Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-11-18

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 18
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 265▼ 46 vs year ago 299 · −15.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
83 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 70▼ 18 vs year ago 101 · −17.8%
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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 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady-5.00 lower. 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—Average1,98982.981,6502thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52954.0882768
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34850.5068142
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,22032.073914thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45294.651,3746thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,41085.821,2104thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386106.521,47621
HeifersChoiceAverage1,338103.271,38213
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,538107.591,65512
SteersChoiceAverage1,475102.691,5159thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104125.48/cwt22
BullsNumber 29168.91/cwt13
BullsNumber 39542.76/cwt10
BullsUtility8314.30/cwt16
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9125.63/cwt4

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-Tubing—10540.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—7820.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
BullsNumber 3—11235.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
BullsNumber 3—10935.00/cwt30.00–40.00382
BullsNumber 3—8344.90/cwt40.00–55.00373
BullsNumber 3—9346.98/cwt40.00–57.50444
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8422.50/cwt22.50–22.50191
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—9820.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—104164.99/cwt125.00–190.001724
BullsUtility—8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
BullsNumber 2—8663.54/cwt60.00–72.50555
BullsNumber 2—10860.00/cwt60.00–60.00651
BullsNumber 1—96100.00/cwt100.00–100.00961
BullsNumber 1—116107.73/cwt100.00–115.001252
BullsNumber 1—125110.00/cwt110.00–110.001381
BullsUtility—11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—87160.00/cwt160.00–160.001391
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—123165.00/cwt165.00–165.002031
BullsUtility—9120.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—95155.00/cwt155.00–155.001472
Bulls——1,98982.98/cwt82.00–84.001,6502
Dairy SteersChoice—1,41085.82/cwt82.00–88.001,2104
BullsNumber 2—9374.01/cwt67.50–85.00697
BullsUtility—10520.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
BullsNumber 1—104106.41/cwt100.00–112.501119
BullsNumber 1—8982.50/cwt82.50–82.50731
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,85263.34/cwt60.50–65.501,1739
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31947.66/cwt40.00–56.0062929
BullsUtility—7412.38/cwt5.00–20.00910
HeifersChoice—1,338103.27/cwt100.00–104.501,38213
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,45294.65/cwt92.50–96.501,3746
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57857.55/cwt55.50–60.0090818
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43650.53/cwt42.00–55.0072641
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22032.07/cwt30.00–38.003914
SteersChoice—1,475102.69/cwt101.50–104.001,5159
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,41456.83/cwt54.00–60.0080413
SteersChoice and Prime—1,538107.59/cwt105.00–111.001,65512
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,386106.52/cwt105.00–110.001,47621

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.