Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-03-11

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Mar 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 135▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
97 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 116▲ 97 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. Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 7.00 lower; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. 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—Average1,87370.451,3202thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,74657.741,00814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31552.7169352
CowsLean 85-90%Average98934.7934417

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 19689.78/cwt23
BullsNumber 29567.34/cwt26
BullsNumber 39130.62/cwt9
BullsUtility8519.90/cwt20
HeifersNumber 188158.75/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29148.75/cwt4
HeifersNumber 38217.50/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7810.67/cwt3

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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,87370.45/cwt69.00–72.501,3202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94633.08/cwt30.00–38.003135
Cows—Lean 85-90%97545.62/cwt42.00–51.004458
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06915.25/cwt10.00–20.001634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29347.02/cwt42.00–49.5060813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31152.54/cwt50.00–55.0068924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33957.91/cwt55.50–62.5077515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63050.16/cwt50.00–50.508183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72555.84/cwt52.50–60.009637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86866.74/cwt65.00–68.501,2474
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6810.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 38217.50/cwt17.50–17.50141
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8311.01/cwt10.00–12.0092
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross88158.75/cwt157.50–160.001402
Heifers—Number 28830.00/cwt30.00–30.00262
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross94100.00/cwt100.00–100.00941
Heifers—Number 29435.00/cwt35.00–35.00331
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7320.82/cwt10.00–27.501510
Bulls—Number 37832.50/cwt32.50–32.50251
Bulls—Number 28564.85/cwt57.50–77.50556
Bulls—Number 38529.22/cwt27.50–32.50253
Bulls—Utility8518.66/cwt7.50–25.00164
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86152.50/cwt152.50–152.501311
Bulls—Number 18679.38/cwt75.00–82.50684
Bulls—Number 39330.07/cwt27.50–32.50283
Bulls—Number 19481.90/cwt80.00–92.50778
Bulls—Number 29469.23/cwt62.50–75.006514
Bulls—Utility9823.75/cwt20.00–27.50232
Bulls—Number 110284.35/cwt80.00–90.00868
Bulls—Utility10315.89/cwt10.00–20.00163
Bulls—Number 310432.60/cwt30.00–35.00342
Bulls—Number 210570.62/cwt65.00–75.00744
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106175.00/cwt175.00–175.001861
Bulls—Number 211055.00/cwt50.00–60.00612
Bulls—Number 111290.00/cwt90.00–90.001011
Bulls—Utility11820.00/cwt20.00–20.00241

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.