Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-02-17

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Feb 17
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 166▼ 24 vs year ago 126 · −19.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
129 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 139▲ 3 vs year ago 126 · +2.4%
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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. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold steady. 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—Low1,14273.008342thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,75168.951,20817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40961.4186548
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02748.3749721

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199122.47/cwt47
BullsNumber 29591.59/cwt18
BullsNumber 310159.68/cwt8
BullsUtility8913.64/cwt31
HeifersNumber 194198.00/cwt14
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt1

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99064.00/cwt64.00–64.006341
Bulls——1,29482.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01943.07/cwt36.00–46.0043910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03553.19/cwt50.00–60.0055111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24050.25/cwt49.00–51.006235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42457.46/cwt52.00–62.5081820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43367.28/cwt63.50–73.0096423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65450.59/cwt46.00–55.008372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69367.29/cwt60.00–70.501,1396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81274.13/cwt71.50–77.001,3439
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8210.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87200.50/cwt197.50–205.001745
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94196.71/cwt180.00–205.001857
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106202.50/cwt202.50–202.502151
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross116190.00/cwt190.00–190.002201
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6810.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0075
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82200.00/cwt200.00–200.001641
Bulls—Utility8212.20/cwt10.00–20.00109
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross84180.00/cwt180.00–180.001511
Bulls—Number 28680.04/cwt70.00–87.50696
Bulls—Number 18791.69/cwt90.00–95.00803
Bulls—Number 38858.75/cwt50.00–67.50522
Bulls—Number 39154.95/cwt50.00–60.00502
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93205.74/cwt192.50–220.001915
Bulls—Number 19496.38/cwt90.00–110.009116
Bulls—Number 29580.24/cwt70.00–90.00764
Bulls—Utility9514.48/cwt10.00–20.00149
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross96180.00/cwt180.00–180.001731
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001001
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103202.43/cwt195.00–210.002092
Bulls—Number 1103101.64/cwt95.00–110.0010514
Bulls—Number 210380.00/cwt70.00–87.50825
Bulls—Utility10317.93/cwt10.00–30.00186
Bulls—Number 310450.00/cwt50.00–50.00521
Bulls—Number 311050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Bulls—Utility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 211287.50/cwt87.50–87.50981
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113198.34/cwt195.00–200.002243
Bulls—Number 111395.81/cwt95.00–97.501083
Bulls—Number 313450.00/cwt50.00–50.00671

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.