Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-10-07

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Oct 7
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 119▼ 6 vs year ago 110 · −5.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
129 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 121▲ 6 vs year ago 123 · +4.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Calves sold steady. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher on a light test. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was light due to the temporary closure of a large beef buyer.

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—High1,55072.051,1179thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,74148.968529thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40846.0464851
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09135.7639031

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100110.70/cwt41
BullsNumber 29686.02/cwt19
BullsNumber 39347.87/cwt19
BullsUtility8719.07/cwt34
HeifersNumber 199200.54/cwt4
HeifersNumber 28766.88/cwt4
HeifersNumber 38820.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8820.00/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——1,41570.65/cwt67.00–74.001,0007
Bulls——2,02176.96/cwt76.00–78.001,5552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99626.80/cwt20.00–31.5026710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13438.15/cwt35.00–42.0043315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14244.72/cwt43.00–46.005116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33841.27/cwt38.00–42.5055215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42546.38/cwt44.00–49.5066125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46451.75/cwt50.00–55.0075811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69447.05/cwt45.00–50.007975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78654.30/cwt52.00–57.509703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83842.50/cwt42.50–42.507811
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross76150.00/cwt150.00–150.001141
Heifers—Number 38020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross88207.50/cwt207.50–207.501831
Heifers—Number 28841.25/cwt35.00–47.50362
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8820.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 29435.00/cwt35.00–35.00331
Heifers—Number 39620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross98202.50/cwt202.50–202.501981
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105196.07/cwt190.00–202.502062
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7615.63/cwt10.00–20.00129
Bulls—Utility8316.63/cwt15.00–20.00149
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84197.20/cwt185.00–210.001662
Bulls—Number 38447.50/cwt40.00–62.50408
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross86155.00/cwt155.00–155.001331
Bulls—Number 28779.96/cwt75.00–85.00703
Bulls—Number 18890.00/cwt90.00–90.00791
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90199.17/cwt187.50–210.001793
Bulls—Number 29173.89/cwt70.00–85.00677
Bulls—Number 39146.62/cwt40.00–52.50426
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross93129.84/cwt125.00–135.001212
Bulls—Utility9423.61/cwt15.00–35.002210
Bulls—Number 19694.14/cwt90.00–110.009016
Bulls—Number 210478.07/cwt70.00–87.50814
Bulls—Number 310443.27/cwt40.00–50.00453
Bulls—Number 1105103.09/cwt90.00–115.0010814
Bulls—Utility10524.24/cwt20.00–30.00254
Bulls—Utility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1113101.46/cwt97.50–110.001155
Bulls—Number 311460.00/cwt60.00–60.00682
Bulls—Number 211575.13/cwt70.00–80.00862

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.