Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-01-20

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Jan 20
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 118▼ 91 vs year ago 192 · −47.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
132 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 114▲ 2 vs year ago 130 · +1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady on a light test. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves not tested. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement 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—Average1,49571.161,0644thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67351.8886811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35346.6863244
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01135.1435517

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110199.71/cwt38
BullsNumber 29386.79/cwt22
BullsNumber 39665.86/cwt14
BullsUtility9214.02/cwt41
HeifersNumber 1105192.29/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29787.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 38475.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7910.00/cwt4

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——1,46569.21/cwt67.50–70.501,0143
Bulls——1,58477.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88723.70/cwt20.00–26.502102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01333.08/cwt30.00–37.0033510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05843.84/cwt39.00–48.004645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31139.61/cwt35.00–43.0051913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36247.86/cwt44.50–51.0065222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39454.03/cwt52.00–59.507539
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59057.00/cwt57.00–57.009061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65847.00/cwt47.00–47.007791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68451.85/cwt49.50–53.508739
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8010.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross8475.00/cwt75.00–75.00631
Heifers—Number 29025.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9015.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross104150.00/cwt150.00–150.001561
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105192.29/cwt185.00–200.002022
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7411.96/cwt10.00–20.0095
Bulls—Number 37842.50/cwt42.50–42.50331
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross80150.00/cwt150.00–150.001201
Bulls—Number 38232.50/cwt32.50–32.50271
Bulls—Number 28369.00/cwt67.50–72.50575
Bulls—Number 18483.22/cwt77.50–87.50704
Bulls—Utility8513.66/cwt10.00–20.001211
Bulls—Number 29468.60/cwt57.50–77.50648
Bulls—Number 39439.93/cwt30.00–50.00383
Bulls—Utility9414.99/cwt10.00–20.001414
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross95180.16/cwt175.00–185.001712
Bulls—Number 19591.25/cwt85.00–100.00878
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96200.00/cwt200.00–200.001921
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross96126.67/cwt110.00–145.001223
Bulls—Number 210264.03/cwt57.50–75.00655
Bulls—Number 310247.44/cwt37.50–52.50485
Bulls—Utility10313.98/cwt10.00–15.001410
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross104185.00/cwt185.00–185.001921
Bulls—Number 110490.12/cwt80.00–100.009418
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105228.50/cwt220.00–237.502402
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross106110.00/cwt110.00–110.001171
Bulls—Utility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 111289.40/cwt80.00–97.501005

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.