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 Cross—96167.13/cwt150.00–190.001603
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—111184.91/cwt175.00–195.002052
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—103200.00/cwt200.00–200.002062
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—84177.43/cwt165.00–190.001492
BullsUtility—665.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
BullsNumber 3—8630.64/cwt25.00–35.00268
BullsUtility—8515.18/cwt12.50–20.001315
BullsNumber 3—11235.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
BullsNumber 3—10350.00/cwt50.00–50.00521
BullsNumber 2—10464.60/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
BullsUtility—9417.08/cwt15.00–20.00166
BullsUtility—10721.88/cwt20.00–27.50234
BullsUtility—11518.31/cwt15.00–20.00213
SteersChoice—1,323100.24/cwt98.00–102.501,3269
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,239104.80/cwt104.00–106.001,2988
HeifersChoice—1,35099.96/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 Prime—1,35095.12/cwt92.00–97.501,2846
Dairy SteersChoice—1,40685.47/cwt84.00–88.001,2025
SteersChoice and Prime—1,341105.91/cwt104.00–108.001,4208
BullsNumber 2—9863.71/cwt52.50–70.00624
BullsNumber 2—11566.39/cwt60.00–72.50762
BullsUtility—7511.10/cwt5.00–15.0087
BullsNumber 3—9342.52/cwt37.50–50.00405
BullsNumber 1—9578.46/cwt75.00–85.00753
BullsNumber 1—10780.00/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.