Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-01-15

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Jan 15
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 175▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
130 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 149▲ 130 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 2.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Cattle Sale Report for the monthly Special Dairy Heifer 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—Average1,54965.731,0186thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,76153.5694332
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37848.1066350
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11733.3537336

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110090.73/cwt17
BullsNumber 29763.34/cwt25
BullsNumber 39540.87/cwt15
BullsUtility8813.74/cwt43
HeifersNumber 188169.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 29328.16/cwt7
HeifersNumber 38915.00/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8111.01/cwt7

Every lot

41 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——1,39661.81/cwt60.00–63.508633
Bulls——1,70169.65/cwt67.50–71.001,1853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99915.34/cwt5.00–27.001537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12633.67/cwt30.00–37.0037916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17042.64/cwt40.00–45.0049913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34542.38/cwt35.50–45.5057018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38350.03/cwt46.50–54.5069227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46958.24/cwt56.50–60.508565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70741.52/cwt38.00–45.007092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74951.46/cwt46.50–54.5090017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78458.15/cwt55.00–60.501,03713
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 27635.00/cwt35.00–35.00271
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 38215.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8211.76/cwt10.00–12.50104
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85166.72/cwt165.00–170.001423
Heifers—Number 28630.00/cwt30.00–30.00261
Heifers—Number 29125.05/cwt20.00–30.00232
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93172.42/cwt165.00–180.001602
Heifers—Number 39515.00/cwt15.00–15.00142
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Heifers—Number 210327.34/cwt22.50–37.50283
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross74170.00/cwt170.00–170.001261
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.00710
Bulls—Utility8414.68/cwt10.00–20.001215
Bulls—Number 38540.39/cwt27.50–47.50343
Bulls—Number 28858.75/cwt55.00–62.50522
Bulls—Utility9314.06/cwt5.00–20.001310
Bulls—Number 29459.43/cwt50.00–70.005616
Bulls—Number 39541.30/cwt30.00–50.00399
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96190.00/cwt190.00–190.001821
Bulls—Number 19681.25/cwt75.00–87.50782
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross98140.00/cwt140.00–140.001371
Bulls—Number 210266.30/cwt60.00–70.00684
Bulls—Number 110378.45/cwt72.50–87.508113
Bulls—Utility10315.81/cwt10.00–20.00166
Bulls—Number 310740.06/cwt30.00–50.00433
Bulls—Number 211060.00/cwt60.00–60.00661
Bulls—Utility12317.52/cwt15.00–20.00222
Bulls—Number 213850.00/cwt50.00–50.00691

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.