Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-07-17

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 17
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 295▲ 332 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
101 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 127▲ 101 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 3.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Feeder Dairy calves sold 5.00 lower. Supply light, demand light.

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%Low1,54158.0189475
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26654.0268450
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18237.1243923
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46691.811,3467thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,36287.011,1853thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34778.441,0575thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,343110.761,48820
HeifersChoiceAverage1,344107.311,4426thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,363111.751,52324
SteersChoiceAverage1,320107.581,42011

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110677.24/cwt12
BullsNumber 29652.42/cwt18
BullsNumber 38927.96/cwt10
BullsUtility8714.82/cwt27

Every lot

30 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—Choice1,320107.58/cwt106.00–109.001,42011
Steers—Choice and Prime1,363111.75/cwt110.00–115.001,52324
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,343110.76/cwt108.00–115.001,48820
Heifers—Choice1,344107.31/cwt106.00–108.001,4426
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18237.12/cwt20.00–54.0043923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23051.46/cwt40.00–58.0063336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35860.59/cwt58.50–63.0082314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50354.69/cwt47.50–58.5082233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56859.76/cwt57.00–63.0093737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59867.00/cwt65.00–74.501,0715
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,34778.44/cwt74.50–80.001,0575
Dairy Steers—Choice1,36287.01/cwt85.00–88.001,1853
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,46691.81/cwt90.00–96.001,3467
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility615.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0074
Bulls—Number 38323.23/cwt20.00–30.00196
Bulls—Utility8415.00/cwt10.00–20.001312
Bulls—Number 28738.77/cwt35.00–42.50346
Bulls—Number 39335.14/cwt30.00–40.00332
Bulls—Utility9417.87/cwt15.00–20.00177
Bulls—Number 29560.05/cwt52.50–65.00577
Bulls—Number 19872.51/cwt70.00–75.00713
Bulls—Number 310134.95/cwt30.00–40.00352
Bulls—Number 210355.93/cwt50.00–60.00583
Bulls—Utility10415.00/cwt15.00–15.00162
Bulls—Number 110681.56/cwt75.00–90.00866
Bulls—Number 111174.98/cwt70.00–80.00832
Bulls—Number 211261.36/cwt55.00–67.50692
Bulls—Number 112170.00/cwt70.00–70.00851
Bulls—Utility12320.00/cwt20.00–20.00251

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.