Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply heavy, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Supply moderate, demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,653	83.92	1,387	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	57.22	912	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	52.72	703	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	33.27	388	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	83.36	1,266	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	113.77	1,603	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	109.33	1,440	34
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	113.77	1,614	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	110.51	1,558	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,428	101.47	1,449	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	106.44/cwt	25
Bulls	Number 2	104	84.49/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 3	95	45.85/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	87	17.72/cwt	16
Heifers	Number 1	93	46.77/cwt	6

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Number 1	—	135	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	122	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	131	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	82.55/cwt	80.00–87.50	71	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	96	107.10/cwt	100.00–115.00	103	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	114.00/cwt	107.50–125.00	129	5
Bulls	Number 1	—	103	110.33/cwt	100.00–120.00	114	9
Bulls	Number 2	—	123	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	117	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	84	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	59	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	81.51/cwt	72.50–90.00	77	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	107	89.53/cwt	85.00–95.00	96	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	113	86.13/cwt	77.50–95.00	97	5
Bulls	Number 3	—	114	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	46	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	106	41.22/cwt	40.00–42.50	44	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	121	45.02/cwt	40.00–50.00	54	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	40.84/cwt	40.00–42.50	31	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	45.00/cwt	35.00–50.00	39	3
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	50.76/cwt	40.00–65.00	48	7
Bulls	Utility	—	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	2
Bulls	Utility	—	86	20.00/cwt	15.00–25.00	17	2
Bulls	Utility	—	103	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	21	2
Bulls	Utility	—	67	10.85/cwt	10.00–12.50	7	3
Bulls	Utility	—	95	20.13/cwt	5.00–25.00	19	7
Heifers	Number 1	—	104	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	52	1
Heifers	Number 1	—	86	45.09/cwt	40.00–50.00	39	2
Heifers	Number 1	—	94	46.81/cwt	40.00–50.00	44	3
Bulls	—	—	1,572	83.92/cwt	81.50–85.50	1,319	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	57.90/cwt	57.00–59.50	805	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	56.89/cwt	54.50–60.00	928	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,317	109.33/cwt	106.50–113.00	1,440	34
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	113.77/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,603	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	110.51/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,558	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,419	113.77/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,614	15
Steers	Select	—	1,428	101.47/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,449	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,519	83.36/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,266	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	62.26/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,012	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	62.85/cwt	61.50–64.00	813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	89.87/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,028	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	33.27/cwt	10.00–46.00	388	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	51.00/cwt	40.00–56.50	674	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	51.09/cwt	40.00–55.00	758	12

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.

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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed May 15, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 317Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 119Last week 119Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	100.00	100.00
2	—	122	105.00–110.00	107.47
3	—	86	80.00–87.50	82.55
5	—	96	100.00–115.00	107.10
5	—	113	107.50–125.00	114.00
9	—	103	100.00–120.00	110.33
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	123	95.00	95.00
2	—	84	70.00	70.00
5	—	95	72.50–90.00	81.51
5	—	107	85.00–95.00	89.53
5	—	113	77.50–95.00	86.13
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	40.00	40.00
2	—	106	40.00–42.50	41.22
2	—	121	40.00–50.00	45.02
3	—	77	40.00–42.50	40.84
3	—	86	35.00–50.00	45.00
7	—	94	40.00–65.00	50.76
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	15.00	15.00
2	—	86	15.00–25.00	20.00
2	—	103	20.00	20.00
3	—	67	10.00–12.50	10.85
7	—	95	5.00–25.00	20.13
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	50.00	50.00
2	—	86	40.00–50.00	45.09
3	—	94	40.00–50.00	46.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,572	81.50–85.50	83.92
3	—	1,950	86.00–99.00	89.87
2	—	1,370	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,390	57.00–59.50	57.90
2	—	1,294	61.50–64.00	62.85
39	—	1,322	40.00–56.50	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,632	54.50–60.00	56.89
16	—	1,626	60.00–66.00	62.26
12	—	1,483	40.00–55.00	51.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,167	10.00–46.00	33.27
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,317	106.50–113.00	109.33
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,409	112.00–116.00	113.77
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,410	108.00–112.00	110.51
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	113.00–115.00	113.77
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	97.00–104.00	101.47
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	80.00–89.00	83.36

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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