Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-05-13

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, May 13
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 145▲ 10 vs year ago 130 · +7.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
107 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 129▲ 25 vs year ago 82 · +30.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 15.00 higher except Lean Slaughter Cows sold 6.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 30.00-40.00 lower 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—High1,57284.651,3314thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,73073.391,27038
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35864.3687457
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02146.0647018

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110098.72/cwt29
BullsNumber 29074.65/cwt29
BullsNumber 39042.50/cwt17
BullsUtility8420.77/cwt20
HeifersNumber 199102.50/cwt3
HeifersNumber 28639.23/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7432.50/cwt1
HeifersNumber 37222.50/cwt1

Every lot

42 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——1,51688.00/cwt87.00–89.001,3342
Bulls——1,62881.29/cwt78.00–84.001,3232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88033.96/cwt32.50–35.002992
Cows—Lean 85-90%97353.51/cwt49.50–58.005217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09042.95/cwt40.00–47.004689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30961.53/cwt57.00–67.0080522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37951.64/cwt46.50–55.0071210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39371.93/cwt68.00–78.501,00225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69957.63/cwt55.00–61.009793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70170.87/cwt64.00–75.501,20518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76778.84/cwt77.00–80.001,39317
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 37222.50/cwt22.50–22.50161
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7432.50/cwt32.50–32.50241
Heifers—Number 27835.00/cwt35.00–35.00271
Heifers—Number 28640.72/cwt35.00–45.00354
Heifers—Number 29237.50/cwt37.50–37.50351
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94195.00/cwt195.00–195.001831
Heifers—Number 19652.50/cwt52.50–52.50501
Heifers—Number 110660.00/cwt60.00–60.00641
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7416.09/cwt10.00–25.00125
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross76130.00/cwt130.00–130.00991
Bulls—Number 37735.80/cwt32.50–42.50283
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross81147.72/cwt130.00–165.001202
Bulls—Utility8223.52/cwt12.50–35.00197
Bulls—Number 38445.72/cwt35.00–50.00387
Bulls—Number 18579.91/cwt77.50–82.50682
Bulls—Number 28668.67/cwt55.00–75.005911
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88200.00/cwt200.00–200.001761
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
Bulls—Number 29263.47/cwt55.00–75.005812
Bulls—Number 39438.77/cwt35.00–40.00364
Bulls—Utility9423.03/cwt20.00–30.00225
Bulls—Number 19584.40/cwt80.00–102.508012
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100195.00/cwt195.00–195.001951
Bulls—Utility10125.10/cwt15.00–35.00252
Bulls—Number 110394.19/cwt80.00–102.50976
Bulls—Number 210374.18/cwt72.50–75.00763
Bulls—Number 310440.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
Bulls—Number 111489.00/cwt80.00–102.501015
Bulls—Number 311750.00/cwt50.00–50.00592
Bulls—Number 112085.00/cwt85.00–85.001021

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.