Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-05-15

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 15
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 317▲ 299 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
119 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 119▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,65383.921,3879thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59457.2291249
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33352.7270350
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16733.2738814
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51983.361,2666thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,409113.771,60312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,317109.331,44034
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,419113.771,61415
SteersChoiceAverage1,410110.511,55820
SteersSelectAverage1,428101.471,4494thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104106.44/cwt25
BullsNumber 210484.49/cwt18
BullsNumber 39545.85/cwt18
BullsUtility8717.72/cwt16
HeifersNumber 19346.77/cwt6

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsNumber 1—135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001351
BullsNumber 1—122107.47/cwt105.00–110.001312
BullsNumber 1—8682.55/cwt80.00–87.50713
BullsNumber 1—96107.10/cwt100.00–115.001035
BullsNumber 1—113114.00/cwt107.50–125.001295
BullsNumber 1—103110.33/cwt100.00–120.001149
BullsNumber 2—12395.00/cwt95.00–95.001171
BullsNumber 2—8470.00/cwt70.00–70.00592
BullsNumber 2—9581.51/cwt72.50–90.00775
BullsNumber 2—10789.53/cwt85.00–95.00965
BullsNumber 2—11386.13/cwt77.50–95.00975
BullsNumber 3—11440.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
BullsNumber 3—10641.22/cwt40.00–42.50442
BullsNumber 3—12145.02/cwt40.00–50.00542
BullsNumber 3—7740.84/cwt40.00–42.50313
BullsNumber 3—8645.00/cwt35.00–50.00393
BullsNumber 3—9450.76/cwt40.00–65.00487
BullsUtility—7615.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
BullsUtility—8620.00/cwt15.00–25.00172
BullsUtility—10320.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
BullsUtility—6710.85/cwt10.00–12.5073
BullsUtility—9520.13/cwt5.00–25.00197
HeifersNumber 1—10450.00/cwt50.00–50.00521
HeifersNumber 1—8645.09/cwt40.00–50.00392
HeifersNumber 1—9446.81/cwt40.00–50.00443
Bulls——1,57283.92/cwt81.50–85.501,3194
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39057.90/cwt57.00–59.508059
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,63256.89/cwt54.50–60.0092821
HeifersChoice—1,317109.33/cwt106.50–113.001,44034
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,409113.77/cwt112.00–116.001,60312
SteersChoice—1,410110.51/cwt108.00–112.001,55820
SteersChoice and Prime—1,419113.77/cwt113.00–115.001,61415
SteersSelect—1,428101.47/cwt97.00–104.001,4494
Dairy SteersChoice—1,51983.36/cwt80.00–89.001,2666
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,62662.26/cwt60.00–66.001,01216
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29462.85/cwt61.50–64.008132
Bulls——1,95089.87/cwt86.00–99.001,7523
Bulls——1,37075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0282
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16733.27/cwt10.00–46.0038814
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,32251.00/cwt40.00–56.5067439
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48351.09/cwt40.00–55.0075812

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.