Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-05-29

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 29
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 264▲ 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
154 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 112▲ 154 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 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply heavy, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder calves sold steady. 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58760.7296355
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32456.8375355
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17040.8347811
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47398.071,4456thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53684.471,2978thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34475.381,0134thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,351113.911,53923
HeifersChoiceAverage1,349110.521,4919thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,259105.751,3313thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,445113.681,64324
SteersChoiceAverage1,397110.461,54315
SteersSelectAverage1,274105.121,3393thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100105.12/cwt23
BullsNumber 210182.23/cwt19
BullsNumber 39753.63/cwt19
BullsUtility8718.82/cwt42
HeifersNumber 19647.90/cwt7

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—Select1,274105.12/cwt103.00–107.001,3393
Steers—Choice1,397110.46/cwt108.00–112.001,54315
Steers—Choice and Prime1,445113.68/cwt112.00–115.001,64324
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,259105.75/cwt105.00–107.501,3313
Heifers—Choice1,349110.52/cwt109.50–112.001,4919
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,351113.91/cwt112.00–116.001,53923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17040.83/cwt25.00–54.5047811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27252.50/cwt45.00–59.0066831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38061.31/cwt58.00–63.0084618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42665.78/cwt64.00–68.509386
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45060.27/cwt57.00–63.0087418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61654.81/cwt46.00–58.5088618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68866.75/cwt63.00–72.501,12719
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,34475.38/cwt74.50–76.001,0134
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,47398.07/cwt95.50–100.001,4456
Dairy Steers—Choice1,53684.47/cwt79.00–90.001,2978
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 18743.41/cwt40.00–50.00383
Heifers—Number 19457.53/cwt55.00–60.00542
Heifers—Number 110150.00/cwt50.00–50.00511
Heifers—Number 112040.00/cwt40.00–40.00481
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility6810.00/cwt10.00–10.0073
Bulls—Utility7614.17/cwt5.00–30.001113
Bulls—Number 37935.00/cwt35.00–35.00281
Bulls—Number 28462.43/cwt60.00–65.00522
Bulls—Utility8418.78/cwt10.00–25.00168
Bulls—Number 18678.97/cwt75.00–85.00685
Bulls—Number 38737.53/cwt35.00–40.00332
Bulls—Number 39457.62/cwt40.00–75.005410
Bulls—Number 29581.31/cwt75.00–92.50778
Bulls—Utility9521.54/cwt5.00–25.002010
Bulls—Number 196112.47/cwt100.00–125.001086
Bulls—Number 1104111.67/cwt100.00–125.001168
Bulls—Utility10425.80/cwt20.00–35.00277
Bulls—Number 210584.97/cwt80.00–90.00895
Bulls—Number 310558.20/cwt52.50–60.00614
Bulls—Number 311350.00/cwt50.00–50.00572
Bulls—Number 1114113.25/cwt110.00–120.001293
Bulls—Number 211490.73/cwt85.00–95.001033
Bulls—Utility11530.00/cwt30.00–30.00351
Bulls—Number 1123115.00/cwt115.00–115.001411
Bulls—Number 213290.00/cwt90.00–90.001191

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.