Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-05-12

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, May 12
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 115▼ 45 vs year ago 140 · −32.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
127 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 120▲ 20 vs year ago 107 · +18.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 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—Average1,51179.391,2003thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,72665.891,13714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39757.0679740
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01642.3643028

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198173.77/cwt38
BullsNumber 297131.45/cwt22
BullsNumber 3108110.66/cwt11
BullsUtility8521.55/cwt33
HeifersNumber 194208.85/cwt9
HeifersNumber 2106170.00/cwt2
HeifersNumber 38252.50/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing737.50/cwt2

Every lot

53 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——1,17071.00/cwt71.00–71.008311
Bulls——1,68283.58/cwt82.50–84.501,4062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83821.41/cwt13.00–33.001795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05342.88/cwt38.00–47.0045214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05853.19/cwt50.00–60.005639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37249.75/cwt42.00–55.5068316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38458.58/cwt56.50–60.5081111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44064.76/cwt61.50–71.5093313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63153.06/cwt48.50–58.008652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70365.49/cwt61.00–68.001,1157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79771.57/cwt70.50–73.501,2865
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing685.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 37216.25/cwt10.00–22.50122
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross76232.17/cwt220.00–245.001762
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7810.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84227.62/cwt225.00–230.001912
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross86160.00/cwt160.00–160.001381
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross93235.03/cwt232.50–237.502192
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100217.50/cwt217.50–217.502181
Heifers—Number 3Beef Cross102125.00/cwt125.00–125.001281
Heifers—Number 111257.50/cwt57.50–57.50641
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross124215.00/cwt215.00–215.002671
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross126180.00/cwt180.00–180.002271
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6517.31/cwt5.00–30.00112
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross72210.00/cwt210.00–210.001511
Bulls—Utility7520.91/cwt10.00–37.50169
Bulls—Utility8416.16/cwt5.00–30.00149
Bulls—Number 185139.16/cwt137.50–140.001183
Bulls—Number 285119.15/cwt100.00–130.001017
Bulls—Number 38577.25/cwt70.00–90.00663
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86270.00/cwt270.00–270.002321
Bulls—Number 39075.00/cwt75.00–75.00681
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross9045.00/cwt45.00–45.00411
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross92225.00/cwt225.00–225.002071
Bulls—Number 293113.49/cwt100.00–125.001066
Bulls—Number 194152.11/cwt140.00–165.0014314
Bulls—Utility9424.30/cwt15.00–42.502310
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96242.71/cwt232.50–252.502332
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross100170.00/cwt170.00–170.001701
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102239.17/cwt235.00–247.502443
Bulls—Number 1104162.94/cwt150.00–177.5016913
Bulls—Number 310460.00/cwt60.00–60.00621
Bulls—Number 2106109.81/cwt100.00–130.001163
Bulls—Utility10827.50/cwt27.50–27.50301
Bulls—Utility11027.50/cwt27.50–27.50301
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross113232.48/cwt230.00–235.002632
Bulls—Number 311462.50/cwt62.50–62.50711
Bulls—Number 2116135.00/cwt135.00–135.001571
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross122160.00/cwt160.00–160.001951
Bulls—Number 2122130.00/cwt130.00–130.001591
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross126215.00/cwt215.00–215.002711
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross133152.66/cwt135.00–162.502033
Bulls—Number 2136132.50/cwt132.50–132.501801

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.