Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-08-07

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Aug 7
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 338▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
124 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 104▲ 124 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 light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Feeder Holstein Bull calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. 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—Average1,54479.331,2253thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59463.181,00769
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22455.9168559
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12942.6848220
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430101.521,4526thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,33387.491,1663thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,40981.511,1485thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,332112.991,5054thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,353112.941,52812
SteersChoiceAverage1,377106.561,4674thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101110.88/cwt14
BullsNumber 29370.78/cwt17
BullsNumber 39338.36/cwt14
BullsUtility8816.89/cwt31
HeifersNumber 19748.14/cwt4

Every lot

31 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—Choice and Prime1,353112.94/cwt111.50–115.001,52812
Steers—Choice1,377106.56/cwt103.00–108.001,4674
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,332112.99/cwt112.00–115.001,5054
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54479.33/cwt78.50–80.001,2253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12942.68/cwt20.00–58.0048220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19554.15/cwt44.50–60.0064748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35363.61/cwt62.00–66.5086111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52959.06/cwt54.00–61.0090328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57063.40/cwt61.00–66.5099526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75870.48/cwt66.00–76.501,23915
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,33387.49/cwt85.50–90.001,1663
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,40981.51/cwt79.00–83.001,1485
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,430101.52/cwt95.00–106.001,4526
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 19147.53/cwt42.50–52.50432
Heifers—Number 110248.75/cwt42.50–55.00502
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility657.62/cwt5.00–10.0052
Bulls—Utility7613.02/cwt10.00–15.00105
Bulls—Number 38338.23/cwt25.00–47.50327
Bulls—Utility8416.26/cwt10.00–20.00148
Bulls—Number 28763.63/cwt50.00–77.50557
Bulls—Number 194107.17/cwt95.00–112.501016
Bulls—Number 29475.97/cwt65.00–85.00718
Bulls—Utility9418.63/cwt10.00–25.001814
Bulls—Number 39639.28/cwt30.00–52.50384
Bulls—Utility10232.50/cwt32.50–32.50331
Bulls—Number 1105115.39/cwt105.00–120.001215
Bulls—Number 310536.12/cwt32.50–40.00382
Bulls—Number 210775.07/cwt70.00–80.00802
Bulls—Number 1110110.77/cwt90.00–125.001223
Bulls—Utility12220.00/cwt20.00–20.00241
Bulls—Number 312540.00/cwt40.00–40.00501

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.