Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-06-17

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 17
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
54 vs last sale 201 39 vs year ago 294 · 13.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
86 head
21 vs last sale 65 36 vs year ago 122 · 29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 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
BullsHigh1,80693.691,6924thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52069.081,05064
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33864.7486661
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46497.301,4249thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,59194.741,5072thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348110.781,4938thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,329112.291,4923thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,461106.231,5527thin
SteersSelectAverage1,32596.581,2803thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106100.30/cwt18
BullsNumber 29973.38/cwt21
BullsNumber 39347.48/cwt13
BullsUtility8522.26/cwt7
HeifersNumber 198174.99/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,80693.69/cwt90.00–98.001,6924
BullsNumber 1121103.73/cwt100.00–107.501262
BullsNumber 1113100.70/cwt95.00–105.001144
BullsNumber 19799.48/cwt95.00–105.00965
BullsNumber 110599.67/cwt90.00–110.001057
BullsNumber 212980.00/cwt80.00–80.001031
SteersChoice1,461106.23/cwt103.00–108.001,5527
SteersChoice and Prime1,329112.29/cwt110.50–114.001,4923
SteersSelect1,32596.58/cwt90.50–102.001,2803
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,46497.30/cwt94.00–100.501,4249
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,59194.74/cwt94.50–95.001,5072
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27959.64/cwt45.00–64.5076325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36467.68/cwt63.50–72.5092333
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46759.95/cwt54.00–63.508799
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55373.50/cwt71.00–82.501,14125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50868.14/cwt64.50–72.001,02830
HeifersChoice and Prime1,348110.78/cwt109.00–113.001,4938
BullsNumber 38541.73/cwt37.50–45.00356
BullsUtility8519.88/cwt15.00–25.00172
BullsUtility9830.08/cwt25.00–35.00292
BullsUtility7618.64/cwt10.00–30.00143
BullsNumber 28655.45/cwt50.00–65.00485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,54074.95/cwt72.50–78.001,1543
BullsNumber 29580.11/cwt70.00–87.50766
BullsNumber 210280.88/cwt75.00–90.00826
BullsNumber 311162.50/cwt62.50–62.50691
BullsNumber 310452.43/cwt45.00–60.00552
BullsNumber 39649.87/cwt45.00–60.00484
BullsNumber 211572.57/cwt67.50–80.00833
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross111175.00/cwt175.00–175.001941
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross89164.97/cwt160.00–170.001472
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross99185.00/cwt185.00–185.001831
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross100185.00/cwt185.00–185.001851

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.