Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-01-07

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Thu, Jan 7
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 80▲ 20 vs year ago 113 · +17.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
152 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 136▲ 24 vs year ago 128 · +18.8%
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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 not tested. Number 1 and 2 Holstein Bull Calves sold 7.00-15.00 lower; other Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves sold 15.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. 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—Average1,28462.0879716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,74353.5593313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38644.0461052
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06828.5730531

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102113.26/cwt40
BullsNumber 29470.81/cwt22
BullsNumber 39540.30/cwt12
BullsUtility8615.34/cwt49
HeifersNumber 192211.95/cwt6
HeifersNumber 29772.50/cwt3
HeifersNumber 37921.16/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9215.00/cwt1

Every lot

44 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——98356.33/cwt52.00–60.005548
Bulls——1,48474.50/cwt74.50–74.501,1061
Bulls——1,59966.88/cwt61.00–70.001,0697
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03419.48/cwt10.00–27.0020116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08835.10/cwt30.00–39.003829
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12843.04/cwt41.00–47.004856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34734.70/cwt27.00–40.0046717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38746.45/cwt42.00–50.5064424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44453.22/cwt51.00–57.0076811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70851.09/cwt48.00–52.508736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77355.66/cwt54.00–57.509877
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8260.00/cwt60.00–60.00491
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84202.62/cwt200.00–205.001702
Heifers—Number 3859.82/cwt5.00–15.0082
Heifers—Number 28615.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94214.65/cwt200.00–225.002023
Heifers—Number 210022.50/cwt22.50–22.50231
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102222.50/cwt222.50–222.502271
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross106180.00/cwt180.00–180.001911
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility675.00/cwt5.00–5.0032
Bulls—Utility759.79/cwt5.00–20.00710
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross7665.00/cwt65.00–65.00491
Bulls—Utility8214.18/cwt5.00–25.001217
Bulls—Number 38435.12/cwt30.00–40.00302
Bulls—Number 28665.49/cwt52.50–72.50566
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93210.66/cwt200.00–222.501963
Bulls—Number 29366.51/cwt55.00–72.506210
Bulls—Number 19481.55/cwt77.50–90.007715
Bulls—Number 39434.82/cwt27.50–42.50339
Bulls—Utility9417.31/cwt12.50–20.001612
Bulls—Number 110383.50/cwt80.00–92.50868
Bulls—Number 210361.82/cwt50.00–72.50644
Bulls—Utility10317.02/cwt15.00–20.00185
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104207.43/cwt200.00–217.502166
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross106180.00/cwt180.00–180.001911
Bulls—Number 111284.18/cwt82.50–85.00943
Bulls—Number 211272.50/cwt72.50–72.50811
Bulls—Utility11422.50/cwt15.00–30.00262
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120190.00/cwt190.00–190.002281
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross120100.00/cwt100.00–100.001201
Bulls—Number 112380.00/cwt80.00–80.00983
Bulls—Number 113080.00/cwt80.00–80.001041

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.