Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-09-25

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 25
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 242▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
123 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 123▲ 123 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 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 9.00-12.00 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
Bulls—Average1,68178.121,3134thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60356.9991331
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38753.9174836
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13237.6342627
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40795.821,3489thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50096.411,4465thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53387.381,3404thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29675.409775thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,336105.291,40710
HeifersChoiceAverage1,22599.941,2245thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,433106.001,51922
SteersChoiceAverage1,37099.931,36920

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110870.23/cwt10
BullsNumber 210557.25/cwt21
BullsNumber 39634.45/cwt25
BullsUtility8713.66/cwt31

Every lot, as filed

32 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—13265.00/cwt65.00–65.00861
BullsNumber 1—9870.79/cwt65.00–82.50693
BullsNumber 1—10371.59/cwt67.50–77.50743
BullsNumber 1—11670.04/cwt65.00–75.00813
BullsNumber 2—12360.00/cwt60.00–60.00741
BullsNumber 2—9659.50/cwt55.00–62.50575
BullsNumber 2—11359.49/cwt57.50–60.00675
BullsNumber 2—10354.74/cwt50.00–60.005610
BullsNumber 3—11835.00/cwt35.00–35.00411
BullsNumber 3—8730.32/cwt25.00–37.50266
BullsNumber 3—10437.36/cwt25.00–47.50397
BullsNumber 3—9334.81/cwt25.00–45.003211
BullsUtility—10215.84/cwt15.00–17.50163
BullsUtility—779.05/cwt5.00–10.0075
BullsUtility—9515.35/cwt15.00–17.50157
BullsUtility—8413.95/cwt10.00–20.001216
Bulls——1,68178.12/cwt74.00–81.501,3134
Dairy SteersSelect—1,29675.40/cwt73.00–80.009775
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,40795.82/cwt92.50–101.501,3489
Dairy SteersChoice—1,53387.38/cwt84.00–89.001,3404
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,50096.41/cwt94.00–100.001,4465
HeifersChoice—1,22599.94/cwt98.00–102.001,2245
SteersChoice—1,37099.93/cwt97.00–104.001,36920
SteersChoice and Prime—1,433106.00/cwt104.00–110.001,51922
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,336105.29/cwt103.00–107.501,40710
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39258.10/cwt56.50–60.5080911
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38552.06/cwt44.00–55.5072125
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,76863.37/cwt61.50–65.501,1205
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43453.59/cwt50.00–55.0076811
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,67157.36/cwt56.00–60.0095815
CowsLean 85-90%—1,20345.95/cwt40.00–51.5055311
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08431.91/cwt23.00–43.5034616

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.