Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-11-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 13
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 328▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
103 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 85▲ 103 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—High1,87972.561,3636thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57349.9378552
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31444.3558362
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21133.6740814
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370112.401,54020
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238106.661,32014
HeifersSelectAverage1,21494.811,1514thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,499113.051,69521
SteersChoiceAverage1,410105.971,49422
SteersSelectAverage1,32696.901,28512

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110192.50/cwt10
BullsNumber 210069.53/cwt17
BullsNumber 39840.41/cwt18
BullsUtility8815.74/cwt31

Every lot, as filed

29 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
SteersChoice—1,410105.97/cwt102.00–110.001,49422
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59855.07/cwt53.00–57.0088012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38848.80/cwt46.00–53.5067719
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56449.29/cwt46.00–53.0077132
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28242.39/cwt34.00–47.5054343
CowsLean 85-90%—1,21133.67/cwt20.00–46.0040814
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57144.75/cwt42.00–46.507038
HeifersChoice—1,238106.66/cwt102.00–108.501,32014
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,370112.40/cwt109.00–115.001,54020
HeifersSelect—1,21494.81/cwt90.50–100.501,1514
BullsNumber 1—9693.15/cwt85.00–100.00894
Bulls——1,98480.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5871
BullsUtility—8515.69/cwt10.00–20.001315
BullsUtility—11115.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsNumber 3—9236.50/cwt30.00–45.00345
BullsNumber 2—9368.44/cwt60.00–80.00648
BullsNumber 1—10492.06/cwt85.00–100.00966
Bulls——1,94874.97/cwt74.00–76.001,4602
BullsUtility—7712.05/cwt10.00–15.0095
BullsNumber 3—10344.69/cwt30.00–55.00469
BullsNumber 3—11850.00/cwt50.00–50.00591
BullsNumber 2—11368.35/cwt57.50–75.00773
Bulls——1,79868.48/cwt64.00–72.001,2313
SteersChoice and Prime—1,499113.05/cwt109.50–115.001,69521
SteersSelect—1,32696.90/cwt89.50–102.501,28512
BullsNumber 2—10371.58/cwt57.50–80.00746
BullsNumber 3—8430.86/cwt27.50–35.00263
BullsUtility—10820.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
BullsUtility—9517.49/cwt15.00–22.50179

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.