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
Bulls—High1,60186.081,3786thin
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 1—10777.97/cwt75.00–85.00835
BullsNumber 3—8732.53/cwt30.00–40.00287
BullsUtility—10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
BullsUtility—7612.55/cwt10.00–15.00106
Bulls——1,61288.69/cwt85.00–92.001,4304
BullsNumber 1—11379.05/cwt72.50–85.00893
BullsNumber 3—10339.76/cwt30.00–50.00412
BullsUtility—595.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
BullsUtility—657.67/cwt5.00–10.0052
BullsUtility—9417.29/cwt10.00–25.001612
Bulls——1,57980.86/cwt79.50–82.501,2772
BullsNumber 1—9877.50/cwt77.50–77.50761
BullsNumber 2—9663.22/cwt60.00–70.00617
BullsNumber 3—9339.17/cwt30.00–50.003617
HeifersChoice—1,358108.73/cwt107.00–110.001,4777
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,378112.53/cwt110.50–115.501,55127
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,460100.06/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
SteersChoice—1,369107.47/cwt105.50–109.001,4717
SteersChoice and Prime—1,427112.53/cwt110.00–115.001,60629
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,45994.10/cwt92.00–98.001,3737
Dairy SteersChoice—1,45189.12/cwt88.00–90.001,2936
BullsUtility—11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsUtility—8313.89/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.