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 1—114114.85/cwt110.00–120.001312
BullsNumber 1—98102.51/cwt100.00–107.501004
BullsNumber 1—104110.57/cwt107.50–115.001155
BullsNumber 2—10271.61/cwt60.00–85.00733
BullsNumber 2—8666.22/cwt55.00–85.00576
BullsNumber 2—9379.91/cwt60.00–92.50748
HeifersChoice—1,38098.82/cwt96.00–100.001,3644
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,361102.83/cwt101.00–106.001,40031
SteersChoice—1,35998.71/cwt96.50–100.001,3414
SteersChoice and Prime—1,453102.87/cwt101.00–105.001,49515
Dairy SteersChoice—1,45084.39/cwt82.00–88.001,2245
Dairy SteersSelect—1,39977.63/cwt74.00–80.001,0866
BullsUtility—7713.34/cwt12.50–15.00106
BullsUtility—9419.06/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 3—11445.00/cwt45.00–45.00511
BullsNumber 3—7630.09/cwt25.00–35.00233
BullsNumber 3—8438.09/cwt22.50–50.003211
BullsNumber 3—9440.90/cwt30.00–50.003811
BullsUtility—8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
BullsUtility—10723.41/cwt20.00–27.50253
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—82190.00/cwt190.00–190.001561
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—114187.59/cwt185.00–190.002142
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—104178.63/cwt155.00–195.001863
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—97176.14/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.