Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-09-25

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 25
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 242▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
123 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 123▲ 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 steady to 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 9.00-12.00 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
Bulls—Average1,68178.121,3134thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60356.9991331
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38753.9174836
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13237.6342627
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40795.821,3489thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50096.411,4465thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,53387.381,3404thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29675.409775thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,336105.291,40710
HeifersChoiceAverage1,22599.941,2245thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,433106.001,51922
SteersChoiceAverage1,37099.931,36920

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110870.23/cwt10
BullsNumber 210557.25/cwt21
BullsNumber 39634.45/cwt25
BullsUtility8713.66/cwt31

Every lot

32 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—Choice1,37099.93/cwt97.00–104.001,36920
Steers—Choice and Prime1,433106.00/cwt104.00–110.001,51922
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,22599.94/cwt98.00–102.001,2245
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,336105.29/cwt103.00–107.501,40710
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,68178.12/cwt74.00–81.501,3134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08431.91/cwt23.00–43.5034616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20345.95/cwt40.00–51.5055311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38552.06/cwt44.00–55.5072125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39258.10/cwt56.50–60.5080911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43453.59/cwt50.00–55.0076811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67157.36/cwt56.00–60.0095815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76863.37/cwt61.50–65.501,1205
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,29675.40/cwt73.00–80.009775
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50096.41/cwt94.00–100.001,4465
Dairy Steers—Choice1,53387.38/cwt84.00–89.001,3404
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,40795.82/cwt92.50–101.501,3489
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility779.05/cwt5.00–10.0075
Bulls—Utility8413.95/cwt10.00–20.001216
Bulls—Number 38730.32/cwt25.00–37.50266
Bulls—Number 39334.81/cwt25.00–45.003211
Bulls—Utility9515.35/cwt15.00–17.50157
Bulls—Number 29659.50/cwt55.00–62.50575
Bulls—Number 19870.79/cwt65.00–82.50693
Bulls—Utility10215.84/cwt15.00–17.50163
Bulls—Number 110371.59/cwt67.50–77.50743
Bulls—Number 210354.74/cwt50.00–60.005610
Bulls—Number 310437.36/cwt25.00–47.50397
Bulls—Number 211359.49/cwt57.50–60.00675
Bulls—Number 111670.04/cwt65.00–75.00813
Bulls—Number 311835.00/cwt35.00–35.00411
Bulls—Number 212360.00/cwt60.00–60.00741
Bulls—Number 113265.00/cwt65.00–65.00861

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.