Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-04-14

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Apr 14
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 128▲ 44 vs year ago 74 · +59.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 134▲ 38 vs year ago 83 · +45.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 7.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 20.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady. 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—Average1,33073.069722thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,73869.541,20927
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37857.4279139
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00043.0243034
SteersChoiceAverage1,236102.691,2698thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199164.49/cwt49
BullsNumber 2100122.53/cwt19
BullsNumber 38181.88/cwt4
BullsUtility8023.84/cwt24
HeifersNumber 194221.43/cwt9
HeifersNumber 280159.39/cwt4
HeifersNumber 38520.61/cwt4

Every lot

49 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,236102.69/cwt95.00–109.501,2698
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,33073.06/cwt72.00–74.009722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93431.85/cwt29.00–35.002976
Cows—Lean 85-90%98942.53/cwt37.00–47.0042121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09154.05/cwt48.50–59.005907
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36264.47/cwt61.00–72.0087814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37955.85/cwt51.00–60.5077021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42640.94/cwt40.00–43.005844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68256.50/cwt56.50–56.509501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69763.74/cwt62.00–65.001,0825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75171.54/cwt67.00–75.001,25321
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross71201.27/cwt200.00–202.501432
Heifers—Number 38320.81/cwt20.00–22.50173
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross86218.24/cwt210.00–230.001884
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross86197.50/cwt197.50–197.501701
Heifers—Number 29237.50/cwt37.50–37.50351
Heifers—Number 39220.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross95224.15/cwt220.00–227.502133
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross106220.00/cwt220.00–220.002331
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross110227.50/cwt227.50–227.502501
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility656.31/cwt5.00–10.0044
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross7050.00/cwt50.00–50.00351
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross74100.00/cwt100.00–100.00741
Bulls—Number 37480.00/cwt80.00–80.00591
Bulls—Utility7515.98/cwt10.00–50.00127
Bulls—Number 277100.00/cwt100.00–100.00772
Bulls—Number 178130.00/cwt130.00–130.001011
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82215.00/cwt215.00–215.001761
Bulls—Number 38277.50/cwt77.50–77.50641
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross84202.50/cwt202.50–202.501701
Bulls—Utility8429.65/cwt20.00–50.00258
Bulls—Number 185148.89/cwt130.00–167.501277
Bulls—Number 285100.04/cwt92.50–105.00853
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross90200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801
Bulls—Number 292105.33/cwt90.00–120.00972
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93229.17/cwt227.50–230.002133
Bulls—Number 39470.00/cwt70.00–70.00661
Bulls—Utility9539.32/cwt20.00–50.00373
Bulls—Number 196148.51/cwt135.00–160.0014314
Bulls—Number 2102115.55/cwt97.50–127.501184
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103224.99/cwt215.00–232.502325
Bulls—Number 1103150.56/cwt135.00–162.501559
Bulls—Utility11030.00/cwt30.00–30.00331
Bulls—Number 1112142.70/cwt130.00–152.501607
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113213.72/cwt210.00–217.502422
Bulls—Number 2115110.84/cwt102.50–120.001273
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross118180.00/cwt180.00–180.002121
Bulls—Number 2126120.00/cwt120.00–120.001511
Bulls—Number 2130120.00/cwt120.00–120.001561

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.