Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-07-08

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 8
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
12 vs last sale 197 110 vs year ago 295 · 37.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
69 head
5 vs last sale 64 58 vs year ago 127 · 45.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady. Supply light, demand light. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply light, demand moderate. 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
BullsAverage1,19783.139959thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52161.7393943
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33457.1676336
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24045.1556011
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,378103.561,4279thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,50197.421,4627thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106101.62/cwt8
BullsNumber 29679.94/cwt18
BullsNumber 39240.95/cwt11
BullsUtility9316.07/cwt11
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8636.88/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls1,29486.06/cwt84.00–88.501,1143
Bulls1,14981.67/cwt76.00–84.509386
BullsNumber 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081
BullsNumber 1104103.28/cwt92.50–110.001077
BullsNumber 211280.00/cwt80.00–80.00901
BullsNumber 212180.00/cwt80.00–80.00971
SteersChoice1,50197.42/cwt96.00–100.001,4627
SteersChoice and Prime1,378103.56/cwt101.00–107.001,4279
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58266.50/cwt65.50–69.001,0525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47957.13/cwt53.00–60.008459
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52362.33/cwt60.00–64.5094929
CowsLean 85-90%1,24045.15/cwt32.00–58.0056011
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8122.50/cwt22.50–22.50182
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9151.26/cwt50.00–52.50472
BullsUtility10217.48/cwt15.00–20.00183
BullsUtility8413.90/cwt10.00–20.00125
BullsNumber 29383.08/cwt77.50–90.007710
BullsNumber 310535.00/cwt30.00–40.00372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33663.10/cwt60.50–67.0084312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33354.19/cwt45.00–60.0072224
BullsNumber 39446.07/cwt35.00–60.00434
BullsNumber 38539.24/cwt25.00–50.00335
BullsUtility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
BullsUtility9517.42/cwt15.00–20.00172
BullsNumber 210881.24/cwt80.00–82.50882
BullsNumber 28871.40/cwt55.00–80.00634

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.