Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-04-22

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Apr 22
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 105▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
101 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 102▲ 101 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. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 30.00 higher 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—Average1,95362.341,2183thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71048.2782531
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,38645.0462463
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05135.8037635

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199103.96/cwt23
BullsNumber 29676.79/cwt24
BullsNumber 38950.73/cwt20
BullsUtility8520.34/cwt23
HeifersNumber 193115.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 36890.00/cwt1
HeifersNumber 27632.50/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt1

Every lot

39 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——1,95362.34/cwt60.00–65.001,2183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04435.29/cwt31.00–38.0036816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05543.24/cwt40.00–47.0045611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05926.59/cwt23.00–30.002828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36440.20/cwt34.00–44.0054825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39447.73/cwt45.00–51.0066535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47554.02/cwt53.00–55.007973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69044.58/cwt43.00–45.507539
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71849.78/cwt46.50–53.5085522
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross6890.00/cwt90.00–90.00611
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 27632.50/cwt32.50–32.50251
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84180.00/cwt180.00–180.001511
Heifers—Number 110250.00/cwt50.00–50.00511
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6610.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7515.96/cwt5.00–27.50126
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7695.00/cwt95.00–95.00721
Bulls—Number 37645.00/cwt45.00–45.00341
Bulls—Number 38345.54/cwt35.00–55.00388
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84174.88/cwt170.00–180.001472
Bulls—Utility8423.65/cwt12.50–30.00208
Bulls—Number 28568.63/cwt60.00–75.00585
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross88145.00/cwt145.00–145.001281
Bulls—Number 18882.50/cwt82.50–82.50731
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross92130.00/cwt130.00–130.001201
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross9280.00/cwt80.00–80.00741
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93171.69/cwt165.00–175.001603
Bulls—Number 29365.62/cwt60.00–72.50618
Bulls—Number 39546.47/cwt40.00–52.50447
Bulls—Utility9519.60/cwt15.00–30.00196
Bulls—Number 19683.84/cwt77.50–90.00806
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross100145.00/cwt145.00–145.001451
Bulls—Number 310055.00/cwt55.00–55.00551
Bulls—Number 110486.54/cwt80.00–102.50907
Bulls—Number 210468.96/cwt60.00–75.00725
Bulls—Utility10427.60/cwt22.50–32.50292
Bulls—Number 111283.71/cwt80.00–90.00944
Bulls—Number 211370.00/cwt70.00–70.00793
Bulls—Number 311650.00/cwt50.00–50.00581

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.