Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-07-31

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 31
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
338 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 256▲ 338 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
104 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 124▲ 104 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 heavy, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Holstein Feeder Calves sold steady. 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
Bulls—High1,60186.081,3786thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55764.541,00566
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31160.1478854
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12944.6350415
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,460100.061,4616thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45994.101,3737thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45189.121,2936thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,378112.531,55127
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358108.731,4777thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,427112.531,60629
SteersChoiceAverage1,369107.471,4717thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110878.28/cwt9
BullsNumber 29663.22/cwt7
BullsNumber 39237.43/cwt26
BullsUtility8614.51/cwt30

Every lot

29 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—Choice1,369107.47/cwt105.50–109.001,4717
Steers—Choice and Prime1,427112.53/cwt110.00–115.001,60629
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,358108.73/cwt107.00–110.001,4777
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,378112.53/cwt110.50–115.501,55127
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57980.86/cwt79.50–82.501,2772
Bulls——1,61288.69/cwt85.00–92.001,4304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12944.63/cwt30.00–55.0050415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25857.56/cwt48.50–63.0072434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40064.52/cwt62.50–68.0090320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41759.01/cwt52.00–61.0083618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57363.73/cwt62.00–66.501,00227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65570.33/cwt67.00–76.501,16421
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,460100.06/cwt95.50–103.001,4616
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45189.12/cwt88.00–90.001,2936
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,45994.10/cwt92.00–98.001,3737
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility595.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Utility657.67/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—Utility7612.55/cwt10.00–15.00106
Bulls—Utility8313.89/cwt10.00–15.00127
Bulls—Number 38732.53/cwt30.00–40.00287
Bulls—Number 39339.17/cwt30.00–50.003617
Bulls—Utility9417.29/cwt10.00–25.001612
Bulls—Number 29663.22/cwt60.00–70.00617
Bulls—Number 19877.50/cwt77.50–77.50761
Bulls—Number 310339.76/cwt30.00–50.00412
Bulls—Utility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Bulls—Number 110777.97/cwt75.00–85.00835
Bulls—Utility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 111379.05/cwt72.50–85.00893

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.