Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-01-13

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Jan 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 133▼ 57 vs year ago 175 · −32.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
114 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 152▼ 35 vs year ago 149 · −23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 15.00 higher on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer 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—High1,38861.498534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76151.9091425
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38645.0962557
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06637.0739518

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100127.58/cwt24
BullsNumber 29468.00/cwt18
BullsNumber 39158.26/cwt7
BullsUtility8817.38/cwt44
HeifersNumber 193219.64/cwt5
HeifersNumber 29075.83/cwt3
HeifersNumber 38435.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8513.33/cwt3

Every lot

41 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——1,14752.47/cwt50.00–55.006022
Bulls——1,40867.00/cwt67.00–67.009431
Bulls——1,85074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06334.16/cwt30.00–38.0036310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06742.66/cwt40.00–47.004557
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08227.00/cwt27.00–27.002921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25236.21/cwt30.00–40.0045312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41344.32/cwt41.00–47.0062623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43250.74/cwt48.00–58.5072722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62044.00/cwt44.00–44.007131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73350.14/cwt47.00–52.5086916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83456.42/cwt53.00–60.001,0358
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 37810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85212.76/cwt205.00–220.001812
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross88187.50/cwt187.50–187.501651
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross9060.00/cwt60.00–60.00541
Heifers—Number 29120.00/cwt20.00–20.00182
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92222.50/cwt222.50–222.502051
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross102225.10/cwt220.00–230.002302
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility658.95/cwt5.00–17.5063
Bulls—Utility7711.52/cwt10.00–17.5095
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8470.00/cwt70.00–70.00591
Bulls—Utility8516.72/cwt10.00–30.001418
Bulls—Number 28662.44/cwt60.00–67.50543
Bulls—Number 38640.00/cwt40.00–40.00341
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87231.65/cwt225.00–237.502023
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross92110.00/cwt110.00–110.001011
Bulls—Number 29267.89/cwt57.50–75.006210
Bulls—Number 39346.96/cwt40.00–55.00444
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94212.50/cwt212.50–212.502001
Bulls—Number 19586.70/cwt80.00–100.00829
Bulls—Utility9519.88/cwt15.00–30.001911
Bulls—Number 210271.54/cwt60.00–77.50735
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104225.71/cwt220.00–230.002353
Bulls—Number 110486.83/cwt85.00–90.00904
Bulls—Utility10423.42/cwt15.00–30.00246
Bulls—Utility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 111387.40/cwt80.00–95.00994

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.