Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-05-15

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 15
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 317▲ 299 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
119 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 119▲ 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 to 2.00 lower. Supply heavy, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Bull Calves sold steady. Supply moderate, 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—Average1,65383.921,3879thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59457.2291249
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33352.7270350
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16733.2738814
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51983.361,2666thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,409113.771,60312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,317109.331,44034
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,419113.771,61415
SteersChoiceAverage1,410110.511,55820
SteersSelectAverage1,428101.471,4494thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104106.44/cwt25
BullsNumber 210484.49/cwt18
BullsNumber 39545.85/cwt18
BullsUtility8717.72/cwt16
HeifersNumber 19346.77/cwt6

Every lot

41 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,410110.51/cwt108.00–112.001,55820
Steers—Choice and Prime1,419113.77/cwt113.00–115.001,61415
Steers—Select1,428101.47/cwt97.00–104.001,4494
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,317109.33/cwt106.50–113.001,44034
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,409113.77/cwt112.00–116.001,60312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0282
Bulls——1,57283.92/cwt81.50–85.501,3194
Bulls——1,95089.87/cwt86.00–99.001,7523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16733.27/cwt10.00–46.0038814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29462.85/cwt61.50–64.008132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32251.00/cwt40.00–56.5067439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39057.90/cwt57.00–59.508059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48351.09/cwt40.00–55.0075812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62662.26/cwt60.00–66.001,01216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63256.89/cwt54.50–60.0092821
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51983.36/cwt80.00–89.001,2666
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 18645.09/cwt40.00–50.00392
Heifers—Number 19446.81/cwt40.00–50.00443
Heifers—Number 110450.00/cwt50.00–50.00521
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6710.85/cwt10.00–12.5073
Bulls—Utility7615.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
Bulls—Number 37740.84/cwt40.00–42.50313
Bulls—Number 28470.00/cwt70.00–70.00592
Bulls—Number 18682.55/cwt80.00–87.50713
Bulls—Number 38645.00/cwt35.00–50.00393
Bulls—Utility8620.00/cwt15.00–25.00172
Bulls—Number 39450.76/cwt40.00–65.00487
Bulls—Number 29581.51/cwt72.50–90.00775
Bulls—Utility9520.13/cwt5.00–25.00197
Bulls—Number 196107.10/cwt100.00–115.001035
Bulls—Number 1103110.33/cwt100.00–120.001149
Bulls—Utility10320.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
Bulls—Number 310641.22/cwt40.00–42.50442
Bulls—Number 210789.53/cwt85.00–95.00965
Bulls—Number 1113114.00/cwt107.50–125.001295
Bulls—Number 211386.13/cwt77.50–95.00975
Bulls—Number 311440.00/cwt40.00–40.00461
Bulls—Number 312145.02/cwt40.00–50.00542
Bulls—Number 1122107.47/cwt105.00–110.001312
Bulls—Number 212395.00/cwt95.00–95.001171
Bulls—Number 1135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001351

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.