Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-09-18

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 317▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
123 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 144▲ 123 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 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Calves sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Supply light, 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—Low1,14759.5168312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61857.0192252
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31751.5667955
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,16833.1038716
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48792.971,3823thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,33583.361,1133thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,34197.971,31416
HeifersChoiceAverage1,29295.911,23912
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,426102.231,45816
SteersChoiceAverage1,38997.641,35610
SteersSelectAverage1,26489.261,1285thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110281.24/cwt6
BullsNumber 29761.91/cwt22
BullsNumber 39437.07/cwt23
BullsUtility8716.24/cwt31

Every lot

30 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—Select1,26489.26/cwt85.00–94.001,1285
Steers—Choice1,38997.64/cwt95.00–99.001,35610
Steers—Choice and Prime1,426102.23/cwt99.00–104.501,45816
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,29295.91/cwt92.00–98.001,23912
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,295101.03/cwt98.00–104.001,30810
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,41892.86/cwt90.50–97.001,3176
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,14759.51/cwt53.50–67.0068312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16833.10/cwt21.00–48.0038716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31050.67/cwt40.00–56.5066448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36357.64/cwt56.00–60.507867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55553.91/cwt50.50–56.5083820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64958.15/cwt55.50–60.5095926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69262.41/cwt61.00–64.501,0566
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,33583.36/cwt80.50–88.001,1133
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,48792.97/cwt90.50–95.501,3823
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7613.28/cwt10.00–20.001010
Bulls—Utility8216.67/cwt15.00–20.00146
Bulls—Number 28755.59/cwt50.00–62.50484
Bulls—Number 38731.81/cwt25.00–40.00287
Bulls—Number 29463.21/cwt55.00–75.005910
Bulls—Utility9417.76/cwt10.00–25.001711
Bulls—Number 39540.00/cwt30.00–52.503814
Bulls—Number 19982.50/cwt82.50–82.50821
Bulls—Number 310040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
Bulls—Number 110280.99/cwt77.50–90.00835
Bulls—Number 210262.00/cwt52.50–70.00635
Bulls—Utility10318.38/cwt15.00–20.00193
Bulls—Number 211265.88/cwt57.50–70.00743
Bulls—Utility11620.00/cwt20.00–20.00231
Bulls—Number 311730.00/cwt30.00–30.00351

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.