Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-10-14

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Oct 14
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 104▼ 1 vs year ago 128 · −0.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 129▲ 2 vs year ago 119 · +1.7%
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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 except Lean Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady to 10.00 lower 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74148.4684413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35743.0358460
CowsLean 85-90%Average97430.7730029

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100115.38/cwt36
BullsNumber 29479.69/cwt22
BullsNumber 39047.95/cwt18
BullsUtility8214.91/cwt23
HeifersNumber 187187.51/cwt4
HeifersNumber 29132.70/cwt11
HeifersNumber 37610.00/cwt1

Every lot

35 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 · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88221.74/cwt18.00–25.001927
Cows—Lean 85-90%98531.75/cwt28.00–35.0031317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06840.07/cwt38.00–43.004285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28930.81/cwt21.00–38.5039711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34943.78/cwt39.00–48.5059135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43150.77/cwt49.50–55.0072714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60238.00/cwt38.00–38.006091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69056.32/cwt55.00–57.509522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76547.93/cwt45.00–50.5084610
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 37610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 28520.39/cwt20.00–22.50176
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86183.35/cwt170.00–197.501583
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
Heifers—Number 29323.29/cwt20.00–27.50223
Heifers—Number 210027.50/cwt27.50–27.50281
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross108140.00/cwt140.00–140.001511
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility688.33/cwt5.00–10.0063
Bulls—Utility7311.48/cwt10.00–15.0087
Bulls—Utility8416.28/cwt15.00–20.00146
Bulls—Number 38546.39/cwt40.00–52.50397
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86195.12/cwt190.00–200.001682
Bulls—Number 28771.80/cwt60.00–85.00627
Bulls—Utility9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00186
Bulls—Number 29375.96/cwt65.00–87.507110
Bulls—Number 39348.83/cwt37.50–60.004510
Bulls—Number 19598.45/cwt90.00–112.509412
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96182.55/cwt180.00–185.001752
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
Bulls—Number 310250.00/cwt50.00–50.00511
Bulls—Number 1103108.03/cwt100.00–115.0011118
Bulls—Number 210484.46/cwt70.00–92.50883
Bulls—Utility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Number 1112102.50/cwt102.50–102.501151
Bulls—Number 211887.50/cwt87.50–87.501031
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122170.00/cwt170.00–170.002071

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.