Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-11-11

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 11
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
1 vs last sale 264 63 vs year ago 328 · 19.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
12 vs last sale 82 15 vs year ago 85 · 17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. 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
BullsAverage1,70881.391,39020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51954.5282870
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26449.5962733
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20032.053859thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,510112.001,6911thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,394105.081,46515
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276102.701,3107thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,25296.781,2122thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,558106.701,66214
SteersChoiceAverage1,400101.541,42210
SteersSelectAverage1,40396.781,3589thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106115.04/cwt13
BullsNumber 29375.95/cwt11
BullsNumber 39443.99/cwt10
BullsUtility8813.89/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9122.49/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

38 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
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9417.50/cwt17.50–17.50161
BullsNumber 28765.08/cwt60.00–75.00573
BullsNumber 312140.00/cwt40.00–40.00481
BullsNumber 39538.11/cwt30.00–50.00364
BullsNumber 38849.49/cwt40.00–55.00445
BullsUtility7715.83/cwt15.00–17.50123
BullsUtility9519.16/cwt17.50–20.00183
BullsNumber 18685.00/cwt85.00–85.00731
BullsNumber 1123100.00/cwt100.00–100.001231
BullsNumber 197105.00/cwt105.00–105.001022
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross81145.00/cwt145.00–145.001171
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross110155.00/cwt155.00–155.001711
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross123140.00/cwt140.00–140.001721
Bulls1,65981.97/cwt80.50–83.001,36012
HeifersChoice1,276102.70/cwt100.00–103.501,3107
BullsUtility1055.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
BullsUtility847.51/cwt5.00–10.0062
BullsNumber 1103108.51/cwt100.00–115.001123
BullsNumber 1116111.66/cwt105.00–115.001303
SteersChoice1,400101.54/cwt99.00–104.001,42210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28353.60/cwt52.00–56.5068811
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing10830.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8924.97/cwt20.00–30.00222
BullsNumber 29581.10/cwt77.50–85.00777
BullsNumber 210072.50/cwt72.50–72.50731
CowsLean 85-90%1,20032.05/cwt20.00–42.003859
Bulls1,87175.01/cwt70.00–79.001,4034
HeifersPrime1,510112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53355.08/cwt52.00–58.5084435
HeifersSelect1,25296.78/cwt95.50–98.001,2122
SteersSelect1,40396.78/cwt94.00–99.001,3589
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25447.59/cwt40.00–51.5059722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43948.17/cwt40.00–52.5069321
SteersChoice and Prime1,558106.70/cwt105.00–110.001,66214
HeifersChoice and Prime1,394105.08/cwt104.00–107.001,46515
Bulls1,69086.01/cwt85.00–87.001,4544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60562.63/cwt59.00–71.001,00514

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.