Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,525	65.94	1,006	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	48.76	745	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	45.10	603	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,209	34.24	414	23
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,524	93.61	1,427	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	87.15	1,265	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,349	77.43	1,045	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	108.13	1,444	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	104.66	1,326	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,233	96.00	1,184	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	108.24	1,556	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	103.55	1,439	22
Steers	Select	Average	1,274	94.22	1,200	12

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	107	86.15/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 2	100	64.57/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 3	102	43.67/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	88	17.00/cwt	15

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	34.24/cwt	20.00–44.00	414	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	45.70/cwt	42.00–49.00	654	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	50.68/cwt	48.00–53.00	799	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	55.38/cwt	53.50–60.00	979	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	44.23/cwt	37.00–49.50	588	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	50.17/cwt	49.00–52.00	692	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	108.13/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,444	23
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,438	108.24/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,556	33
Steers	Choice	—	1,390	103.55/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,439	22
Heifers	Select	—	1,233	96.00/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,184	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,267	104.66/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,326	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,524	93.61/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,427	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,451	87.15/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,265	6
Steers	Select	—	1,274	94.22/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,200	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,349	77.43/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,045	4
Bulls	—	—	1,348	60.52/cwt	54.00–65.00	816	5
Bulls	—	—	2,029	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,909	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Utility	—	88	17.47/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	6
Bulls	Utility	—	75	13.78/cwt	10.00–20.00	10	4
Bulls	Utility	—	96	20.05/cwt	15.00–25.00	19	3
Bulls	Utility	—	105	17.48/cwt	15.00–20.00	18	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	104	44.73/cwt	30.00–52.50	47	6
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	42.99/cwt	32.50–50.00	41	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	122	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	49	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	96	64.19/cwt	55.00–72.50	62	12
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	65.19/cwt	60.00–70.00	68	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	123	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	74	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	116	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	84	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	106	87.74/cwt	75.00–100.00	93	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	118	82.51/cwt	75.00–87.50	97	3
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	85.01/cwt	75.00–97.50	82	3

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Oct 23, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 376Last week 336Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 92Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,209	20.00–44.00	34.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,431	42.00–49.00	45.70
23	—	1,577	48.00–53.00	50.68
10	—	1,768	53.50–60.00	55.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,330	37.00–49.50	44.23
6	—	1,380	49.00–52.00	50.17
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,335	106.00–112.50	108.13
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,233	91.00–100.00	96.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,267	103.00–106.00	104.66
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,438	106.00–111.00	108.24
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,390	101.00–105.50	103.55
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,274	88.00–100.00	94.22
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,524	92.00–97.00	93.61
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	85.00–90.00	87.15
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	75.00–80.00	77.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	54.00–65.00	60.52
1	—	2,029	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,909	85.00	85.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	88	15.00–20.00	17.47
4	—	75	10.00–20.00	13.78
3	—	96	15.00–25.00	20.05
2	—	105	15.00–20.00	17.48
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	104	30.00–52.50	44.73
4	—	95	32.50–50.00	42.99
1	—	122	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	96	55.00–72.50	64.19
2	—	104	60.00–70.00	65.19
1	—	123	60.00	60.00
1	—	116	72.50	72.50
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	106	75.00–100.00	87.74
3	—	118	75.00–87.50	82.51
3	—	97	75.00–97.50	85.01

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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