Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-05-05

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, May 5
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 100▼ 30 vs year ago 145 · −20.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
120 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 123▼ 9 vs year ago 129 · −7.0%
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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 10.00-20.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Bull Calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Heifer Calves sold steady. Dairy and Feeder 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—Average1,57780.981,2772thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,70564.421,09815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37758.5780753
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03742.1343729

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 197179.56/cwt39
BullsNumber 295152.32/cwt19
BullsNumber 385100.38/cwt7
BullsUtility7826.62/cwt26
HeifersNumber 192228.28/cwt10
HeifersNumber 382165.00/cwt1
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing6610.00/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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57780.98/cwt80.00–82.001,2772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87027.29/cwt21.00–33.002375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06652.91/cwt47.00–58.505648
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07441.38/cwt36.00–45.0044416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35752.35/cwt43.00–56.0071023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38061.55/cwt57.00–65.5084922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42968.28/cwt66.00–73.509768
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69058.84/cwt57.00–60.509945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69872.82/cwt71.50–74.501,2363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71964.80/cwt62.00–70.001,1147
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing6610.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross77225.02/cwt222.50–227.501733
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross82165.00/cwt165.00–165.001351
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross94230.00/cwt230.00–230.002164
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross104229.23/cwt225.00–235.002383
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6810.63/cwt10.00–12.5074
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross70150.00/cwt150.00–150.001051
Bulls—Utility7625.48/cwt10.00–50.001913
Bulls—Number 37890.00/cwt90.00–90.00701
Bulls—Utility8036.02/cwt10.00–50.00295
Bulls—Number 38371.73/cwt60.00–85.00603
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross84213.10/cwt200.00–225.001792
Bulls—Number 284109.58/cwt100.00–132.50926
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85253.32/cwt242.50–272.502154
Bulls—Number 186142.52/cwt140.00–145.001233
Bulls—Number 292126.58/cwt122.50–130.001163
Bulls—Utility9336.95/cwt30.00–47.50343
Bulls—Number 194156.75/cwt140.00–175.0014715
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96250.73/cwt237.50–257.502414
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross98180.00/cwt180.00–180.001761
Bulls—Number 310067.50/cwt67.50–67.50681
Bulls—Utility10027.50/cwt27.50–27.50281
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross101240.10/cwt230.00–250.002432
Bulls—Number 2101125.89/cwt110.00–137.501273
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross103210.29/cwt200.00–220.002172
Bulls—Number 1104151.81/cwt140.00–170.001587
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross110208.75/cwt200.00–217.502302
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114235.00/cwt235.00–235.002681
Bulls—Number 1114145.00/cwt140.00–150.001652
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross120215.00/cwt215.00–215.002581
Bulls—Number 1124140.00/cwt140.00–140.001741

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.