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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Feb 24

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 102▲ 59 vs year ago 130 · +45.4%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

131 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 129▼ 6 vs year ago 137 · −4.4%

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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 not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady. Dairy Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Feeder Cattle 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	1,448	81.12	1,175	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,722	66.26	1,141	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,380	61.29	846	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	44.89	475	31
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	107.63	1,449	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,416	96.00	1,359	1thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	98	127.89/cwt	38
Bulls	Number 2	94	88.66/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	96	57.95/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	87	18.02/cwt	37
Heifers	Number 1	98	199.21/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	82	150.00/cwt	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/cwt	3

Every lot

45 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,346	107.63/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,449	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,416	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,359	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,432	76.70/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,098	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	83.88/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,223	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	29.04/cwt	16.00–35.00	266	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	44.26/cwt	37.00–50.00	474	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	58.40/cwt	52.00–62.00	675	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	53.00/cwt	46.00–56.50	702	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	60.91/cwt	58.00–64.50	841	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	67.50/cwt	65.00–74.00	956	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	64.62/cwt	59.00–68.00	1,106	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	71.01/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,231	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,812	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	797	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	168	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	82	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	123	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-Tubing	84	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	13	3
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	201.76/cwt	185.00–215.00	188	5
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	195.48/cwt	182.50–207.50	203	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	115	191.15/cwt	187.50–195.00	220	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	65	7.62/cwt	5.00–10.00	5	2
Bulls	—	Utility	75	14.85/cwt	10.00–30.00	11	10
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	78	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	113	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	81	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	47	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	83	208.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	173	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	85	93.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	79	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	85	78.87/cwt	70.00–85.00	67	6
Bulls	—	Utility	86	14.02/cwt	5.00–17.50	12	8
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	90	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	185	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	99.62/cwt	90.00–105.00	93	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	78.06/cwt	70.00–87.50	73	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	93	51.47/cwt	40.00–65.00	48	3
Bulls	—	Utility	94	21.94/cwt	15.00–30.00	21	12
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	98	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	118	1
Bulls	—	UtilityBeef Cross	98	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	39	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	210	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	103	46.71/cwt	40.00–57.50	48	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	104	101.93/cwt	90.00–110.00	106	17
Bulls	—	Number 2	106	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	93	1
Bulls	—	Utility	106	21.93/cwt	15.00–32.50	23	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	55	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	111	94.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	105	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	217	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	114	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	97	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	116	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	194	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	122	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	85	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 102Year ago 130

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 131Last week 129Year ago 137

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	122	70.00	70.00
1	—	114	85.00	85.00
1	—	106	87.50	87.50
6	—	85	70.00–85.00	78.87
5	—	93	70.00–87.50	78.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	90	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	114	190.00	190.00
5	—	83	200.00–220.00	208.89
2	—	101	205.00–210.00	207.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	116	167.50	167.50
1	—	78	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	65	5.00–10.00	7.62
4	—	106	15.00–32.50	21.93
10	—	75	10.00–30.00	14.85
8	—	86	5.00–17.50	14.02
12	—	94	15.00–30.00	21.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	104	90.00–110.00	101.93
6	—	93	90.00–105.00	99.62
3	—	85	90.00–95.00	93.31
2	—	111	90.00–100.00	94.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	81	55.00–60.00	57.47
3	—	103	40.00–57.50	46.71
1	—	110	50.00	50.00
3	—	93	40.00–65.00	51.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	104	182.50–207.50	195.48
2	—	115	187.50–195.00	191.15
1	—	80	210.00	210.00
5	—	93	185.00–215.00	201.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	15.00	15.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	72.00–79.00	76.70
8	—	1,458	80.00–89.00	83.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,346	106.00–110.00	107.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,416	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	52.00–62.00	58.40
13	—	1,072	37.00–50.00	44.26
8	—	915	16.00–35.00	29.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,733	69.00–76.00	71.01
24	—	1,712	59.00–68.00	64.62
1	—	1,812	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,325	46.00–56.50	53.00
29	—	1,417	65.00–74.00	67.50
37	—	1,380	58.00–64.50	60.91

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.