Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-08-14

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Aug 14
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
39 vs last sale 254 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
129 head
5 vs last sale 124 129 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 6.00-8.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-9.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45856.5582498
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27452.5967060
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22243.375308thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,35095.121,2846thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40685.471,2025thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,239104.801,2988thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,35099.961,3494thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,341105.911,4208thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,323100.241,3269thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199144.39/cwt14
BullsNumber 210464.60/cwt12
BullsNumber 39136.18/cwt15
BullsUtility8814.88/cwt38

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1Beef Cross96167.13/cwt150.00–190.001603
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross111184.91/cwt175.00–195.002052
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross103200.00/cwt200.00–200.002062
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross84177.43/cwt165.00–190.001492
BullsUtility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
BullsNumber 38630.64/cwt25.00–35.00268
BullsUtility8515.18/cwt12.50–20.001315
BullsNumber 311235.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
BullsNumber 310350.00/cwt50.00–50.00521
BullsNumber 210464.60/cwt60.00–70.00676
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58161.30/cwt59.50–63.5096918
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23951.45/cwt40.00–56.0063749
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43157.67/cwt56.50–59.5082511
BullsUtility9417.08/cwt15.00–20.00166
BullsUtility10721.88/cwt20.00–27.50234
BullsUtility11518.31/cwt15.00–20.00213
SteersChoice1,323100.24/cwt98.00–102.501,3269
HeifersChoice and Prime1,239104.80/cwt104.00–106.001,2988
HeifersChoice1,35099.96/cwt97.00–103.001,3494
CowsLean 85-90%1,22243.37/cwt30.00–54.005308
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46957.34/cwt55.50–60.5084244
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38253.20/cwt46.00–55.5073536
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,35095.12/cwt92.00–97.501,2846
Dairy SteersChoice1,40685.47/cwt84.00–88.001,2025
SteersChoice and Prime1,341105.91/cwt104.00–108.001,4208
BullsNumber 29863.71/cwt52.50–70.00624
BullsNumber 211566.39/cwt60.00–72.50762
BullsUtility7511.10/cwt5.00–15.0087
BullsNumber 39342.52/cwt37.50–50.00405
BullsNumber 19578.46/cwt75.00–85.00753
BullsNumber 110780.00/cwt80.00–80.00862

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.