Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2019-12-11

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Dec 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 162▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
127 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 131▲ 127 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 and Boner Slaughter Cows sold 8.00 lower; Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. High Dressing Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test; other Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Cattle Report for monthly feeder special sale. Demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,41159.238367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,67047.3579126
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35242.7857856
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10128.6231538

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110592.85/cwt13
BullsNumber 29667.86/cwt15
BullsNumber 39345.91/cwt11
BullsUtility8713.87/cwt60
HeifersNumber 196118.75/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29763.33/cwt3
HeifersNumber 37810.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6810.00/cwt1

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20847.00/cwt47.00–47.005681
Bulls——1,43564.34/cwt62.00–67.009234
Bulls——1,46655.11/cwt53.00–57.008082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00144.99/cwt44.00–46.004502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07819.94/cwt8.00–26.5021513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12332.10/cwt27.50–36.0036023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29136.14/cwt32.00–38.5046712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33742.92/cwt39.00–45.5057432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45149.05/cwt46.50–52.0071212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65545.65/cwt43.50–48.5075615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68841.76/cwt41.50–42.007052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69051.42/cwt49.50–54.508699
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6810.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 37810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 28017.50/cwt17.50–17.50141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross88200.00/cwt200.00–200.001761
Heifers—Number 29822.50/cwt22.50–22.50221
Heifers—Number 110437.50/cwt37.50–37.50391
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross112150.00/cwt150.00–150.001681
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility759.27/cwt5.00–10.00714
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross80105.00/cwt105.00–105.00841
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82215.00/cwt215.00–215.001761
Bulls—Number 38450.00/cwt50.00–50.00422
Bulls—Utility8414.41/cwt5.00–30.001221
Bulls—Number 29362.82/cwt55.00–72.50589
Bulls—Number 39344.38/cwt35.00–52.50418
Bulls—Utility9417.10/cwt15.00–30.001618
Bulls—Number 19781.66/cwt80.00–85.00793
Bulls—Utility10312.44/cwt7.50–15.00135
Bulls—Number 110484.40/cwt77.50–95.00885
Bulls—Number 210470.02/cwt67.50–72.50734
Bulls—Number 310650.00/cwt50.00–50.00531
Bulls—Number 211067.50/cwt67.50–67.50741
Bulls—Number 111183.78/cwt80.00–87.50932
Bulls—Utility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 112278.75/cwt77.50–80.00962

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.