Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2019-10-30

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Oct 30
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 138▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
112 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 138▲ 112 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. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Average Dressing Bulls sold 8.00 lower; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 and 2 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 2.50 higher; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves and Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy Cattle and Feeder Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,31460.928018thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,72351.5488812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36546.5563550
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03929.8931027
HeifersChoiceAverage1,311101.871,3363thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110378.63/cwt18
BullsNumber 29458.27/cwt20
BullsNumber 39231.60/cwt11
BullsUtility8613.16/cwt36
HeifersNumber 28622.94/cwt9
HeifersNumber 38011.25/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing718.80/cwt2

Every lot

37 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,311101.87/cwt97.00–106.001,3363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13051.00/cwt51.00–51.005761
Bulls——1,21659.08/cwt55.00–62.007184
Bulls——1,50766.67/cwt66.00–68.001,0053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93020.20/cwt10.00–26.001889
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07738.76/cwt36.00–43.004177
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10332.17/cwt27.50–35.0035511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26636.62/cwt33.50–40.0046411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34847.52/cwt43.00–50.0064124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46552.28/cwt51.00–53.5076615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66043.00/cwt43.00–43.007141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72750.83/cwt47.50–53.008788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73256.30/cwt56.00–57.009753
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing718.80/cwt5.00–12.5062
Heifers—Number 37210.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 27818.75/cwt17.50–20.00152
Heifers—Number 28219.73/cwt17.50–23.00164
Heifers—Number 38812.50/cwt12.50–12.50111
Heifers—Number 29630.00/cwt25.00–32.50293
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross74145.00/cwt145.00–145.001071
Bulls—Utility7510.00/cwt10.00–10.00810
Bulls—Utility8413.94/cwt12.00–20.001215
Bulls—Number 38533.79/cwt25.00–40.00294
Bulls—Number 28747.05/cwt42.50–50.00415
Bulls—Number 29249.37/cwt45.00–55.00458
Bulls—Number 39334.48/cwt22.50–40.00325
Bulls—Utility9315.44/cwt15.00–17.50146
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94172.50/cwt172.50–172.501622
Bulls—Number 19766.30/cwt62.50–70.00644
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross98120.00/cwt120.00–120.001181
Bulls—Number 210254.42/cwt50.00–57.50564
Bulls—Number 110369.46/cwt60.00–75.00729
Bulls—Utility10314.39/cwt12.00–15.00155
Bulls—Number 310520.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
Bulls—Number 111360.00/cwt60.00–60.00682
Bulls—Number 112060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
Bulls—Number 212652.50/cwt52.50–52.50661

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.