Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,538	85.70	1,318	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	56.09	892	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	51.42	659	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	38.27	434	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	93.53	1,397	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,532	93.04	1,425	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	85.96	1,285	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,368	80.00	1,094	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,318	103.96	1,370	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	101.60	1,288	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,386	105.17	1,458	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,282	102.58	1,315	6thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	132.93/cwt	21
Bulls	Number 2	88	72.74/cwt	12
Bulls	Number 3	89	47.73/cwt	8
Bulls	Utility	91	19.38/cwt	8
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	77	15.05/cwt	4

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,623	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	98.03/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	75.88/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	94	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	105	2
Bulls	Number 1	—	85	85.00/cwt	82.50–87.50	72	4
Bulls	Number 1	—	105	120.04/cwt	107.50–135.00	126	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,495	85.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,285	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,532	93.04/cwt	88.50–96.50	1,425	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,368	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,318	103.96/cwt	103.50–104.50	1,370	3
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	84	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	19	1
Heifers	Utility/Non-Tubing	—	75	12.57/cwt	10.00–15.00	9	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,386	105.17/cwt	104.00–108.50	1,458	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,282	102.58/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,315	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,494	93.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,397	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	50.29/cwt	45.00–56.00	628	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	51.69/cwt	47.00–53.50	750	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	55.52/cwt	53.00–57.00	913	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	59.50/cwt	57.00–65.00	974	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	38.27/cwt	30.00–45.50	434	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,268	101.60/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,288	4
Bulls	Number 2	—	104	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	78	1
Bulls	Number 1	—	112	113.15/cwt	107.50–115.00	127	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	79	36.24/cwt	35.00–37.50	29	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	96	61.23/cwt	60.00–62.50	59	2
Bulls	Number 3	—	84	45.64/cwt	40.00–50.00	38	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	56.87/cwt	56.00–58.50	819	5
Bulls	Number 2	—	97	75.86/cwt	65.00–85.00	74	3
Bulls	Number 2	—	83	71.29/cwt	60.00–80.00	59	8
Bulls	Number 3	—	113	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	57	1
Bulls	Utility	—	102	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	20	1
Bulls	Utility	—	76	17.60/cwt	15.00–20.00	13	2
Bulls	Utility	—	94	19.97/cwt	10.00–25.00	19	5
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	97	178.21/cwt	150.00–205.00	173	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	106	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	204	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	127	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	216	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	—	89	192.43/cwt	180.00–205.00	171	2

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 →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Sep 2, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 254Year ago 347

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 77Last week 108Year ago 199

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,623	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,567	96.50–99.50	98.03
4	—	1,495	72.00–79.00	75.88
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	84.00–88.00	85.96
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,532	88.50–96.50	93.04
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	103.50–104.50	103.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	100.00–102.50	101.60
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	104.00–108.50	105.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,282	100.00–103.50	102.58
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	90.00–96.00	93.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,249	45.00–56.00	50.29
5	—	1,440	56.00–58.50	56.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,450	47.00–53.50	51.69
15	—	1,644	53.00–57.00	55.52
18	—	1,637	57.00–65.00	59.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,135	30.00–45.50	38.27

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	94	110.00–112.50	111.26
4	—	85	82.50–87.50	85.00
4	—	105	107.50–135.00	120.04
4	—	112	107.50–115.00	113.15
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	104	75.00	75.00
3	—	97	65.00–85.00	75.86
8	—	83	60.00–80.00	71.29
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	79	35.00–37.50	36.24
2	—	96	60.00–62.50	61.23
3	—	84	40.00–50.00	45.64
1	—	113	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	102	20.00	20.00
2	—	76	15.00–20.00	17.60
5	—	94	10.00–25.00	19.97
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	97	150.00–205.00	178.21
2	—	106	185.00–200.00	192.50
1	—	127	170.00	170.00
2	—	89	180.00–205.00	192.43
Heifers — Utility/Non-Tubing$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	84	22.50	22.50
3	—	75	10.00–15.00	12.57

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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