Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-11-20

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 20
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
17 vs last sale 316 299 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
101 head
2 vs last sale 103 101 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 2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold mostly steady. 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56449.4377369
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34246.2762163
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26634.3343511
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,431100.391,4376thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,533102.341,5694thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,336113.241,51310
HeifersChoiceAverage1,329108.561,4438thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,121100.211,1234thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,405113.551,59510
SteersChoiceAverage1,399109.411,5317thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110690.85/cwt9
BullsNumber 29870.11/cwt17
BullsNumber 39038.37/cwt17
BullsUtility8513.60/cwt16

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
BullsNumber 19595.00/cwt95.00–95.00901
BullsNumber 112287.50/cwt87.50–87.501071
BullsNumber 110590.73/cwt85.00–100.00957
BullsNumber 211580.00/cwt80.00–80.00921
BullsNumber 212469.00/cwt60.00–77.50862
BullsNumber 210473.34/cwt70.00–80.00763
BullsNumber 28663.83/cwt50.00–70.00554
BullsNumber 29371.22/cwt57.50–80.00667
BullsNumber 310740.00/cwt40.00–40.00431
BullsNumber 38535.68/cwt20.00–47.50308
BullsNumber 39340.85/cwt30.00–57.50388
BullsUtility9720.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
BullsUtility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
BullsUtility8514.25/cwt10.00–17.50123
BullsUtility7811.65/cwt5.00–12.5099
HeifersChoice1,329108.56/cwt107.50–110.001,4438
HeifersSelect1,121100.21/cwt98.00–104.001,1234
SteersChoice1,399109.41/cwt107.00–111.001,5317
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,431100.39/cwt94.50–103.001,4376
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,533102.34/cwt98.00–106.001,5694
SteersChoice and Prime1,405113.55/cwt110.50–115.001,59510
HeifersChoice and Prime1,336113.24/cwt111.00–115.001,51310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42354.86/cwt53.00–56.507816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40049.50/cwt47.50–52.0069325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28242.13/cwt32.00–48.0054032
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62853.48/cwt53.00–54.0087110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51845.06/cwt40.00–47.5068415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56550.00/cwt47.00–52.5078344
CowsLean 85-90%1,26634.33/cwt21.00–47.5043511

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.