Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-01-29

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Jan 29
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 147▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 132▲ 110 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 4.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower on a light test, except Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 and 2 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 15.00 lower; other Holstein Bull Calves sold 5.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy 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—Average1,57570.411,1095thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,73864.861,12732
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33351.9069269
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06435.5737820

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110390.63/cwt20
BullsNumber 210058.64/cwt20
BullsNumber 39328.40/cwt16
BullsUtility8912.01/cwt44
HeifersNumber 29829.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7911.31/cwt3

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36763.55/cwt60.00–66.508692
Bulls——1,71474.98/cwt73.00–77.501,2853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02435.97/cwt30.00–41.003688
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03419.40/cwt10.00–26.002015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13146.65/cwt45.00–48.505287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25440.66/cwt30.00–46.0051018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31553.31/cwt48.50–58.5070136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46962.02/cwt59.00–69.5091115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62850.00/cwt50.00–50.008141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72867.26/cwt61.50–72.001,16223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77959.80/cwt56.00–61.001,0648
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7410.97/cwt10.00–12.0082
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8812.00/cwt12.00–12.00111
Heifers—Number 29829.00/cwt29.00–29.00281
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility769.73/cwt5.00–17.5078
Bulls—Utility8311.15/cwt5.00–15.00914
Bulls—Number 28551.72/cwt45.00–57.50443
Bulls—Number 38627.44/cwt20.00–40.00246
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90155.00/cwt155.00–155.001401
Bulls—Utility9313.17/cwt5.00–17.501214
Bulls—Number 29454.80/cwt45.00–62.50529
Bulls—Number 39427.47/cwt22.50–40.00268
Bulls—Number 19670.13/cwt65.00–80.00674
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101158.29/cwt155.00–160.001603
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00154
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross104135.00/cwt135.00–135.001401
Bulls—Number 110476.22/cwt72.50–85.007910
Bulls—Number 210555.02/cwt50.00–62.50583
Bulls—Number 310630.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Bulls—Number 111475.00/cwt75.00–75.00861
Bulls—Number 211460.00/cwt60.00–60.00681
Bulls—Utility11515.00/cwt15.00–15.00172
Bulls—Number 311640.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Number 212354.78/cwt45.00–65.00673
Bulls—Number 112465.00/cwt65.00–65.00811
Bulls—Utility13215.00/cwt15.00–15.00201

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.