Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-05-22

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 22
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
264 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 299▲ 264 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
112 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 119▲ 112 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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—Low1,38476.781,0637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57957.8891452
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31151.1667149
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12035.1639419
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45682.661,2047thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,41276.351,0789thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,441111.161,60212
HeifersChoiceAverage1,337106.471,4246thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,515110.361,67215
SteersChoiceAverage1,423107.401,5289thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1105111.28/cwt23
BullsNumber 29981.14/cwt20
BullsNumber 39641.32/cwt13
BullsUtility9019.89/cwt21
HeifersNumber 19641.97/cwt5

Every lot

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. 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—Choice1,423107.40/cwt104.50–109.001,5289
Steers—Choice and Prime1,515110.36/cwt108.50–114.001,67215
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,337106.47/cwt104.00–109.001,4246
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,441111.16/cwt109.00–114.001,60212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27974.69/cwt70.50–78.509555
Bulls——1,64882.01/cwt81.50–82.501,3522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12035.16/cwt20.00–48.0039419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26349.69/cwt39.00–63.0062841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52351.82/cwt45.00–55.0078912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55658.67/cwt56.00–62.509138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55758.32/cwt56.00–60.5090825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66162.00/cwt60.00–65.001,03015
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,41276.35/cwt75.00–79.001,0789
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45682.66/cwt80.50–86.001,2047
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 18840.00/cwt40.00–40.00351
Heifers—Number 19344.92/cwt40.00–50.00422
Heifers—Number 110340.00/cwt40.00–40.00412
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6910.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 37740.00/cwt40.00–40.00312
Bulls—Utility7916.26/cwt15.00–17.50132
Bulls—Utility8220.00/cwt20.00–20.00165
Bulls—Number 38534.94/cwt30.00–40.00303
Bulls—Number 28864.35/cwt60.00–70.00574
Bulls—Utility9320.57/cwt10.00–25.00199
Bulls—Number 29581.23/cwt70.00–97.50778
Bulls—Number 39645.56/cwt40.00–50.00444
Bulls—Number 198108.46/cwt105.00–117.501065
Bulls—Number 1104111.68/cwt100.00–120.0011612
Bulls—Number 210488.00/cwt70.00–97.50926
Bulls—Number 310440.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
Bulls—Utility10423.34/cwt20.00–25.00243
Bulls—Utility11120.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1113113.38/cwt100.00–125.001285
Bulls—Number 311545.02/cwt42.50–47.50522
Bulls—Number 211790.00/cwt90.00–90.001051
Bulls—Number 1121110.00/cwt110.00–110.001331
Bulls—Number 312140.00/cwt40.00–40.00481
Bulls—Number 212697.50/cwt97.50–97.501231

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.