Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-10-02

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 2
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
42 vs last sale 316 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
94 head
29 vs last sale 123 94 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 light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2300-3500 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Feeder Dairy Calves sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,65978.751,3065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58453.8385365
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37649.3968054
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21338.0046112
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,342105.521,41615
HeifersChoiceAverage1,261101.721,2834thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,395105.711,47526
SteersChoiceAverage1,386101.551,4077thin
SteersSelectAverage1,40594.171,3234thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110674.21/cwt9
BullsNumber 210453.28/cwt16
BullsNumber 39531.61/cwt26
BullsUtility8916.40/cwt18

Every lot, as filed

30 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 111282.50/cwt82.50–82.50921
BullsNumber 112865.00/cwt65.00–65.00831
BullsNumber 110673.45/cwt65.00–85.00783
BullsNumber 19975.01/cwt70.00–85.00744
BullsNumber 212057.50/cwt57.50–57.50691
BullsNumber 211752.40/cwt45.00–60.00612
BullsNumber 29551.46/cwt45.00–55.00495
BullsNumber 210454.10/cwt47.50–60.00568
BullsNumber 311340.00/cwt40.00–40.00452
BullsNumber 310434.97/cwt27.50–42.50365
BullsNumber 38728.54/cwt25.00–35.00257
BullsNumber 39330.60/cwt25.00–40.002812
BullsUtility11017.50/cwt17.50–17.50191
BullsUtility10117.50/cwt17.50–17.50182
BullsUtility7812.50/cwt12.50–12.50104
BullsUtility9618.18/cwt15.00–20.00174
BullsUtility8517.13/cwt7.00–30.00157
Bulls1,95086.33/cwt84.50–88.001,6832
Bulls1,46573.70/cwt72.00–74.501,0803
HeifersChoice1,261101.72/cwt100.00–103.001,2834
SteersChoice1,386101.55/cwt98.00–103.001,4077
SteersSelect1,40594.17/cwt92.00–96.001,3234
SteersChoice and Prime1,395105.71/cwt104.00–109.001,47526
HeifersChoice and Prime1,342105.52/cwt104.00–108.001,41615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47654.98/cwt54.00–56.508125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36648.82/cwt40.00–53.5066749
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68060.70/cwt57.00–65.001,02011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64154.41/cwt53.00–57.0089321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51551.18/cwt47.00–52.5077533
CowsLean 85-90%1,21338.00/cwt29.00–45.0046112

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.