Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-05-27

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, May 27
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 214▲ 25 vs year ago 111 · +22.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
107 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 141▼ 18 vs year ago 125 · −14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Holstein Calves sold steady. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Sale Report for monthly Feeder Special Sale. 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—High1,21975.7092310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64067.591,10811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30361.5280273
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01641.6842427

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110197.08/cwt29
BullsNumber 29672.53/cwt18
BullsNumber 39042.28/cwt14
BullsUtility9220.71/cwt28
HeifersNumber 19952.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 28448.31/cwt3
HeifersNumber 39833.75/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7713.75/cwt2

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06364.46/cwt59.00–68.006854
Bulls——1,26174.24/cwt70.00–77.009362
Bulls——1,35587.68/cwt82.00–96.001,1884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83822.68/cwt20.00–29.001903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01948.51/cwt45.00–54.0049413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06138.80/cwt35.00–41.0041211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19649.85/cwt46.50–53.005969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23059.13/cwt54.50–62.5072728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38766.30/cwt63.00–70.0092036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60764.76/cwt60.00–67.001,0417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69772.53/cwt69.50–75.001,2314
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6212.50/cwt12.50–12.5081
Heifers—Number 27850.00/cwt50.00–50.00391
Heifers—Number 38632.50/cwt32.50–32.50281
Heifers—Number 28747.47/cwt45.00–50.00412
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 19652.50/cwt52.50–52.50501
Heifers—Number 110252.50/cwt52.50–52.50541
Heifers—Number 311035.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7616.06/cwt5.00–30.00125
Bulls—Number 37742.51/cwt37.50–50.00335
Bulls—Number 38436.22/cwt35.00–37.50302
Bulls—Number 18687.50/cwt85.00–90.00752
Bulls—Number 28672.11/cwt60.00–80.00624
Bulls—Utility8618.41/cwt10.00–32.50167
Bulls—Number 29271.62/cwt60.00–80.00669
Bulls—Number 19590.75/cwt82.50–110.008610
Bulls—Utility9523.81/cwt17.50–30.002310
Bulls—Number 39743.02/cwt32.50–50.00424
Bulls—Number 210373.31/cwt70.00–80.00763
Bulls—Number 110494.25/cwt82.50–105.009813
Bulls—Number 310442.40/cwt40.00–45.00442
Bulls—Utility10421.73/cwt20.00–25.00233
Bulls—Number 311050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112210.00/cwt210.00–210.002351
Bulls—Number 211270.00/cwt70.00–70.00781
Bulls—Utility11222.46/cwt20.00–27.50253
Bulls—Number 111499.18/cwt97.50–100.001133
Bulls—Number 212882.50/cwt82.50–82.501061

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.