Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-02-12

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Feb 12
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
276 vs last sale 0 276 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
109 head
109 vs last sale 0 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 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%High1,58758.9393587
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34454.0372659
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,414101.791,4398thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,60794.491,5183thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,64088.971,4592thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,334117.151,5639thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,243112.241,3954thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,422117.301,6689thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,473111.961,64913

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1108137.56/cwt32
BullsNumber 210190.81/cwt21
BullsNumber 310044.01/cwt12
BullsUtility8914.25/cwt26
HeifersNumber 1113183.41/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1104110.00/cwt100.00–117.501149
BullsNumber 197102.00/cwt100.00–110.00995
BullsNumber 1116109.81/cwt102.50–125.001274
BullsNumber 1124108.68/cwt100.00–117.501352
BullsNumber 1131105.00/cwt105.00–105.001381
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross126180.12/cwt175.00–185.002272
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross86190.00/cwt190.00–190.001631
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross116165.00/cwt165.00–165.001911
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross99135.00/cwt135.00–135.001341
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross87150.00/cwt150.00–150.001311
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,414101.79/cwt94.50–107.001,4398
SteersChoice and Prime1,422117.30/cwt115.00–120.501,6689
SteersChoice1,473111.96/cwt108.00–114.001,64913
HeifersChoice and Prime1,334117.15/cwt114.50–119.001,5639
BullsNumber 28760.79/cwt50.00–67.50533
Dairy SteersChoice1,64088.97/cwt88.00–90.001,4592
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,60794.49/cwt93.50–95.001,5183
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34456.04/cwt40.00–62.0075325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34452.55/cwt40.00–58.0070634
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75367.15/cwt63.00–72.001,17713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54959.90/cwt57.50–63.0092835
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56655.33/cwt47.00–57.5086639
HeifersChoice1,243112.24/cwt106.50–114.001,3954
BullsUtility9415.89/cwt10.00–20.00156
BullsUtility8413.44/cwt5.00–20.001111
BullsNumber 310339.87/cwt30.00–60.00413
BullsNumber 39545.82/cwt30.00–62.50447
BullsUtility11025.00/cwt25.00–25.00281
BullsUtility12025.00/cwt25.00–25.00301
BullsNumber 210572.49/cwt70.00–80.00764
BullsNumber 311443.86/cwt37.50–50.00502
BullsNumber 212488.69/cwt85.00–92.501102
BullsUtility10512.42/cwt10.00–15.00132
BullsUtility7710.47/cwt5.00–12.5085
BullsNumber 29682.79/cwt72.50–87.50798
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross123160.00/cwt160.00–160.001971
BullsNumber 2Beef Cross121145.00/cwt145.00–145.001751
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross105202.42/cwt200.00–205.002132
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93210.11/cwt195.00–225.001953
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross113189.05/cwt180.00–200.002145

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.