Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2019-05-22

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, May 22
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 146▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
125 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 128▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Breaker Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 lower; Boning Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher; Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dress Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 higher; Low Dress Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test; Average Dress Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Number 2 Holstein Heifer Calves sold 10.00 higher; other Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Beef/Dairy Crossbred Calves not tested. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,38977.411,0757thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68458.229819thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29853.3469252
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04335.9237521

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100105.35/cwt16
BullsNumber 29384.33/cwt21
BullsNumber 39061.71/cwt16
BullsUtility8726.63/cwt37
HeifersNumber 110472.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29868.96/cwt5
HeifersNumber 38231.27/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6910.00/cwt2

Every lot

36 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28262.91/cwt59.00–67.008072
Bulls——1,43283.21/cwt80.00–87.001,1925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92220.98/cwt15.00–25.001934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00334.48/cwt30.00–37.003467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11942.91/cwt39.00–48.0048010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23445.35/cwt42.00–47.005607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29751.22/cwt48.00–53.5066421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31857.52/cwt54.50–65.5075824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52248.00/cwt48.00–48.007311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65661.09/cwt60.00–63.001,0126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85154.70/cwt53.50–56.001,0122
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6610.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 37530.02/cwt27.50–32.50233
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross96125.00/cwt125.00–125.001201
Heifers—Number 19677.50/cwt77.50–77.50741
Heifers—Number 29752.43/cwt50.00–57.50513
Heifers—Number 310235.00/cwt35.00–35.00361
Heifers—Number 210462.50/cwt62.50–62.50651
Heifers—Number 111267.50/cwt67.50–67.50761
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6310.00/cwt10.00–10.0063
Bulls—Utility7419.40/cwt15.00–30.00147
Bulls—Number 38459.38/cwt50.00–70.00508
Bulls—Utility8431.09/cwt20.00–40.002611
Bulls—Number 186100.00/cwt100.00–100.00861
Bulls—Number 28685.49/cwt80.00–90.00746
Bulls—Number 39262.83/cwt57.50–70.00587
Bulls—Number 29382.54/cwt77.50–90.007711
Bulls—Utility9529.11/cwt25.00–47.502811
Bulls—Number 196103.63/cwt97.50–110.00997
Bulls—Number 210287.50/cwt85.00–90.00894
Bulls—Number 1103108.60/cwt105.00–112.501127
Bulls—Utility10728.73/cwt25.00–35.00314
Bulls—Number 1118100.00/cwt100.00–100.001181
Bulls—Utility11842.50/cwt42.50–42.50501
Bulls—Number 312072.50/cwt72.50–72.50871

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.