Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-10-21

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Oct 21
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 127▼ 18 vs year ago 147 · −12.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 121▼ 38 vs year ago 148 · −25.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold steady to 20.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Sale Report for monthly Dairy Heifer 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—Average1,34566.228907thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71358.1499611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34150.3067457
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04441.4543325

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1105103.91/cwt35
BullsNumber 29281.03/cwt22
BullsNumber 39251.73/cwt11
BullsUtility8717.76/cwt29
HeifersNumber 190179.01/cwt3
HeifersNumber 29537.08/cwt6
HeifersNumber 37920.71/cwt10
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7711.67/cwt3

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00053.79/cwt51.50–56.005382
Bulls——1,22166.63/cwt64.00–70.008143
Bulls——1,87578.03/cwt76.00–80.001,4632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03233.50/cwt31.00–35.003467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04541.79/cwt38.00–44.504379
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05247.29/cwt45.50–48.504979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28941.93/cwt37.00–44.005409
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31449.12/cwt45.00–53.0064530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41156.46/cwt54.00–60.5079718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67955.18/cwt53.00–56.509265
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74160.60/cwt58.50–63.501,0556
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 37510.42/cwt10.00–12.0085
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 38215.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84179.76/cwt170.00–190.001512
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8460.00/cwt60.00–60.00501
Heifers—Number 28420.83/cwt20.00–22.50173
Heifers—Number 29020.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross94120.00/cwt120.00–120.001131
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102177.50/cwt177.50–177.501811
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross10260.00/cwt60.00–60.00611
Heifers—Number 213220.00/cwt20.00–20.00261
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7611.70/cwt10.00–20.0099
Bulls—Number 38449.91/cwt40.00–60.00427
Bulls—Utility8519.95/cwt15.00–30.00177
Bulls—Number 28772.29/cwt65.00–85.006310
Bulls—Number 29374.15/cwt65.00–85.00699
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94182.50/cwt182.50–182.501721
Bulls—Utility9420.00/cwt20.00–20.001910
Bulls—Number 19596.43/cwt90.00–105.00929
Bulls—Number 39554.84/cwt50.00–60.00522
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross96150.00/cwt150.00–150.001441
Bulls—Utility10223.33/cwt20.00–30.00243
Bulls—Number 1105107.07/cwt100.00–120.0011213
Bulls—Number 210682.50/cwt82.50–82.50871
Bulls—Number 310850.00/cwt50.00–50.00541
Bulls—Number 1113100.43/cwt92.50–107.5011311
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross118160.00/cwt160.00–160.001891
Bulls—Number 312260.00/cwt60.00–60.00731
Bulls—Number 112490.00/cwt90.00–90.001121

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.