Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-04-29

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Apr 29
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 145▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
97 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 101▲ 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 5.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 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—Average1,53866.581,0244thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71847.5681711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36444.6360949
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07436.4239123

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110481.23/cwt23
BullsNumber 29270.16/cwt22
BullsNumber 39448.29/cwt9
BullsUtility8415.04/cwt33
HeifersNumber 19855.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 37634.17/cwt3
HeifersNumber 29329.14/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——1,28455.00/cwt55.00–55.007061
Bulls——1,62270.44/cwt68.50–73.001,1433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98415.60/cwt13.00–19.001542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08236.76/cwt32.00–39.0039815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08442.51/cwt40.50–45.004616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30640.53/cwt37.00–42.5052913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36044.37/cwt43.00–46.0060317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40747.66/cwt46.50–50.0067119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64243.03/cwt42.00–44.007072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70347.48/cwt45.50–49.008097
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84552.35/cwt51.00–53.509662
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 36212.50/cwt12.50–12.5081
Heifers—Number 27835.00/cwt35.00–35.00271
Heifers—Number 37815.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8875.00/cwt75.00–75.00661
Heifers—Number 19052.50/cwt52.50–52.50471
Heifers—Number 210126.21/cwt22.50–30.00262
Heifers—Number 110657.50/cwt57.50–57.50611
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7414.91/cwt10.00–25.001112
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross84100.00/cwt100.00–100.00841
Bulls—Number 28563.12/cwt55.00–70.00549
Bulls—Utility8512.04/cwt10.00–20.001011
Bulls—Number 38649.88/cwt40.00–55.00434
Bulls—Number 18875.00/cwt72.50–77.50662
Bulls—Number 39142.53/cwt40.00–45.00392
Bulls—Number 29468.65/cwt60.00–72.50659
Bulls—Utility9419.48/cwt15.00–30.00185
Bulls—Number 19782.55/cwt75.00–90.00803
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross100130.00/cwt130.00–130.001301
Bulls—Number 310250.00/cwt50.00–50.00512
Bulls—Utility10320.63/cwt15.00–30.00214
Bulls—Number 110482.58/cwt70.00–95.008613
Bulls—Number 211270.00/cwt70.00–70.00781
Bulls—Number 311250.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
Bulls—Number 111579.42/cwt75.00–85.00915
Bulls—Number 212057.50/cwt57.50–57.50691

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.