Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-03-24

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Mar 24
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 152▼ 122 vs year ago 225 · −54.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
146 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 120▲ 7 vs year ago 139 · +5.0%
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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 not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold firm. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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—Low1,53875.541,1625thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,78359.301,05717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40356.5579454
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04341.3743221

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199152.31/cwt57
BullsNumber 298109.36/cwt26
BullsNumber 38868.67/cwt17
BullsUtility8424.44/cwt18
HeifersNumber 296175.63/cwt4
HeifersNumber 196162.06/cwt14
HeifersNumber 384117.50/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8040.00/cwt1

Every lot

55 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——1,22765.87/cwt65.00–66.508082
Bulls——1,74581.98/cwt80.00–85.001,4313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90126.61/cwt21.00–30.002403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03751.04/cwt48.00–55.005297
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08639.24/cwt34.00–45.0042611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36045.70/cwt39.00–48.506227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39354.76/cwt50.00–58.0076324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42761.73/cwt59.00–66.5088123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72963.61/cwt61.50–65.501,1008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80959.69/cwt58.00–60.501,0806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,87347.05/cwt45.00–50.008813
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross70125.00/cwt125.00–125.00881
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross78160.00/cwt160.00–160.001251
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross8040.00/cwt40.00–40.00321
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84218.81/cwt207.50–230.001843
Heifers—Number 18450.00/cwt50.00–50.00421
Heifers—Number 19248.67/cwt45.00–52.50452
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross94175.00/cwt175.00–175.001651
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross97198.73/cwt190.00–205.001934
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross98110.00/cwt110.00–110.001081
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross102182.50/cwt182.50–182.501861
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross105208.38/cwt205.00–210.002193
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross110185.00/cwt185.00–185.002041
Heifers—Number 112245.00/cwt45.00–45.00551
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6710.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross75150.00/cwt150.00–150.001132
Bulls—Utility7526.38/cwt10.00–42.50205
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross7790.00/cwt80.00–100.00693
Bulls—Number 37850.00/cwt45.00–55.00392
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross8189.88/cwt80.00–100.00732
Bulls—Number 28380.06/cwt75.00–87.50663
Bulls—Utility8327.57/cwt20.00–40.00235
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84222.63/cwt205.00–230.001874
Bulls—Number 38557.63/cwt45.00–70.00494
Bulls—Number 186112.33/cwt107.50–122.50975
Bulls—Utility9122.04/cwt20.00–27.50205
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross92115.00/cwt115.00–115.001061
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93214.71/cwt200.00–227.502007
Bulls—Number 194108.51/cwt100.00–117.5010210
Bulls—Number 29584.91/cwt72.50–97.50816
Bulls—Number 39555.70/cwt50.00–62.50533
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross97174.95/cwt170.00–180.001702
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103213.46/cwt200.00–225.0022010
Bulls—Number 1103110.24/cwt100.00–120.0011410
Bulls—Number 210391.26/cwt75.00–100.00947
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross106180.00/cwt180.00–180.001912
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross110175.00/cwt175.00–175.001931
Bulls—Number 311050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112205.00/cwt205.00–205.002301
Bulls—Number 211285.00/cwt77.50–92.50952
Bulls—Number 1113111.61/cwt105.00–127.501269
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross120195.00/cwt195.00–195.002341
Bulls—Number 312455.00/cwt55.00–55.00681
Bulls—Utility12440.00/cwt40.00–40.00501
Bulls—Number 2128100.00/cwt100.00–100.001281

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.