Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-10-28

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 28
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
119 vs last sale 274 107 vs year ago 262 · 40.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
64 head
2 vs last sale 62 64 vs year ago 128 · 50.0%
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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 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. 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
BullsAverage1,76083.141,4645thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51451.1077458
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33645.7861130
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14431.623625thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,295104.701,3563thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,399103.231,4445thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,358100.061,3593thin
SteersSelectAverage1,26290.931,1485thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1107132.53/cwt14
BullsNumber 210181.53/cwt13
BullsNumber 39648.79/cwt6
BullsUtility9416.37/cwt11
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8617.50/cwt4

Every lot, as filed

34 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 39465.00/cwt65.00–65.00611
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9225.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8715.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7915.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
BullsNumber 211590.00/cwt90.00–90.001041
BullsNumber 212475.00/cwt75.00–75.00931
BullsNumber 311362.54/cwt60.00–65.00712
BullsNumber 38534.23/cwt27.50–45.00293
BullsNumber 210488.76/cwt80.00–100.00924
BullsNumber 29579.15/cwt70.00–92.50756
BullsNumber 199116.22/cwt110.00–122.501152
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross93170.00/cwt170.00–170.001581
BullsUtility9717.54/cwt15.00–20.00174
BullsNumber 1107122.49/cwt117.50–125.001313
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross88160.11/cwt140.00–180.001412
BullsNumber 28365.00/cwt65.00–65.00541
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross117165.00/cwt165.00–165.001931
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross124165.00/cwt165.00–165.002051
Bulls1,84278.50/cwt78.50–78.501,4462
HeifersChoice and Prime1,295104.70/cwt102.00–107.501,3563
BullsUtility10218.34/cwt15.00–20.00193
BullsUtility8613.73/cwt10.00–15.00124
SteersSelect1,26290.93/cwt87.50–95.001,1485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35852.92/cwt52.00–54.007196
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58153.77/cwt52.00–56.5085023
Bulls1,70686.23/cwt84.50–89.001,4713
BullsNumber 1115108.42/cwt100.00–115.001253
BullsNumber 1124110.00/cwt110.00–110.001361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68359.09/cwt57.00–64.009947
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33043.99/cwt35.00–50.0058524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41746.91/cwt39.50–50.5066528
CowsLean 85-90%1,14431.62/cwt30.00–38.003625
SteersChoice and Prime1,399103.23/cwt102.00–105.001,4445
SteersChoice1,358100.06/cwt98.00–101.501,3593

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.