Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-07-22

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 22
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
39 vs last sale 194 101 vs year ago 256 · 39.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
57 head
31 vs last sale 88 67 vs year ago 124 · 54.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. Supply light, demand moderate.

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%High1,62262.971,02133
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26253.6967832
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17732.2437913
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50093.961,4099thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47990.001,3312thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,305101.781,32814
HeifersChoiceAverage1,34296.921,3016thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,383102.981,42413
SteersChoiceAverage1,30598.181,2817thin
SteersSelectAverage1,42192.151,3093thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101114.13/cwt13
BullsNumber 29480.26/cwt9
BullsNumber 39435.84/cwt6
BullsUtility9021.01/cwt5

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
BullsNumber 195101.28/cwt100.00–102.50962
BullsNumber 18784.20/cwt77.50–95.00733
BullsNumber 1101108.37/cwt105.00–112.501093
BullsNumber 1114110.00/cwt110.00–110.001253
BullsNumber 210570.00/cwt70.00–70.00741
BullsUtility9921.24/cwt20.00–22.50212
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,47990.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3312
HeifersChoice1,34296.92/cwt94.00–99.501,3016
HeifersChoice and Prime1,305101.78/cwt100.00–104.001,32814
SteersChoice1,30598.18/cwt94.50–100.001,2817
SteersChoice and Prime1,383102.98/cwt100.00–105.001,42413
SteersSelect1,42192.15/cwt91.00–93.501,3093
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,50093.96/cwt90.00–96.001,4099
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38262.15/cwt60.50–65.008595
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24052.12/cwt42.00–60.0064627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70868.42/cwt66.00–71.001,1697
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44557.63/cwt56.00–60.008338
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66763.22/cwt59.50–66.501,05418
CowsLean 85-90%1,17732.24/cwt20.00–45.0037913
BullsUtility8420.85/cwt20.00–22.50183
BullsNumber 28757.57/cwt55.00–60.00502
BullsNumber 29589.54/cwt80.00–95.00856
BullsNumber 38437.51/cwt35.00–40.00322
BullsNumber 39430.00/cwt30.00–30.00282
BullsNumber 310440.00/cwt40.00–40.00422
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross107186.74/cwt155.00–220.002002

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.