Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-09-16

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 16
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
72 vs last sale 304 10 vs year ago 242 · 4.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
119 head
26 vs last sale 145 4 vs year ago 123 · 3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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
BullsLow1,81577.131,4005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55559.5292657
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29454.2270151
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06841.4444315
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,36294.871,2926thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,43090.991,3018thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40485.461,2003thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,392103.741,4446thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,26199.881,2595thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,414103.821,46812
SteersChoiceAverage1,50799.851,5056thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103124.85/cwt21
BullsNumber 210080.28/cwt22
BullsNumber 39942.55/cwt15
BullsUtility9418.07/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1111173.58/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8225.02/cwt4

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54459.65/cwt57.00–62.0092128
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52955.44/cwt52.50–57.5084815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60563.63/cwt62.00–67.001,02114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26552.50/cwt42.00–57.0066439
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38759.81/cwt58.00–63.0083012
SteersChoice1,50799.85/cwt98.00–102.001,5056
HeifersChoice1,26199.88/cwt98.50–101.001,2595
HeifersChoice and Prime1,392103.74/cwt102.00–105.001,4446
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7521.29/cwt20.00–22.50162
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9930.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8027.50/cwt27.50–27.50221
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,43090.99/cwt89.00–94.001,3018
Dairy SteersChoice1,40485.46/cwt85.00–86.501,2003
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,36294.87/cwt92.00–97.001,2926
SteersChoice and Prime1,414103.82/cwt102.00–105.501,46812
BullsNumber 1114111.73/cwt110.00–115.001273
BullsNumber 18887.53/cwt85.00–90.00772
BullsNumber 211580.13/cwt70.00–90.00922
BullsNumber 28563.82/cwt57.50–70.00542
Bulls1,84675.12/cwt73.00–76.001,3873
Bulls1,76880.14/cwt79.50–81.001,4172
CowsLean 85-90%1,06841.44/cwt20.00–52.0044315
BullsNumber 210481.89/cwt72.50–90.00857
BullsNumber 29782.28/cwt70.00–92.508011
BullsNumber 39746.78/cwt40.00–52.50453
BullsNumber 310440.03/cwt30.00–60.00423
BullsNumber 311438.79/cwt30.00–45.00444
BullsNumber 38544.52/cwt40.00–50.00385
BullsNumber 196106.40/cwt97.50–117.501024
BullsUtility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsUtility10321.07/cwt15.00–27.50222
BullsUtility8115.12/cwt5.00–25.00123
BullsUtility9520.05/cwt15.00–30.00193
BullsNumber 1106114.32/cwt100.00–120.001216
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross97165.21/cwt155.00–175.001602
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross104164.86/cwt155.00–175.001712
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross122160.00/cwt160.00–160.001951
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross111180.00/cwt180.00–180.002001
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross99175.00/cwt175.00–175.001731
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross111185.00/cwt185.00–185.002051
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross121155.00/cwt150.00–160.001882
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross108181.68/cwt180.00–185.001963

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.