Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-03-10

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Mar 10
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 154▲ 32 vs year ago 135 · +23.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
112 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 123▲ 15 vs year ago 97 · +15.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Number 1 Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold steady; other Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves not tested. 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—Average1,60473.631,1814thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71658.821,01033
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41054.1676466
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08135.6938643
HeifersChoiceAverage1,445103.301,4933thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199136.67/cwt38
BullsNumber 29586.97/cwt14
BullsNumber 39166.76/cwt10
BullsUtility8619.43/cwt33
HeifersNumber 185210.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7921.00/cwt5

Every lot

43 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,445103.30/cwt103.00–104.001,4933
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37865.00/cwt65.00–65.008961
Bulls——1,63075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2231
Bulls——1,70377.25/cwt77.00–77.501,3162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03819.76/cwt10.00–28.002057
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08447.29/cwt45.00–50.5051310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09235.51/cwt30.00–44.5038826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33644.17/cwt38.50–47.505907
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39352.51/cwt48.50–55.5073131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44758.49/cwt56.00–62.5084628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70451.37/cwt47.00–55.508756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70758.42/cwt56.50–60.5099716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73763.46/cwt61.50–66.001,10211
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing665.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross7855.00/cwt55.00–55.00431
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80210.00/cwt210.00–210.001681
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9420.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7314.10/cwt10.00–20.00105
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross7447.50/cwt47.50–47.50351
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8392.59/cwt85.00–100.00772
Bulls—Number 28475.00/cwt75.00–75.00631
Bulls—Number 38455.00/cwt50.00–60.00464
Bulls—Utility8419.47/cwt10.00–37.501613
Bulls—Number 185104.82/cwt100.00–110.00892
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86203.02/cwt180.00–217.501753
Bulls—Utility9317.98/cwt12.50–22.501710
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross94204.44/cwt195.00–210.001925
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross94162.50/cwt162.50–162.501531
Bulls—Number 194103.79/cwt100.00–115.009810
Bulls—Number 29482.87/cwt67.50–90.00787
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross96102.50/cwt102.50–102.50981
Bulls—Number 210080.00/cwt70.00–90.00805
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101203.71/cwt200.00–207.502062
Bulls—Number 310353.31/cwt50.00–60.00553
Bulls—Utility10328.93/cwt22.50–35.00302
Bulls—Number 1105108.93/cwt100.00–112.5011412
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113200.00/cwt200.00–200.002262
Bulls—Utility11427.50/cwt27.50–27.50311
Bulls—Number 1117100.00/cwt100.00–100.001172

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.