Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-10-23

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 23
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 336▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
92 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 110▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply heavy, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Supply light, 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
Bulls—Low1,52565.941,0067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52948.7674569
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33745.1060341
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20934.2441423
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,52493.611,4273thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45187.151,2656thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34977.431,0454thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335108.131,44423
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267104.661,32610
HeifersSelectAverage1,23396.001,1847thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438108.241,55633
SteersChoiceAverage1,390103.551,43922
SteersSelectAverage1,27494.221,20012

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110786.15/cwt15
BullsNumber 210064.57/cwt16
BullsNumber 310243.67/cwt11
BullsUtility8817.00/cwt15

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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,20934.24/cwt20.00–44.0041423
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43145.70/cwt42.00–49.0065436
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57750.68/cwt48.00–53.0079923
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,76855.38/cwt53.50–60.0097910
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33044.23/cwt37.00–49.5058835
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38050.17/cwt49.00–52.006926
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,335108.13/cwt106.00–112.501,44423
SteersChoice and Prime—1,438108.24/cwt106.00–111.001,55633
SteersChoice—1,390103.55/cwt101.00–105.501,43922
HeifersSelect—1,23396.00/cwt91.00–100.001,1847
HeifersChoice—1,267104.66/cwt103.00–106.001,32610
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,52493.61/cwt92.00–97.001,4273
Dairy SteersChoice—1,45187.15/cwt85.00–90.001,2656
SteersSelect—1,27494.22/cwt88.00–100.001,20012
Dairy SteersSelect—1,34977.43/cwt75.00–80.001,0454
Bulls——1,34860.52/cwt54.00–65.008165
Bulls——2,02974.00/cwt74.00–74.001,5011
Bulls——1,90985.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6231
BullsUtility—8817.47/cwt15.00–20.00156
BullsUtility—7513.78/cwt10.00–20.00104
BullsUtility—9620.05/cwt15.00–25.00193
BullsUtility—10517.48/cwt15.00–20.00182
BullsNumber 3—10444.73/cwt30.00–52.50476
BullsNumber 3—9542.99/cwt32.50–50.00414
BullsNumber 3—12240.00/cwt40.00–40.00491
BullsNumber 2—9664.19/cwt55.00–72.506212
BullsNumber 2—10465.19/cwt60.00–70.00682
BullsNumber 2—12360.00/cwt60.00–60.00741
BullsNumber 2—11672.50/cwt72.50–72.50841
BullsNumber 1—10687.74/cwt75.00–100.00939
BullsNumber 1—11882.51/cwt75.00–87.50973
BullsNumber 1—9785.01/cwt75.00–97.50823

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.