Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-12-11

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 11
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
13 vs last sale 378 365 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
125 head
63 vs last sale 188 125 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply heavy, demand light. Slaughter cows sold 5.00- 8.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Supply moderate, 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%Low1,55045.2170173
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36842.8858658
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18931.4437410
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,387113.141,5697thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,272105.521,34238
HeifersSelectAverage1,15196.461,1107thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,428112.321,60422
SteersChoiceAverage1,477104.831,54828
SteersSelectAverage1,38298.871,3663thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110593.98/cwt16
BullsNumber 210065.87/cwt17
BullsNumber 39245.60/cwt21
BullsUtility9013.92/cwt27

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 29665.82/cwt60.00–75.00636
BullsNumber 28860.66/cwt52.50–65.00534
BullsUtility7610.37/cwt5.00–12.5088
BullsUtility10317.86/cwt15.00–20.00187
BullsUtility8512.90/cwt10.00–15.00117
BullsUtility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00144
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50847.59/cwt45.50–55.5071813
BullsUtility11317.50/cwt17.50–17.50201
BullsNumber 112085.00/cwt85.00–85.001021
BullsNumber 39345.56/cwt30.00–57.504213
BullsNumber 38542.11/cwt35.00–47.50366
BullsNumber 310456.29/cwt55.00–57.50592
HeifersChoice and Prime1,387113.14/cwt112.00–114.001,5697
CowsLean 85-90%1,18931.44/cwt20.00–44.0037410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49442.64/cwt37.00–46.5063743
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59147.28/cwt45.00–50.5075223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75854.16/cwt52.00–58.009527
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32741.52/cwt34.00–46.5055145
SteersSelect1,38298.87/cwt97.00–100.001,3663
SteersChoice and Prime1,428112.32/cwt108.00–115.001,60422
SteersChoice1,477104.83/cwt102.00–110.001,54828
HeifersChoice1,272105.52/cwt102.00–109.001,34238
HeifersSelect1,15196.46/cwt90.00–101.001,1107
BullsNumber 211469.32/cwt60.00–77.50794
BullsNumber 210272.46/cwt70.00–75.00742
BullsNumber 212060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
BullsNumber 110391.94/cwt82.50–100.00956
BullsNumber 111295.44/cwt80.00–102.501075
BullsNumber 19797.45/cwt92.50–100.00954

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.