Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-09-11

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 11
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 347▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
144 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 199▲ 144 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 6.00-7.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand light. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Feeder Dairy Calves sold 20.00-30.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate.

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—Average1,23760.9575413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55754.5584962
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33250.2066943
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20940.724929thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47590.501,3353thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,319100.641,32720
HeifersChoiceAverage1,28995.921,2365thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,399100.451,40540
SteersChoiceAverage1,36095.991,30516
SteersSelectAverage1,32490.451,1986thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 198132.12/cwt21
BullsNumber 210359.04/cwt10
BullsNumber 39230.52/cwt19
BullsUtility8614.59/cwt36

Every lot

37 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,32490.45/cwt88.00–92.501,1986
Steers—Choice1,36095.99/cwt93.50–98.001,30516
Steers—Choice and Prime1,399100.45/cwt97.00–104.001,40540
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,28995.92/cwt93.50–97.001,2365
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,319100.64/cwt98.00–103.001,32720
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20258.14/cwt50.00–65.5069911
Bulls——1,43276.43/cwt74.00–78.001,0942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20940.72/cwt32.00–47.504929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27348.27/cwt40.00–54.5061432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50255.83/cwt55.00–58.0083911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53049.90/cwt44.50–54.0076322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55655.83/cwt54.00–58.0086928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60960.09/cwt58.00–65.0096712
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,47590.50/cwt88.00–94.001,3353
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Utility7410.59/cwt10.00–12.5089
Bulls—Number 37837.50/cwt37.50–37.50291
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85168.48/cwt130.00–200.001434
Bulls—Utility8514.99/cwt12.50–17.50138
Bulls—Number 38623.24/cwt20.00–30.00207
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross92144.36/cwt125.00–160.001336
Bulls—Number 19370.00/cwt70.00–70.00651
Bulls—Number 39435.27/cwt25.00–47.50338
Bulls—Utility9418.18/cwt15.00–20.001711
Bulls—Number 29658.29/cwt50.00–65.00564
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross102162.39/cwt155.00–170.001662
Bulls—Number 310233.81/cwt30.00–37.50342
Bulls—Number 110476.34/cwt70.00–80.00794
Bulls—Number 210461.19/cwt50.00–65.00644
Bulls—Utility10420.00/cwt20.00–20.00214
Bulls—Number 211062.50/cwt62.50–62.50691
Bulls—Number 111175.00/cwt75.00–75.00831
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114164.67/cwt150.00–180.001882
Bulls—Utility11915.00/cwt15.00–15.00181
Bulls—Number 312030.00/cwt30.00–30.00361
Bulls—Number 212150.00/cwt50.00–50.00611
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122130.00/cwt130.00–130.001591

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.