Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-05-08

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 8
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
← earliestMay 8May 15 →
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 317 vs last sale 0▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
119 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 0▲ 119 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 steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein bull calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate.

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—Average1,62579.181,2878thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60157.9292847
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32053.9771224
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,526100.371,5326thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53188.251,3519thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,352115.251,55812
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310110.541,44815
HeifersSelectAverage1,275101.621,2966thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,445115.521,66928
SteersChoiceAverage1,384110.111,52414

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101102.77/cwt24
BullsNumber 29381.02/cwt21
BullsNumber 38651.57/cwt7
BullsUtility8823.12/cwt29
HeifersNumber 19747.62/cwt4

Every lot

32 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,384110.11/cwt108.00–113.001,52414
Steers—Choice and Prime1,445115.52/cwt114.00–119.001,66928
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,275101.62/cwt98.00–105.001,2966
Heifers—Choice1,310110.54/cwt107.00–113.501,44815
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,352115.25/cwt114.00–117.001,55812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40275.05/cwt74.50–76.001,0523
Bulls——1,75981.66/cwt78.00–86.001,4365
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30051.89/cwt45.00–55.0067514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34756.89/cwt52.00–59.0076610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55653.37/cwt52.00–55.0083016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58458.33/cwt56.00–60.5092421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71164.34/cwt61.00–68.001,10110
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,526100.37/cwt97.50–106.001,5326
Dairy Steers—Choice1,53188.25/cwt84.00–93.001,3519
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 19445.16/cwt40.00–50.00423
Heifers—Number 110755.00/cwt55.00–55.00591
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6513.79/cwt12.50–15.0092
Bulls—Number 37540.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
Bulls—Utility7620.52/cwt10.00–35.00167
Bulls—Number 38346.71/cwt42.50–50.00393
Bulls—Number 28575.12/cwt65.00–85.00646
Bulls—Utility8622.36/cwt15.00–30.00195
Bulls—Number 18787.51/cwt85.00–90.00764
Bulls—Number 39360.29/cwt50.00–70.00563
Bulls—Number 29484.61/cwt75.00–90.008011
Bulls—Utility9424.95/cwt3.00–40.00239
Bulls—Number 196102.05/cwt92.50–110.00989
Bulls—Number 210279.98/cwt75.00–90.00824
Bulls—Number 1103106.97/cwt92.50–117.501105
Bulls—Utility10327.16/cwt20.00–35.00286
Bulls—Number 1114112.64/cwt92.50–125.001285
Bulls—Number 1130100.00/cwt100.00–100.001301

This sale against other markets

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.