Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply moderate, 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,257	72.97	917	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	59.38	901	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	54.71	712	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	42.30	478	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,323	90.11	1,192	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	88.00	1,276	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,307	95.25	1,245	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	89.33	1,341	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,405	104.78	1,472	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	100.15	1,299	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,294	104.73	1,355	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	102.00	1,422	2thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	120.87/cwt	31
Bulls	Number 2	96	84.07/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	90	42.29/cwt	14
Bulls	Utility	91	17.30/cwt	20
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	82	14.01/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

42 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,565	81.29/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,154	70.19/cwt	67.00–75.50	810	6
Bulls	Number 2	—	114	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	108	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	86	92.60/cwt	90.00–95.00	80	2
Bulls	Utility	—	85	16.19/cwt	5.00–20.00	14	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	113	111.78/cwt	105.00–120.00	126	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,501	89.33/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,341	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,307	95.25/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,297	100.15/cwt	99.50–101.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,405	104.78/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,472	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,394	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,422	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,294	104.73/cwt	103.00–106.50	1,355	9
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,276	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,323	90.11/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,192	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	61.21/cwt	58.00–63.50	971	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	55.46/cwt	49.00–58.50	775	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	42.30/cwt	30.00–56.00	478	15
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	83	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	71	11.23/cwt	10.00–12.50	8	2
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	92	16.29/cwt	12.50–20.00	15	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	103	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	67	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	116	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	52	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	77	36.73/cwt	25.00–50.00	28	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.50	788	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	53.63/cwt	41.00–59.00	699	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	65.71/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,108	12
Bulls	Utility	—	109	24.98/cwt	20.00–30.00	27	2
Bulls	Utility	—	112	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	22	2
Bulls	Utility	—	93	18.57/cwt	12.50–30.00	17	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	103	82.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	85	2
Bulls	Number 2	—	88	80.01/cwt	70.00–87.50	70	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	95	84.70/cwt	67.50–92.50	80	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	97	109.18/cwt	102.50–120.00	106	7
Bulls	Number 1	—	104	109.12/cwt	100.00–120.00	113	9
Bulls	Number 1	—	123	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	141	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	85	33.11/cwt	30.00–40.00	28	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	95	47.88/cwt	32.50–60.00	45	5
Bulls	Utility	—	78	8.77/cwt	5.00–12.50	7	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	200	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	95	187.39/cwt	185.00–190.00	178	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	101	157.50/cwt	145.00–170.00	159	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	89	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	160	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 254Year ago 334

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 108Last week 84Year ago 136

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	77.50–85.00	81.29
6	—	1,154	67.00–75.50	70.19
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,501	88.00–90.00	89.33
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	91.00–101.00	95.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	99.50–101.00	100.15
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,405	103.00–106.00	104.78
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,394	102.00	102.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	103.00–106.50	104.73
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,323	80.00–102.00	90.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,586	58.00–63.50	61.21
32	—	1,397	49.00–58.50	55.46
12	—	1,686	64.00–69.50	65.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,130	30.00–56.00	42.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	60.00–62.50	61.02
35	—	1,304	41.00–59.00	53.63

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	95.00	95.00
2	—	103	80.00–85.00	82.46
3	—	88	70.00–87.50	80.01
7	—	95	67.50–92.50	84.70
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	86	90.00–95.00	92.60
6	—	113	105.00–120.00	111.78
7	—	97	102.50–120.00	109.18
9	—	104	100.00–120.00	109.12
1	—	123	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	85	5.00–20.00	16.19
2	—	109	20.00–30.00	24.98
2	—	112	20.00	20.00
5	—	93	12.50–30.00	18.57
2	—	78	5.00–12.50	8.77
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	103	65.00	65.00
1	—	116	45.00	45.00
3	—	77	25.00–50.00	36.73
4	—	85	30.00–40.00	33.11
5	—	95	32.50–60.00	47.88
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	160.00	160.00
2	—	95	185.00–190.00	187.39
2	—	101	145.00–170.00	157.50
1	—	89	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	83	15.00	15.00
2	—	71	10.00–12.50	11.23
2	—	92	12.50–20.00	16.29

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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