Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-09-04

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 4
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 334▲ 347 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
199 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 136▲ 199 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 to 1.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 20.00 - 30.00 higher. Supply heavy, 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—Low1,14559.2267814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55855.9787274
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34152.7670866
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08240.3543718
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40194.101,3189thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,44584.381,2197thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,27773.189355thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50394.581,4223thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48584.561,2565thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,30872.7995210
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,291107.461,3878thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305103.191,3473thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,20496.441,1618thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,457107.131,56119
SteersChoiceAverage1,397102.691,43512

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196148.46/cwt38
BullsNumber 210176.47/cwt19
BullsNumber 39541.41/cwt28
BullsUtility8614.86/cwt58

Every lot

40 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—Choice1,397102.69/cwt100.00–104.501,43512
Steers—Choice and Prime1,457107.13/cwt105.00–112.001,56119
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,20496.44/cwt93.00–100.001,1618
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,291107.46/cwt105.50–110.001,3878
Heifers—Choice1,305103.19/cwt102.50–104.001,3473
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,14559.22/cwt55.00–65.5067814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08240.35/cwt29.00–50.5043718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29951.24/cwt41.00–56.0066650
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41251.75/cwt41.00–56.0073131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47357.53/cwt56.00–60.0084716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65357.72/cwt56.00–60.5095431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69262.37/cwt60.00–65.501,05512
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,27773.18/cwt71.50–75.009355
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,40194.10/cwt91.50–100.001,3189
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,44584.38/cwt80.00–88.001,2197
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,30872.79/cwt68.50–77.0095210
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48584.56/cwt82.00–90.001,2565
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50394.58/cwt92.50–97.001,4223
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility676.03/cwt5.00–10.0045
Bulls—Utility7513.57/cwt10.00–20.001010
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross77173.08/cwt150.00–195.001332
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85170.07/cwt95.00–205.001458
Bulls—Utility8513.68/cwt5.00–22.501222
Bulls—Number 38631.63/cwt25.00–42.50278
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93176.47/cwt140.00–220.001648
Bulls—Number 39342.37/cwt32.50–50.003911
Bulls—Number 29480.26/cwt65.00–97.50758
Bulls—Utility9418.32/cwt10.00–32.501715
Bulls—Number 195106.51/cwt100.00–117.501017
Bulls—Number 310347.58/cwt40.00–52.50497
Bulls—Utility10320.00/cwt15.00–25.00215
Bulls—Number 210475.11/cwt60.00–90.00788
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105182.01/cwt145.00–235.001914
Bulls—Number 1105108.42/cwt97.50–117.501145
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110145.00/cwt145.00–145.001601
Bulls—Utility11220.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1114101.21/cwt100.00–102.501152
Bulls—Number 211470.01/cwt65.00–75.00803
Bulls—Number 311653.69/cwt50.00–57.50622
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross123160.00/cwt160.00–160.001971

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.