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Empire - Cherry Creek

Name: Empire - Cherry Creek livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Apr 21

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 118▲ 2 vs year ago 105 · +1.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

108 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 121▲ 6 vs year ago 102 · +5.9%

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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 12.00-20.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 25.00 higher. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold 10.00 higher. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Replacement and Feeder Sale Report for monthly Dairy Heifer Special Sale. Demand was moderate for Slaughter Cattle, good for Feeder Dairy Calves.

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	1,503	77.99	1,172	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,745	63.20	1,103	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	56.40	750	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	43.24	434	31

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	94	188.84/cwt	42
Bulls	Number 2	94	140.18/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	84	90.65/cwt	7
Bulls	Utility	83	27.92/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 1	93	207.63/cwt	10
Heifers	Number 2	80	167.48/cwt	8

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,106	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,492	83.33/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,243	4
Bulls	—	—	1,576	76.42/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,204	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	43.79/cwt	39.00–49.00	427	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	30.94/cwt	23.00–36.00	308	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	52.91/cwt	51.00–55.00	563	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	45.22/cwt	38.00–51.50	589	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	57.02/cwt	53.50–60.50	753	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	63.79/cwt	62.00–67.50	873	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	67.28/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,137	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,778	52.92/cwt	51.00–55.00	941	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,816	73.58/cwt	72.50–74.50	1,336	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	75	185.27/cwt	165.00–200.00	139	4
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	82	184.39/cwt	160.00–210.00	151	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	82	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	33	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	86	250.33/cwt	237.50–260.00	215	5
Heifers	—	Number 2Beef Cross	94	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	179	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	96	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	226	2
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	106	57.41/cwt	52.50–62.50	61	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3Beef Cross	60	107.50/cwt	90.00–125.00	65	2
Bulls	—	Utility	66	15.15/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	2
Bulls	—	Utility	75	28.75/cwt	15.00–52.50	22	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	280.00/cwt	260.00–300.00	218	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	78	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	88	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	82	89.76/cwt	80.00–100.00	74	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	84	243.61/cwt	235.00–255.00	205	3
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	84	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	189	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	84	122.28/cwt	110.00–130.00	103	7
Bulls	—	Utility	85	26.66/cwt	10.00–50.00	23	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	86	152.93/cwt	147.50–160.00	132	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	90	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	117	1
Bulls	—	Utility	92	43.45/cwt	30.00–57.50	40	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	93	252.00/cwt	245.00–257.50	234	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	93	153.00/cwt	142.50–170.00	142	11
Bulls	—	Number 3	98	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	69	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	100	244.17/cwt	237.50–252.50	244	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	101	126.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	128	5
Bulls	—	Number 1	103	164.75/cwt	150.00–172.50	170	10
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	104	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	239	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	106	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	106	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	110	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	259	1
Bulls	—	Utility	110	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	33	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	112	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	112	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	134	1
Bulls	—	Number 2Beef Cross	122	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	265	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 118Year ago 105

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 121Year ago 102

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	110	235.00	235.00
2	—	78	260.00–300.00	280.00
5	—	93	245.00–257.50	252.00
3	—	84	235.00–255.00	243.61
3	—	100	237.50–252.50	244.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	112.50	112.50
1	—	90	130.00	130.00
7	—	84	110.00–130.00	122.28
5	—	101	120.00–130.00	126.46
1	—	112	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	66	10.00–20.00	15.15
2	—	92	30.00–57.50	43.45
1	—	110	30.00	30.00
3	—	75	15.00–52.50	28.75
8	—	85	10.00–50.00	26.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	112	165.00	165.00
11	—	93	142.50–170.00	153.00
6	—	86	147.50–160.00	152.93
10	—	103	150.00–172.50	164.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	82	80.00–100.00	89.76
2	—	98	70.00	70.00
1	—	106	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	225.00	225.00
1	—	104	230.00	230.00
1	—	122	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	60	90.00–125.00	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	86	237.50–260.00	250.33
1	—	100	240.00	240.00
2	—	96	230.00–240.00	234.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	82	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	106	52.50–62.50	57.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	75	165.00–200.00	185.27
1	—	94	190.00	190.00
2	—	82	160.00–210.00	184.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,065	51.00–55.00	52.91
7	—	997	23.00–36.00	30.94
16	—	975	39.00–49.00	43.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,816	72.50–74.50	73.58
4	—	1,778	51.00–55.00	52.92
5	—	1,690	66.00–69.50	67.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,320	53.50–60.50	57.02
12	—	1,368	62.00–67.50	63.79
9	—	1,302	38.00–51.50	45.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,106	66.00	66.00
6	—	1,576	75.00–79.50	76.42
4	—	1,492	82.00–85.00	83.33

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.