Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2021-05-19

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, May 19
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 95▼ 141 vs year ago 214 · −65.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
123 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 127▼ 18 vs year ago 141 · −12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold firm on a light test. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Report for monthly Dairy Heifer Special Sale. 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—High1,40789.781,2635thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,67268.331,14211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32855.6273921
CowsLean 85-90%Low94944.5042222

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 293171.83/cwt24
BullsNumber 1101169.11/cwt30
BullsNumber 38798.15/cwt9
BullsUtility8828.96/cwt23
HeifersNumber 289189.45/cwt8
HeifersNumber 1108132.79/cwt14
HeifersNumber 37315.00/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing708.75/cwt2

Every lot

54 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——1,29485.27/cwt82.00–88.501,1032
Bulls——1,48292.79/cwt90.00–97.001,3753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90944.74/cwt39.00–50.0040713
Cows—Lean 85-90%94833.38/cwt28.00–37.003165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07957.60/cwt55.00–60.006224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29455.88/cwt51.00–60.007239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34967.23/cwt63.00–71.509076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35843.62/cwt40.00–46.005926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66460.65/cwt58.00–62.001,0093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67167.53/cwt64.00–70.001,1285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68177.35/cwt76.00–79.501,3003
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Heifers—Number 36610.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross75212.00/cwt200.00–220.001594
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7612.50/cwt12.50–12.50101
Heifers—Number 38020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross84222.50/cwt222.50–222.501871
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross85235.39/cwt227.50–250.002003
Heifers—Number 19055.00/cwt55.00–55.00501
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross92240.00/cwt240.00–240.002211
Heifers—Number 210030.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Heifers—Number 110456.39/cwt52.50–60.00592
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross107228.76/cwt227.50–230.002452
Heifers—Number 2Beef Cross113207.57/cwt205.00–210.002352
Heifers—Number 112057.50/cwt57.50–57.50691
Heifers—Number 113257.52/cwt50.00–65.00764
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility645.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross71213.94/cwt200.00–227.501522
Bulls—Utility7616.00/cwt10.00–20.00125
Bulls—Number 37876.25/cwt75.00–77.50592
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82240.00/cwt240.00–240.001971
Bulls—Number 38383.39/cwt80.00–85.00693
Bulls—Utility8327.07/cwt5.00–60.00228
Bulls—Number 186156.05/cwt147.50–165.001342
Bulls—Number 286120.16/cwt100.00–130.001038
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross88230.00/cwt230.00–230.002021
Bulls—UtilityBeef Cross92102.50/cwt102.50–102.50941
Bulls—Utility9228.51/cwt17.50–40.00262
Bulls—Number 3Beef Cross93137.73/cwt127.50–150.001283
Bulls—Number 294122.22/cwt110.00–130.001153
Bulls—Number 195152.96/cwt137.50–167.5014511
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96240.00/cwt240.00–240.002301
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross96232.53/cwt230.00–235.002234
Bulls—Number 39867.50/cwt67.50–67.50661
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross103216.79/cwt190.00–235.002233
Bulls—Utility10331.15/cwt12.50–50.00324
Bulls—Number 1105156.73/cwt140.00–170.001659
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106252.74/cwt240.00–265.002682
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross110235.00/cwt235.00–235.002591
Bulls—Number 1114147.53/cwt140.00–152.501683
Bulls—Utility11440.18/cwt30.00–50.00462
Bulls—Number 2116112.50/cwt112.50–112.501311
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122240.00/cwt240.00–240.002931
Bulls—Number 2Beef Cross122210.00/cwt210.00–210.002561

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.