Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-02-05

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Feb 5
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 137▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
125 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 110▲ 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 2.00 lower; Boner Slaughter Cows sold steady to 8.00 lower; Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower, except Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls not tested. Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher; Number 2 and 3 Holstein Bull Calves sold 10.00-12.00 higher; Utility Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer 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—Average1,56668.081,0669thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71658.371,00123
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39552.8373757
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04939.1441121

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110195.06/cwt30
BullsNumber 29772.52/cwt22
BullsNumber 39939.61/cwt12
BullsUtility8714.13/cwt37
HeifersNumber 194180.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 37442.00/cwt5
HeifersNumber 29227.50/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9815.00/cwt2

Every lot

44 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——1,38761.58/cwt60.00–63.508542
Bulls——1,61769.94/cwt68.00–74.001,1317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95919.50/cwt12.00–26.001873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02837.17/cwt30.00–41.003828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09346.60/cwt44.00–50.5050910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27544.86/cwt40.50–47.505729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40853.63/cwt48.50–57.5075542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48459.16/cwt58.00–61.508786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65648.50/cwt48.50–48.508031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69055.66/cwt52.00–60.0094115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77965.60/cwt63.50–71.001,1677
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross5655.00/cwt55.00–55.00311
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross6030.00/cwt30.00–30.00181
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross7255.00/cwt55.00–55.00401
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8655.00/cwt55.00–55.00471
Heifers—Number 29227.50/cwt27.50–27.50251
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94180.00/cwt180.00–180.001691
Heifers—Number 39415.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing11820.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility675.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility769.76/cwt5.00–12.50710
Bulls—Utility8315.26/cwt10.00–22.501310
Bulls—Number 38438.14/cwt30.00–50.00324
Bulls—Number 28664.12/cwt57.50–77.50556
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90172.50/cwt172.50–172.501551
Bulls—Utility9216.54/cwt15.00–22.50158
Bulls—Number 29368.03/cwt57.50–75.006310
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross96125.00/cwt125.00–125.001201
Bulls—Number 19684.50/cwt77.50–95.008113
Bulls—Number 39640.00/cwt40.00–40.00381
Bulls—Number 310240.74/cwt30.00–52.50424
Bulls—Number 110391.83/cwt80.00–107.509510
Bulls—Number 210465.19/cwt60.00–70.00682
Bulls—Utility10418.56/cwt10.00–25.00195
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross108160.00/cwt160.00–160.001731
Bulls—Number 111288.14/cwt77.50–100.00994
Bulls—Utility11218.75/cwt15.00–22.50212
Bulls—Number 311334.87/cwt30.00–40.00392
Bulls—Number 211470.00/cwt70.00–70.00801
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross116150.00/cwt150.00–150.001741
Bulls—Number 312250.00/cwt50.00–50.00611
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross128130.00/cwt130.00–130.001661
Bulls—Number 213675.00/cwt75.00–75.001021

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.