Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-10-02

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 2
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 316▲ 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
94 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 123▲ 94 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. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2300-3500 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Feeder Dairy Calves sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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—High1,65978.751,3065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58453.8385365
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37649.3968054
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21338.0046112
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,342105.521,41615
HeifersChoiceAverage1,261101.721,2834thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,395105.711,47526
SteersChoiceAverage1,386101.551,4077thin
SteersSelectAverage1,40594.171,3234thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110674.21/cwt9
BullsNumber 210453.28/cwt16
BullsNumber 39531.61/cwt26
BullsUtility8916.40/cwt18

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—Choice1,386101.55/cwt98.00–103.001,4077
Steers—Choice and Prime1,395105.71/cwt104.00–109.001,47526
Steers—Select1,40594.17/cwt92.00–96.001,3234
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,261101.72/cwt100.00–103.001,2834
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,342105.52/cwt104.00–108.001,41615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46573.70/cwt72.00–74.501,0803
Bulls——1,95086.33/cwt84.50–88.001,6832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21338.00/cwt29.00–45.0046112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36648.82/cwt40.00–53.5066749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47654.98/cwt54.00–56.508125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51551.18/cwt47.00–52.5077533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64154.41/cwt53.00–57.0089321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68060.70/cwt57.00–65.001,02011
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7812.50/cwt12.50–12.50104
Bulls—Utility8517.13/cwt7.00–30.00157
Bulls—Number 38728.54/cwt25.00–35.00257
Bulls—Number 39330.60/cwt25.00–40.002812
Bulls—Number 29551.46/cwt45.00–55.00495
Bulls—Utility9618.18/cwt15.00–20.00174
Bulls—Number 19975.01/cwt70.00–85.00744
Bulls—Utility10117.50/cwt17.50–17.50182
Bulls—Number 210454.10/cwt47.50–60.00568
Bulls—Number 310434.97/cwt27.50–42.50365
Bulls—Number 110673.45/cwt65.00–85.00783
Bulls—Utility11017.50/cwt17.50–17.50191
Bulls—Number 111282.50/cwt82.50–82.50921
Bulls—Number 311340.00/cwt40.00–40.00452
Bulls—Number 211752.40/cwt45.00–60.00612
Bulls—Number 212057.50/cwt57.50–57.50691
Bulls—Number 112865.00/cwt65.00–65.00831

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.