Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-10-14

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 14
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 294▲ 239 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
72 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 81▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand light. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. Supply light, demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,74877.411,3537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49848.3472457
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26842.7654242
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17637.414406thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48792.821,3804thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347105.301,4188thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282100.731,2915thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,15195.231,0964thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,333105.321,4049thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,404101.071,4193thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104130.56/cwt17
BullsNumber 29878.64/cwt19
BullsNumber 39653.86/cwt9
BullsUtility8718.00/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8616.24/cwt6

Every lot, as filed

36 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—10561.23/cwt60.00–62.50642
BullsNumber 3—8553.27/cwt50.00–55.00453
BullsNumber 3—9450.82/cwt40.00–60.00483
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—7915.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8613.73/cwt12.50–15.00122
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9320.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
BullsNumber 2—11483.16/cwt70.00–100.00954
BullsNumber 2—8667.51/cwt60.00–70.00585
BullsNumber 2—9479.86/cwt67.50–90.00758
BullsNumber 3—11750.00/cwt50.00–50.00591
BullsNumber 1—123110.00/cwt110.00–110.001351
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—103189.85/cwt180.00–200.001962
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—81195.00/cwt195.00–195.001581
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—98190.00/cwt190.00–190.001861
BullsNumber 2—10395.00/cwt95.00–95.00981
BullsNumber 2—12290.00/cwt90.00–90.001101
BullsUtility—7714.94/cwt10.00–20.00122
BullsUtility—8715.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
BullsUtility—9724.06/cwt18.00–30.00232
BullsNumber 1—116115.00/cwt115.00–115.001332
BullsNumber 1—99111.71/cwt100.00–117.501113
BullsNumber 1—104111.39/cwt107.50–120.001167
Bulls——1,74976.06/cwt72.50–81.001,3306
HeifersSelect—1,15195.23/cwt90.00–98.001,0964
SteersChoice—1,404101.07/cwt98.00–103.001,4193
HeifersChoice—1,282100.73/cwt99.00–102.001,2915
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,48792.82/cwt89.00–95.001,3804
SteersChoice and Prime—1,333105.32/cwt103.00–108.001,4049
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,347105.30/cwt104.00–107.001,4188
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39351.75/cwt49.00–54.007215
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52850.95/cwt48.00–53.5077921
Bulls——1,74585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,4921
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,72256.94/cwt54.00–58.009817
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25141.54/cwt30.00–48.0052037
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17637.41/cwt30.00–43.504406
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42244.37/cwt35.00–51.0063129

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.