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	100.00	100.00
1	—	92	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	125.00	125.00
3	—	103	125.00–162.50	145.78
1	—	84	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	88	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	68	5.00	5.00
3	—	73	5.00–10.00	8.41
1	—	92	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	93	30.00–32.50	31.21
1	—	112	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	83	12.50–20.00	16.11
1	—	104	20.00	20.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	43.00–47.00	43.82
4	—	1,155	8.00–29.00	21.62
8	—	1,047	33.00–40.00	36.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,644	48.50–50.50	49.99
5	—	1,696	52.50–55.00	53.52
4	—	1,831	57.50–60.00	58.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,417	43.00–49.00	46.22
19	—	1,403	50.00–56.50	52.35
7	—	1,281	30.00–42.00	37.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,642	60.00–66.00	62.03

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.