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

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 9
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
112 vs last sale 192 13 vs year ago 317 · 4.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
145 head
68 vs last sale 77 1 vs year ago 144 · +0.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply good, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Supply good, 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47854.6580869
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23850.0862042
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18539.554696thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45084.391,2245thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39977.631,0866thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,361102.831,40031
HeifersChoiceAverage1,38098.821,3644thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,453102.871,49515
SteersChoiceAverage1,35998.711,3414thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101149.19/cwt26
BullsNumber 29273.61/cwt17
BullsNumber 38838.62/cwt26
BullsUtility9017.43/cwt18

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1114114.85/cwt110.00–120.001312
BullsNumber 198102.51/cwt100.00–107.501004
BullsNumber 1104110.57/cwt107.50–115.001155
BullsNumber 210271.61/cwt60.00–85.00733
BullsNumber 28666.22/cwt55.00–85.00576
BullsNumber 29379.91/cwt60.00–92.50748
HeifersChoice1,38098.82/cwt96.00–100.001,3644
HeifersChoice and Prime1,361102.83/cwt101.00–106.001,40031
SteersChoice1,35998.71/cwt96.50–100.001,3414
SteersChoice and Prime1,453102.87/cwt101.00–105.001,49515
Dairy SteersChoice1,45084.39/cwt82.00–88.001,2245
Dairy SteersSelect1,39977.63/cwt74.00–80.001,0866
BullsUtility7713.34/cwt12.50–15.00106
BullsUtility9419.06/cwt15.00–25.00187
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23850.08/cwt40.00–56.0062042
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51357.92/cwt56.00–61.5087628
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45452.41/cwt45.00–56.0076241
CowsLean 85-90%1,18539.55/cwt30.00–48.504696
BullsNumber 311445.00/cwt45.00–45.00511
BullsNumber 37630.09/cwt25.00–35.00233
BullsNumber 38438.09/cwt22.50–50.003211
BullsNumber 39440.90/cwt30.00–50.003811
BullsUtility8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
BullsUtility10723.41/cwt20.00–27.50253
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross82190.00/cwt190.00–190.001561
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross114187.59/cwt185.00–190.002142
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross104178.63/cwt155.00–195.001863
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross97176.14/cwt155.00–195.001719

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.