Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-03-25

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 25
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
86 vs last sale 179 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
73 head
16 vs last sale 89 73 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 2.00 higher. Supply good, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 20.00-30.00 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59759.9495858
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28353.9369239
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46892.931,3647thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,54788.271,36614
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348113.051,5248thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,228110.921,3625thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,455113.541,65231
SteersChoiceAverage1,443108.111,5609thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110282.71/cwt12
BullsNumber 29962.08/cwt12
BullsNumber 39133.28/cwt12
BullsUtility9215.15/cwt18
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9123.01/cwt5

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 310238.96/cwt30.00–47.50403
BullsNumber 39238.22/cwt25.00–47.50354
BullsNumber 38325.91/cwt20.00–37.50225
BullsUtility7611.73/cwt10.00–15.0093
BullsUtility8812.53/cwt10.00–15.00113
BullsUtility9316.22/cwt15.00–20.00158
HeifersChoice and Prime1,348113.05/cwt112.00–114.501,5248
SteersChoice1,443108.11/cwt105.00–111.001,5609
SteersChoice and Prime1,455113.54/cwt112.00–116.001,65231
Dairy SteersChoice1,54788.27/cwt84.00–92.001,36614
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,46892.93/cwt91.00–95.001,3647
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59560.36/cwt57.00–67.5096332
HeifersChoice1,228110.92/cwt110.00–112.001,3625
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7317.50/cwt17.50–17.50131
BullsNumber 110684.52/cwt75.00–90.00905
BullsNumber 111391.64/cwt87.50–100.001043
BullsNumber 19781.23/cwt80.00–82.50792
BullsNumber 29357.86/cwt50.00–67.50547
BullsNumber 18366.26/cwt65.00–67.50552
BullsUtility10617.52/cwt15.00–20.00194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43854.06/cwt51.00–57.0077716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86068.02/cwt65.00–73.001,26510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25552.63/cwt40.00–58.5066132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40959.85/cwt58.00–63.008437
BullsNumber 210367.49/cwt60.00–75.00704
BullsNumber 212670.00/cwt70.00–70.00881
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing10230.02/cwt25.00–35.00312
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9415.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8522.50/cwt22.50–22.50191

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages
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