Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-07-31

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 31
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
338 head
82 vs last sale 256 338 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
104 head
20 vs last sale 124 104 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. Supply heavy, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Holstein Feeder Calves sold steady. Supply light, demand light.

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
BullsHigh1,60186.081,3786thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55764.541,00566
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31160.1478854
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12944.6350415
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,460100.061,4616thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45994.101,3737thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45189.121,2936thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,378112.531,55127
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358108.731,4777thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,427112.531,60629
SteersChoiceAverage1,369107.471,4717thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110878.28/cwt9
BullsNumber 29663.22/cwt7
BullsNumber 39237.43/cwt26
BullsUtility8614.51/cwt30

Every lot, as filed

29 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 110777.97/cwt75.00–85.00835
BullsNumber 38732.53/cwt30.00–40.00287
BullsUtility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
BullsUtility7612.55/cwt10.00–15.00106
Bulls1,61288.69/cwt85.00–92.001,4304
BullsNumber 111379.05/cwt72.50–85.00893
BullsNumber 310339.76/cwt30.00–50.00412
BullsUtility595.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility657.67/cwt5.00–10.0052
BullsUtility9417.29/cwt10.00–25.001612
Bulls1,57980.86/cwt79.50–82.501,2772
BullsNumber 19877.50/cwt77.50–77.50761
BullsNumber 29663.22/cwt60.00–70.00617
BullsNumber 39339.17/cwt30.00–50.003617
HeifersChoice1,358108.73/cwt107.00–110.001,4777
HeifersChoice and Prime1,378112.53/cwt110.50–115.501,55127
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,460100.06/cwt95.50–103.001,4616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40064.52/cwt62.50–68.0090320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65570.33/cwt67.00–76.501,16421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41759.01/cwt52.00–61.0083618
CowsLean 85-90%1,12944.63/cwt30.00–55.0050415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25857.56/cwt48.50–63.0072434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57363.73/cwt62.00–66.501,00227
SteersChoice1,369107.47/cwt105.50–109.001,4717
SteersChoice and Prime1,427112.53/cwt110.00–115.001,60629
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,45994.10/cwt92.00–98.001,3737
Dairy SteersChoice1,45189.12/cwt88.00–90.001,2936
BullsUtility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsUtility8313.89/cwt10.00–15.00127

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.