Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-04-28

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Apr 28
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 107▼ 17 vs year ago 117 · −14.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
123 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 108▲ 26 vs year ago 97 · +26.8%
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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 10.00 higher. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady to 10.00 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—High1,72384.281,4523thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,64561.851,0174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32660.4680236
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05848.3151120

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198179.45/cwt35
BullsNumber 297170.26/cwt24
BullsNumber 381111.05/cwt13
BullsUtility8426.51/cwt18
HeifersNumber 194228.93/cwt6
HeifersNumber 288163.75/cwt4
HeifersNumber 38470.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7042.52/cwt3

Every lot

48 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72384.28/cwt79.00–87.001,4523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97545.19/cwt40.00–49.004419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08430.00/cwt30.00–30.003251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13152.95/cwt50.50–58.0059910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31262.28/cwt58.00–65.0081714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32753.95/cwt48.00–57.0071615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35470.75/cwt67.50–78.509587
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59657.09/cwt55.50–58.509112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69366.60/cwt64.50–68.501,1282
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-TubingBeef Cross64102.50/cwt102.50–102.50661
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7312.53/cwt10.00–15.0092
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross76200.00/cwt200.00–200.001521
Heifers—Number 37810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross86205.00/cwt205.00–205.001761
Heifers—Number 28627.50/cwt27.50–27.50241
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87249.77/cwt230.00–270.002172
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90250.00/cwt250.00–250.002251
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross90130.00/cwt130.00–130.001171
Heifers—Number 19655.00/cwt55.00–55.00531
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross103284.51/cwt235.00–335.002932
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross104222.50/cwt222.50–222.502311
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross6247.50/cwt47.50–47.50291
Bulls—Utility6310.00/cwt10.00–10.0062
Bulls—Utility7313.36/cwt10.00–20.00103
Bulls—Number 37585.65/cwt70.00–107.50646
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross76174.34/cwt150.00–200.001322
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross82200.00/cwt200.00–200.001641
Bulls—Utility8322.52/cwt20.00–27.50196
Bulls—Number 284141.26/cwt132.50–150.001196
Bulls—Number 38593.70/cwt80.00–100.00803
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross87238.76/cwt237.50–240.002082
Bulls—Number 187169.98/cwt160.00–182.501486
Bulls—Utility9227.23/cwt15.00–40.00252
Bulls—Number 293138.43/cwt120.00–157.501295
Bulls—Number 195173.45/cwt157.50–187.5016515
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96251.53/cwt245.00–265.002413
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross97230.10/cwt215.00–240.002233
Bulls—Utility10146.69/cwt40.00–50.00473
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102247.50/cwt247.50–247.502521
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross104240.00/cwt240.00–240.002501
Bulls—Number 1104169.24/cwt160.00–180.001767
Bulls—Number 2106141.42/cwt132.50–150.001502
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross111228.76/cwt227.50–230.002542
Bulls—Number 3112100.00/cwt100.00–100.001121
Bulls—Number 1114159.91/cwt157.50–162.501822
Bulls—Number 2115132.81/cwt117.50–140.001533
Bulls—Utility11640.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Number 1122152.50/cwt152.50–152.501861

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.