Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-10-09

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 9
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
336 head
62 vs last sale 274 336 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
16 vs last sale 94 110 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 4.00-8.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Dairy Feeder Calves sold steady, supply moderate, 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
BullsLow1,41671.901,0184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48247.6570664
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33844.6859847
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08832.6535515
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50390.921,3675thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,38783.961,1659thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360106.961,45527
HeifersChoiceAverage1,290102.601,3246thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,24994.361,1795thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430106.741,52625
SteersChoiceAverage1,392103.001,43418
SteersSelectAverage1,21594.171,1448thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110472.58/cwt8
BullsNumber 210656.01/cwt10
BullsNumber 39833.02/cwt24
BullsUtility8914.86/cwt23

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 19770.02/cwt65.00–75.00683
BullsNumber 211256.73/cwt50.00–60.00643
BullsNumber 313135.00/cwt35.00–35.00461
BullsNumber 39436.19/cwt27.50–40.00348
BullsUtility7713.27/cwt10.00–20.00106
Bulls1,26667.20/cwt65.00–69.008513
BullsNumber 111575.09/cwt70.00–80.00862
BullsNumber 29760.00/cwt60.00–60.00581
BullsNumber 311240.00/cwt40.00–40.00451
BullsNumber 310433.42/cwt30.00–40.00353
BullsUtility10414.96/cwt5.00–20.00164
BullsUtility8614.60/cwt5.00–20.00137
Bulls1,86586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6041
HeifersChoice1,290102.60/cwt100.00–105.001,3246
HeifersSelect1,24994.36/cwt91.50–98.001,1795
HeifersChoice and Prime1,360106.96/cwt105.00–110.001,45527
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51050.41/cwt48.00–54.007618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56649.98/cwt48.00–53.0078321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30343.51/cwt35.00–50.0056739
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41644.97/cwt38.00–50.0063737
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59456.04/cwt54.00–60.008936
CowsLean 85-90%1,08832.65/cwt20.00–39.0035515
SteersSelect1,21594.17/cwt88.00–98.001,1448
SteersChoice and Prime1,430106.74/cwt104.00–109.001,52625
SteersChoice1,392103.00/cwt100.00–104.001,43418
Dairy SteersChoice1,38783.96/cwt80.00–88.001,1659
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,50390.92/cwt88.00–94.001,3675
BullsNumber 110473.46/cwt70.00–80.00763
BullsNumber 210454.98/cwt50.00–65.00576
BullsNumber 312534.92/cwt30.00–40.00442
BullsNumber 38728.64/cwt25.00–35.00259
BullsUtility9416.67/cwt10.00–20.00166

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.