Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-08-14

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Aug 14
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 254▲ 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
129 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 124▲ 129 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 6.00-8.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-9.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder calves sold 15.00-20.00 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%High1,45856.5582498
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27452.5967060
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22243.375308thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,35095.121,2846thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40685.471,2025thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,239104.801,2988thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,35099.961,3494thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,341105.911,4208thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,323100.241,3269thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 199144.39/cwt14
BullsNumber 210464.60/cwt12
BullsNumber 39136.18/cwt15
BullsUtility8814.88/cwt38

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—Choice1,323100.24/cwt98.00–102.501,3269
Steers—Choice and Prime1,341105.91/cwt104.00–108.001,4208
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,239104.80/cwt104.00–106.001,2988
Heifers—Choice1,35099.96/cwt97.00–103.001,3494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22243.37/cwt30.00–54.005308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23951.45/cwt40.00–56.0063749
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38253.20/cwt46.00–55.5073536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43157.67/cwt56.50–59.5082511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46957.34/cwt55.50–60.5084244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58161.30/cwt59.50–63.5096918
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,35095.12/cwt92.00–97.501,2846
Dairy Steers—Choice1,40685.47/cwt84.00–88.001,2025
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility665.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Utility7511.10/cwt5.00–15.0087
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84177.43/cwt165.00–190.001492
Bulls—Utility8515.18/cwt12.50–20.001315
Bulls—Number 38630.64/cwt25.00–35.00268
Bulls—Number 39342.52/cwt37.50–50.00405
Bulls—Utility9417.08/cwt15.00–20.00166
Bulls—Number 19578.46/cwt75.00–85.00753
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96167.13/cwt150.00–190.001603
Bulls—Number 29863.71/cwt52.50–70.00624
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103200.00/cwt200.00–200.002062
Bulls—Number 310350.00/cwt50.00–50.00521
Bulls—Number 210464.60/cwt60.00–70.00676
Bulls—Number 110780.00/cwt80.00–80.00862
Bulls—Utility10721.88/cwt20.00–27.50234
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross111184.91/cwt175.00–195.002052
Bulls—Number 311235.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
Bulls—Number 211566.39/cwt60.00–72.50762
Bulls—Utility11518.31/cwt15.00–20.00213

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.