Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-08-21

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Aug 21
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
301 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 293▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
141 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 129▲ 141 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply heavy, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Dairy Calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher. Supply heavy, demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.00/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −562.90 against this barn's trailing median of $698.89.
Average price
$136.00
15 head · 240 lb average
Value per head Derived
$326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.06
vs NY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1240136.0032615thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
136.00
—
NY average1 barns · 22 hd
125.94
+10.06
This barn, trailing median35 sales
698.89
−562.90
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales
1196935674414median 698.8903/0404/2907/0109/0210/28
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,182.00, low $427.65, median $698.89 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,53775.981,1689thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46858.0285276
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29852.6668476
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14535.7741016
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,43596.131,3797thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37485.631,1776thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,32373.669756thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,252106.701,3363thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,284102.651,3184thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,363106.931,45719
SteersChoiceAverage1,303102.331,3338thin
SteersSelectAverage1,44794.541,3684thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1107117.50/cwt15
BullsNumber 29873.73/cwt12
BullsNumber 39642.05/cwt10
BullsUtility8312.85/cwt23

Every lot

39 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
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1129150.00/cwt150.00–150.001941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230133.19/cwt125.00–135.003065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258136.00/cwt136.00–136.003519
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1229146.19/cwt141.00–149.003355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1284158.00/cwt158.00–158.004494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1302147.50/cwt147.50–147.504456
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,303102.33/cwt100.00–104.001,3338
Steers—Choice and Prime1,363106.93/cwt105.00–109.001,45719
Steers—Select1,44794.54/cwt90.00–98.501,3684
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,252106.70/cwt106.00–108.001,3363
Heifers—Choice1,284102.65/cwt100.50–104.001,3184
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22368.65/cwt67.50–70.008402
Bulls——1,59881.19/cwt80.50–82.001,2972
Bulls——1,63976.83/cwt74.00–79.001,2595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14535.77/cwt20.00–50.5041016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20348.98/cwt40.00–55.5058947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33251.59/cwt45.00–57.5068714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42957.27/cwt54.50–59.5081833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44957.64/cwt55.00–59.5083521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46061.22/cwt60.00–64.008948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57861.97/cwt59.00–70.5097829
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,32373.66/cwt70.00–78.009756
Dairy Steers—Choice1,37485.63/cwt84.00–88.001,1776
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,43596.13/cwt90.00–102.001,3797
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility656.74/cwt5.00–10.0043
Bulls—Utility7510.79/cwt5.00–12.5087
Bulls—Utility8414.47/cwt10.00–20.00125
Bulls—Number 39239.35/cwt5.00–57.50367
Bulls—Number 29367.16/cwt60.00–75.00628
Bulls—Utility9416.47/cwt15.00–22.50155
Bulls—Number 196115.10/cwt105.00–125.001102
Bulls—Number 310046.25/cwt40.00–52.50462
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00153
Bulls—Number 1104116.36/cwt102.50–125.001219
Bulls—Number 210783.33/cwt65.00–95.00893
Bulls—Number 211097.50/cwt97.50–97.501071
Bulls—Number 311152.50/cwt52.50–52.50581
Bulls—Number 1115126.17/cwt122.50–130.001452
Bulls—Number 1123116.38/cwt110.00–122.501432

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.