Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Slaughter Steers sold steady to 6.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter Holstein Steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter Holstein Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Organic Slaughter Cows not tested. Slaughter Bulls not tested. Holstein Bull Calves sold steady to 15.00 lower on a light test. Holstein Heifer Calves not tested. Dairy/Beef Crossbred Calves not tested. Feeder and Dairy Cattle not tested. Demand was moderate.

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	—	Average	1,503	74.82	1,125	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,781	54.36	968	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	50.68	692	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	36.51	369	23
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,436	100.15	1,438	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	99.88	1,446	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,518	89.62	1,360	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,368	75.54	1,033	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	114.77	1,532	38
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	108.37	1,404	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	115.34	1,629	57
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	107.87	1,548	17

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	101	129.00/cwt	5
Bulls	Number 2	103	75.68/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	93	31.12/cwt	11
Bulls	Utility	79	14.60/cwt	22

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	196	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	94	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	150	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	99	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	134	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	78	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	109	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	79	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	130	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	—	100	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	135	1
Bulls	Number 2	—	123	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	74	2
Bulls	Utility	—	74	13.71/cwt	5.00–22.50	10	7
Bulls	Utility	—	106	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	11	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	94	31.90/cwt	25.00–40.00	30	9
Bulls	Number 3	—	86	27.59/cwt	25.00–30.00	24	2
Bulls	Utility	—	85	19.08/cwt	12.50–22.50	16	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	62.24/cwt	62.00–62.50	1,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	50.80/cwt	47.00–53.50	685	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	56.64/cwt	54.00–62.00	818	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	42.56/cwt	40.00–45.50	555	13
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	51.73/cwt	50.00–55.00	54	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	54.31/cwt	40.00–62.50	52	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,296	108.37/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,404	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	33.70/cwt	26.00–39.00	338	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	43.50/cwt	40.00–49.00	457	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	157	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	55.31/cwt	51.50–59.00	992	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,784	48.36/cwt	45.00–50.50	863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,320	69.80/cwt	66.50–72.50	921	6
Bulls	—	—	1,564	76.49/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,196	18
Bulls	Number 2	—	112	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	67	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	67.49/cwt	65.00–70.00	76	2
Bulls	Utility	—	92	21.27/cwt	20.00–22.50	20	2
Bulls	Utility	—	65	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	3	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,518	89.62/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,335	114.77/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,532	38
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	107.87/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,548	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,412	115.34/cwt	112.00–119.50	1,629	57
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,436	100.15/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,438	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,368	75.54/cwt	73.50–78.00	1,033	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,448	99.88/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,446	7

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.

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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Sat Dec 28, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 243Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 60Last week 103Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	106	185.00	185.00
1	—	94	160.00	160.00
1	—	79	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	99	135.00	135.00
1	—	78	140.00	140.00
1	—	100	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	123	60.00	60.00
3	—	104	50.00–55.00	51.73
3	—	95	40.00–62.50	54.31
1	—	112	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	74	5.00–22.50	13.71
1	—	106	10.00	10.00
8	—	85	12.50–22.50	19.08
2	—	92	20.00–22.50	21.27
4	—	65	5.00	5.00
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	94	25.00–40.00	31.90
2	—	86	25.00–30.00	27.59
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	112	65.00–70.00	67.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	62.00–62.50	62.24
15	—	1,793	51.50–59.00	55.31
5	—	1,784	45.00–50.50	48.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,349	47.00–53.50	50.80
17	—	1,445	54.00–62.00	56.64
13	—	1,305	40.00–45.50	42.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,004	26.00–39.00	33.70
8	—	1,051	40.00–49.00	43.50
1	—	783	20.00	20.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,296	102.00–110.50	108.37
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,335	112.00–118.00	114.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,320	66.50–72.50	69.80
18	—	1,564	73.00–79.50	76.49
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	87.50–93.00	89.62
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	73.50–78.00	75.54
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,448	95.00–104.00	99.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,435	94.00–112.00	107.87
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,412	112.00–119.50	115.34
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	95.00–104.50	100.15

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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