Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-09-04

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 4
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
347 head
13 vs last sale 334 347 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
199 head
63 vs last sale 136 199 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 1.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 20.00 - 30.00 higher. Supply heavy, 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
BullsLow1,14559.2267814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55855.9787274
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34152.7670866
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08240.3543718
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40194.101,3189thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,44584.381,2197thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,27773.189355thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50394.581,4223thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48584.561,2565thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,30872.7995210
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,291107.461,3878thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305103.191,3473thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,20496.441,1618thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,457107.131,56119
SteersChoiceAverage1,397102.691,43512

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196148.46/cwt38
BullsNumber 210176.47/cwt19
BullsNumber 39541.41/cwt28
BullsUtility8614.86/cwt58

Every lot, as filed

40 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,08240.35/cwt29.00–50.5043718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65357.72/cwt56.00–60.5095431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41251.75/cwt41.00–56.0073131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69262.37/cwt60.00–65.501,05512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29951.24/cwt41.00–56.0066650
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47357.53/cwt56.00–60.0084716
HeifersChoice and Prime1,291107.46/cwt105.50–110.001,3878
SteersChoice and Prime1,457107.13/cwt105.00–112.001,56119
SteersChoice1,397102.69/cwt100.00–104.501,43512
HeifersSelect1,20496.44/cwt93.00–100.001,1618
HeifersChoice1,305103.19/cwt102.50–104.001,3473
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,40194.10/cwt91.50–100.001,3189
Dairy HeifersChoice1,44584.38/cwt80.00–88.001,2197
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,50394.58/cwt92.50–97.001,4223
Dairy SteersChoice1,48584.56/cwt82.00–90.001,2565
Dairy SteersSelect1,30872.79/cwt68.50–77.0095210
Dairy HeifersSelect1,27773.18/cwt71.50–75.009355
Bulls1,14559.22/cwt55.00–65.5067814
BullsUtility8513.68/cwt5.00–22.501222
BullsUtility9418.32/cwt10.00–32.501715
BullsUtility7513.57/cwt10.00–20.001010
BullsUtility10320.00/cwt15.00–25.00215
BullsUtility676.03/cwt5.00–10.0045
BullsUtility11220.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
BullsNumber 39342.37/cwt32.50–50.003911
BullsNumber 38631.63/cwt25.00–42.50278
BullsNumber 310347.58/cwt40.00–52.50497
BullsNumber 311653.69/cwt50.00–57.50622
BullsNumber 210475.11/cwt60.00–90.00788
BullsNumber 29480.26/cwt65.00–97.50758
BullsNumber 211470.01/cwt65.00–75.00803
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93176.47/cwt140.00–220.001648
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross85170.07/cwt95.00–205.001458
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105182.01/cwt145.00–235.001914
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross77173.08/cwt150.00–195.001332
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross123160.00/cwt160.00–160.001971
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110145.00/cwt145.00–145.001601
BullsNumber 195106.51/cwt100.00–117.501017
BullsNumber 1105108.42/cwt97.50–117.501145
BullsNumber 1114101.21/cwt100.00–102.501152

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.