Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-10-07

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 7
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 255▲ 20 vs year ago 274 · +7.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
81 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 83▼ 13 vs year ago 94 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady -1.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand light. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady-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
Bulls—Average1,69878.681,3367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51450.8777070
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22844.2754448
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,266102.651,30012
HeifersChoiceAverage1,19499.201,1845thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,379103.321,4258thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,314100.501,3215thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106110.46/cwt11
BullsNumber 29577.47/cwt15
BullsNumber 39648.35/cwt10
BullsUtility8619.81/cwt10
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9022.57/cwt4

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 3—9551.31/cwt25.00–67.50496
BullsNumber 3—10040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8621.51/cwt15.00–27.50182
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9323.63/cwt20.00–27.50222
BullsNumber 1—124115.00/cwt115.00–115.001431
BullsNumber 2—9678.91/cwt65.00–97.507612
BullsUtility—7617.06/cwt10.00–25.00134
BullsNumber 2—8770.06/cwt65.00–75.00612
BullsNumber 3—11855.00/cwt55.00–55.00651
BullsUtility—8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00133
BullsNumber 1—96106.22/cwt100.00–112.501024
BullsUtility—11120.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
BullsNumber 2—10375.00/cwt75.00–75.00771
Bulls——1,73974.77/cwt70.00–80.001,3004
BullsUtility—9532.43/cwt15.00–51.00312
BullsNumber 3—8540.30/cwt30.00–50.00342
HeifersChoice—1,19499.20/cwt98.00–101.001,1845
SteersChoice and Prime—1,379103.32/cwt102.00–104.501,4258
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,55052.60/cwt51.50–54.508154
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57552.90/cwt50.50–55.5083333
BullsNumber 1—102111.71/cwt110.00–115.001143
BullsNumber 1—116113.35/cwt110.00–115.001313
Bulls——1,64383.90/cwt82.00–85.001,3783
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61958.66/cwt57.00–60.509505
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19943.51/cwt35.00–50.0052244
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43547.55/cwt40.00–52.0068232
SteersChoice—1,314100.50/cwt100.00–101.001,3215
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,266102.65/cwt101.00–103.501,30012

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.