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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Mar 31

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 103▲ 62 vs year ago 80 · +77.5%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

102 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 146▼ 3 vs year ago 105 · −2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-8.00 higher except Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady on a light test. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold steady to 15.00 lower. 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	—	Low	1,381	76.63	1,058	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,734	66.94	1,161	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	58.04	796	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	41.77	450	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,259	109.33	1,376	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,516	98.45	1,493	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	96	134.30/cwt	29
Bulls	Number 2	95	124.49/cwt	23
Bulls	Number 3	89	76.80/cwt	10
Bulls	Utility	83	19.83/cwt	33
Heifers	Number 1	95	195.19/cwt	14
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	81	62.50/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 2	88	59.32/cwt	9
Heifers	Number 3	68	32.50/cwt	4

Every lot

59 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	1,259	109.33/cwt	109.00–109.50	1,376	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,516	98.45/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,493	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	80.50/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,198	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	30.42/cwt	30.00–31.00	312	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	38.71/cwt	35.00–44.00	420	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	50.60/cwt	48.00–52.50	550	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	47.91/cwt	38.00–51.00	627	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	58.39/cwt	53.50–61.50	795	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	64.66/cwt	62.00–71.00	927	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,731	69.78/cwt	66.50–73.00	1,208	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,739	63.15/cwt	60.00–64.50	1,098	9
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 3Beef Cross	62	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	62	1
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	64	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	96	1
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	64	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	38	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	65	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	78	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	16	1
Heifers	—	Number 3	78	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	8	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	178	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	84	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	105	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	85	24.94/cwt	20.00–30.00	21	2
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	90	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	108	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	93	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	19	2
Heifers	—	Number 1	94	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	205.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	195	8
Heifers	—	Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross	98	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	64	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	102	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	214	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	223	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	118	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	34	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	66	10.05/cwt	5.00–12.50	7	7
Bulls	—	Utility	73	16.55/cwt	10.00–40.00	12	10
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	74	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	118	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	77	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	171	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	66	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	78	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	55	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	83	119.29/cwt	110.00–127.50	99	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	93.34/cwt	80.00–100.00	78	7
Bulls	—	Number 3	84	53.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	45	4
Bulls	—	Utility	85	16.04/cwt	10.00–30.00	14	4
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	200	1
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	86	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	129	1
Bulls	—	UtilityBeef Cross	86	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	86	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	93	196.13/cwt	192.50–200.00	182	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	93	91.63/cwt	82.50–100.00	85	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	94	116.92/cwt	105.00–127.50	110	14
Bulls	—	Number 3	94	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	47	1
Bulls	—	Utility	95	21.36/cwt	15.00–35.00	20	7
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	100	198.75/cwt	192.50–205.00	199	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	116.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	120	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	93.25/cwt	80.00–100.00	96	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	104	217.40/cwt	215.00–220.00	226	2
Bulls	—	Utility	108	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	1
Bulls	—	Utility	110	28.75/cwt	15.00–42.50	32	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	112	62.50/cwt	55.00–70.00	70	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	123	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	114	203.62/cwt	200.00–207.50	232	2
Bulls	—	Utility	120	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	33	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	121	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	133	2
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	124	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	236	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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 103Year ago 80

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 102Last week 146Year ago 105

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	192.50–205.00	198.75
1	—	124	190.00	190.00
2	—	114	200.00–207.50	203.62
2	—	93	192.50–200.00	196.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	85	10.00–30.00	16.04
7	—	66	5.00–12.50	10.05
7	—	95	15.00–35.00	21.36
10	—	73	10.00–40.00	16.55
1	—	120	27.50	27.50
2	—	110	15.00–42.50	28.75
1	—	108	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	121	110.00	110.00
3	—	103	110.00–120.00	116.71
14	—	94	105.00–127.50	116.92
3	—	83	110.00–127.50	119.29
2	—	113	107.50–110.00	108.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	85.00	85.00
7	—	84	80.00–100.00	93.34
3	—	103	80.00–100.00	93.25
5	—	93	82.50–100.00	91.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	84	50.00–60.00	53.24
1	—	78	70.00	70.00
1	—	94	50.00	50.00
2	—	112	55.00–70.00	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	74	160.00	160.00
1	—	86	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	86	232.50	232.50
2	—	104	215.00–220.00	217.40
2	—	77	220.00–225.00	222.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	102	210.00	210.00
2	—	84	210.00–215.00	212.44
8	—	95	200.00–215.00	205.66
1	—	110	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	20.00	20.00
1	—	118	29.00	29.00
2	—	93	20.00	20.00
2	—	85	20.00–30.00	24.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	90	120.00	120.00
1	—	84	125.00	125.00
1	—	64	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	10.00	10.00
2	—	65	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	64	60.00	60.00
1	—	98	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	62	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,731	66.50–73.00	69.78
9	—	1,739	60.00–64.50	63.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,434	62.00–71.00	64.66
25	—	1,362	53.50–61.50	58.39
10	—	1,308	38.00–51.00	47.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,085	35.00–44.00	38.71
5	—	1,086	48.00–52.50	50.60
2	—	1,025	30.00–31.00	30.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,488	78.00–82.50	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,259	109.00–109.50	109.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,516	96.00–101.00	98.45

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.