Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-09-02

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Sep 2
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 142▼ 46 vs year ago 149 · −30.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
123 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 180▲ 7 vs year ago 116 · +6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold 10.00 lower on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady on a light test. 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—High1,69079.131,3374thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66360.069998thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35750.3568338
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09238.9142533

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198146.42/cwt31
BullsNumber 29299.72/cwt29
BullsNumber 39158.77/cwt14
BullsUtility8621.19/cwt26
HeifersNumber 191200.92/cwt5
HeifersNumber 28084.18/cwt3
HeifersNumber 36613.09/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7110.00/cwt2

Every lot

40 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——1,34572.74/cwt71.00–74.509782
Bulls——2,03485.52/cwt85.00–86.001,7392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04323.81/cwt19.00–28.002485
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09738.48/cwt29.00–43.5042218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10947.22/cwt44.00–50.0052410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31643.46/cwt37.00–46.5057216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35752.74/cwt48.00–56.5071614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43959.95/cwt58.00–64.508638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63458.09/cwt56.00–60.509495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71163.34/cwt62.50–65.001,0843
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 36314.12/cwt10.00–22.5093
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6610.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross74145.00/cwt145.00–145.001071
Heifers—Number 37410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross78217.50/cwt217.50–217.501701
Heifers—Number 28353.77/cwt52.50–55.00452
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross88180.00/cwt180.00–180.001581
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross97202.36/cwt195.00–212.501963
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6810.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7518.40/cwt10.00–35.00147
Bulls—Number 37857.50/cwt57.50–57.50451
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84221.54/cwt200.00–235.001866
Bulls—Utility8423.56/cwt15.00–42.50209
Bulls—Number 28586.44/cwt82.50–95.00739
Bulls—Number 38558.50/cwt50.00–70.00506
Bulls—Number 188100.00/cwt100.00–100.00881
Bulls—Number 29484.77/cwt75.00–95.008012
Bulls—Number 39455.41/cwt50.00–70.00524
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95213.82/cwt207.50–217.502034
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross95185.44/cwt170.00–195.001764
Bulls—Number 195106.58/cwt100.00–112.501016
Bulls—Utility9522.89/cwt15.00–40.00227
Bulls—Number 210188.73/cwt80.00–97.50904
Bulls—Number 310164.19/cwt57.50–75.00653
Bulls—Utility10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Bulls—Number 1106108.00/cwt100.00–117.5011410
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross108205.00/cwt205.00–205.002211
Bulls—Number 1112110.00/cwt105.00–120.001233
Bulls—Utility12220.00/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.