Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-05-27

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, May 27
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 214▲ 25 vs year ago 111 · +22.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
107 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 141▼ 18 vs year ago 125 · −14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Cattle not tested. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Holstein Calves sold steady. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Dairy Cattle not tested. See Cherry Creek Feeder and Replacement Sale Report for monthly Feeder 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—High1,21975.7092310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64067.591,10811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30361.5280273
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01641.6842427

Feeder Dairy Calves

8 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110197.08/cwt29
BullsNumber 29672.53/cwt18
BullsNumber 39042.28/cwt14
BullsUtility9220.71/cwt28
HeifersNumber 19952.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 28448.31/cwt3
HeifersNumber 39833.75/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7713.75/cwt2

Every lot, as filed

39 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 1—8687.50/cwt85.00–90.00752
BullsNumber 2—12882.50/cwt82.50–82.501061
BullsNumber 3—10442.40/cwt40.00–45.00442
BullsUtility—8618.41/cwt10.00–32.50167
BullsNumber 2—11270.00/cwt70.00–70.00781
BullsNumber 3—8436.22/cwt35.00–37.50302
BullsUtility—7616.06/cwt5.00–30.00125
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—112210.00/cwt210.00–210.002351
BullsNumber 3—11050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
BullsUtility—11222.46/cwt20.00–27.50253
Bulls——1,35587.68/cwt82.00–96.001,1884
BullsNumber 1—10494.25/cwt82.50–105.009813
BullsNumber 2—9271.62/cwt60.00–80.00669
BullsUtility—10421.73/cwt20.00–25.00233
Bulls——1,06364.46/cwt59.00–68.006854
BullsNumber 1—9590.75/cwt82.50–110.008610
BullsNumber 2—8672.11/cwt60.00–80.00624
BullsNumber 3—7742.51/cwt37.50–50.00335
Bulls——1,26174.24/cwt70.00–77.009362
BullsNumber 1—11499.18/cwt97.50–100.001133
BullsNumber 2—10373.31/cwt70.00–80.00763
BullsNumber 3—9743.02/cwt32.50–50.00424
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38766.30/cwt63.00–70.0092036
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23059.13/cwt54.50–62.5072728
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01948.51/cwt45.00–54.0049413
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19649.85/cwt46.50–53.005969
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06138.80/cwt35.00–41.0041211
CowsLean 85-90%—83822.68/cwt20.00–29.001903
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60764.76/cwt60.00–67.001,0417
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,69772.53/cwt69.50–75.001,2314
HeifersNumber 3—8632.50/cwt32.50–32.50281
HeifersNumber 2—8747.47/cwt45.00–50.00412
HeifersNumber 2—7850.00/cwt50.00–50.00391
HeifersNumber 1—10252.50/cwt52.50–52.50541
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersNumber 1—9652.50/cwt52.50–52.50501
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—6212.50/cwt12.50–12.5081
HeifersNumber 3—11035.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
BullsUtility—9523.81/cwt17.50–30.002310

How this sale compares

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.