Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-09-02

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 2
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
62 vs last sale 254 155 vs year ago 347 · 44.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
77 head
31 vs last sale 108 122 vs year ago 199 · 61.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Supply light, demand light. 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
BullsAverage1,53885.701,3188thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58956.0989245
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28251.4265929
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13538.274347thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,49493.531,3978thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,53293.041,4254thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49585.961,2854thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,36880.001,0943thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,318103.961,3703thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,268101.601,2884thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386105.171,4588thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,282102.581,3156thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100132.93/cwt21
BullsNumber 28872.74/cwt12
BullsNumber 38947.73/cwt8
BullsUtility9119.38/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7715.05/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls1,62388.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4281
Bulls1,56798.03/cwt96.50–99.501,5363
Bulls1,49575.88/cwt72.00–79.001,1344
BullsNumber 194111.26/cwt110.00–112.501052
BullsNumber 18585.00/cwt82.50–87.50724
BullsNumber 1105120.04/cwt107.50–135.001264
Dairy SteersChoice1,49585.96/cwt84.00–88.001,2854
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,53293.04/cwt88.50–96.501,4254
Dairy SteersSelect1,36880.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0943
HeifersChoice and Prime1,318103.96/cwt103.50–104.501,3703
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8422.50/cwt22.50–22.50191
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7512.57/cwt10.00–15.0093
SteersChoice and Prime1,386105.17/cwt104.00–108.501,4588
SteersChoice1,282102.58/cwt100.00–103.501,3156
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,49493.53/cwt90.00–96.001,3978
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24950.29/cwt45.00–56.0062824
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45051.69/cwt47.00–53.5075012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64455.52/cwt53.00–57.0091315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63759.50/cwt57.00–65.0097418
CowsLean 85-90%1,13538.27/cwt30.00–45.504347
HeifersChoice1,268101.60/cwt100.00–102.501,2884
BullsNumber 210475.00/cwt75.00–75.00781
BullsNumber 1112113.15/cwt107.50–115.001274
BullsNumber 37936.24/cwt35.00–37.50292
BullsNumber 39661.23/cwt60.00–62.50592
BullsNumber 38445.64/cwt40.00–50.00383
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44056.87/cwt56.00–58.508195
BullsNumber 29775.86/cwt65.00–85.00743
BullsNumber 28371.29/cwt60.00–80.00598
BullsNumber 311350.00/cwt50.00–50.00571
BullsUtility10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
BullsUtility7617.60/cwt15.00–20.00132
BullsUtility9419.97/cwt10.00–25.00195
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross97178.21/cwt150.00–205.001732
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross106192.50/cwt185.00–200.002042
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross127170.00/cwt170.00–170.002161
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross89192.43/cwt180.00–205.001712

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.