Sale reports / New York / Empire - Cherry Creek / 2020-10-14

Empire - Cherry Creek

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Cherry Creek, New York · Wed, Oct 14
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1977
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 104▼ 1 vs year ago 128 · −0.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
121 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 129▲ 2 vs year ago 119 · +1.7%
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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 except Lean Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Holstein Heifer Calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower on a light test. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves sold steady to 10.00 lower on a light test. 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74148.4684413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35743.0358460
CowsLean 85-90%Average97430.7730029

Feeder Dairy Calves

7 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100115.38/cwt36
BullsNumber 29479.69/cwt22
BullsNumber 39047.95/cwt18
BullsUtility8214.91/cwt23
HeifersNumber 187187.51/cwt4
HeifersNumber 29132.70/cwt11
HeifersNumber 37610.00/cwt1

Every lot, as filed

35 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—9598.45/cwt90.00–112.509412
BullsNumber 1—112102.50/cwt102.50–102.501151
BullsUtility—688.33/cwt5.00–10.0063
HeifersNumber 2—8520.39/cwt20.00–22.50176
BullsNumber 3—10250.00/cwt50.00–50.00511
BullsNumber 3—9348.83/cwt37.50–60.004510
BullsNumber 3—8546.39/cwt40.00–52.50397
HeifersNumber 3—7610.00/cwt10.00–10.0081
BullsNumber 2—9375.96/cwt65.00–87.507110
BullsNumber 2—10484.46/cwt70.00–92.50883
BullsUtility—9220.00/cwt20.00–20.00186
HeifersNumber 2—10027.50/cwt27.50–27.50281
BullsNumber 1—103108.03/cwt100.00–115.0011118
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—86195.12/cwt190.00–200.001682
BullsUtility—10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
BullsUtility—7311.48/cwt10.00–15.0087
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—122170.00/cwt170.00–170.002071
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross—102150.00/cwt150.00–150.001531
HeifersNumber 2—9323.29/cwt20.00–27.50223
BullsNumber 2—8771.80/cwt60.00–85.00627
HeifersNumber 2Beef Cross—108140.00/cwt140.00–140.001511
BullsNumber 2—11887.50/cwt87.50–87.501031
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—96182.55/cwt180.00–185.001752
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—86183.35/cwt170.00–197.501583
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34943.78/cwt39.00–48.5059135
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,76547.93/cwt45.00–50.5084610
CowsLean 85-90%—98531.75/cwt28.00–35.0031317
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06840.07/cwt38.00–43.004285
BullsUtility—8416.28/cwt15.00–20.00146
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,69056.32/cwt55.00–57.509522
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,43150.77/cwt49.50–55.0072714
CowsLean 85-90%—88221.74/cwt18.00–25.001927
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28930.81/cwt21.00–38.5039711
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60238.00/cwt38.00–38.006091
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—90200.00/cwt200.00–200.001801

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.