Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-01-15

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 15
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
329 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 352▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
91 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 129▲ 91 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 1.00-4.00 higher. Supply heavy, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate demand good. 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—Low1,62469.001,1211thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63350.7982971
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30550.576609thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,40948.7268638
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44698.681,4278thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48993.071,3864thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48287.441,2967thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44178.301,1288thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415117.031,65616
HeifersChoiceAverage1,306112.471,46912
HeifersSelectAverage1,17095.301,1154thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,460117.131,71042
SteersChoiceAverage1,495112.261,67818

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103102.12/cwt12
BullsNumber 210074.75/cwt18
BullsNumber 39543.41/cwt16
BullsUtility8919.37/cwt16

Every lot, as filed

31 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
BullsUtility—8214.17/cwt12.50–15.00123
BullsNumber 2—9575.52/cwt60.00–87.50729
BullsUtility—11920.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
BullsUtility—10277.50/cwt77.50–77.50791
BullsNumber 3—9444.69/cwt27.50–95.00429
BullsNumber 3—10340.12/cwt32.50–45.00413
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38146.17/cwt40.00–51.5063823
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,45152.64/cwt50.50–55.0076415
BullsNumber 3—8440.68/cwt30.00–47.50343
BullsNumber 3—11950.00/cwt50.00–50.00601
BullsUtility—9317.51/cwt15.00–22.50167
BullsUtility—7711.85/cwt5.00–17.5094
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,415117.03/cwt115.00–120.501,65616
HeifersChoice—1,306112.47/cwt108.00–115.501,46912
CowsLean 85-90%—1,30550.57/cwt32.00–71.506609
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,65352.00/cwt50.00–55.5086032
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57147.15/cwt42.00–50.0074130
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,76858.60/cwt56.00–63.001,0369
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,48993.07/cwt90.00–96.001,3864
Dairy SteersChoice—1,48287.44/cwt87.00–88.001,2967
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,44698.68/cwt92.00–103.501,4278
SteersChoice and Prime—1,460117.13/cwt115.00–120.501,71042
SteersChoice—1,495112.26/cwt110.00–115.001,67818
HeifersSelect—1,17095.30/cwt84.50–104.001,1154
Dairy SteersSelect—1,44178.30/cwt75.00–82.001,1288
BullsNumber 2—11578.18/cwt67.50–90.00904
BullsNumber 2—10479.35/cwt70.00–87.50833
BullsNumber 2—8757.50/cwt52.50–62.50502
BullsNumber 1—104102.56/cwt95.00–107.501079
BullsNumber 1—98100.79/cwt95.00–105.00993
Bulls——1,62469.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1211

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.