Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-10-09

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 9
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 274▲ 336 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
110 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 94▲ 110 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 4.00-8.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Dairy Feeder Calves sold steady, supply moderate, 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—Low1,41671.901,0184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48247.6570664
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33844.6859847
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08832.6535515
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50390.921,3675thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,38783.961,1659thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360106.961,45527
HeifersChoiceAverage1,290102.601,3246thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,24994.361,1795thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430106.741,52625
SteersChoiceAverage1,392103.001,43418
SteersSelectAverage1,21594.171,1448thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110472.58/cwt8
BullsNumber 210656.01/cwt10
BullsNumber 39833.02/cwt24
BullsUtility8914.86/cwt23

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,21594.17/cwt88.00–98.001,1448
Steers—Choice1,392103.00/cwt100.00–104.001,43418
Steers—Choice and Prime1,430106.74/cwt104.00–109.001,52625
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,24994.36/cwt91.50–98.001,1795
Heifers—Choice1,290102.60/cwt100.00–105.001,3246
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,360106.96/cwt105.00–110.001,45527
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26667.20/cwt65.00–69.008513
Bulls——1,86586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,6041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08832.65/cwt20.00–39.0035515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30343.51/cwt35.00–50.0056739
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41644.97/cwt38.00–50.0063737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51050.41/cwt48.00–54.007618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56649.98/cwt48.00–53.0078321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59456.04/cwt54.00–60.008936
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,38783.96/cwt80.00–88.001,1659
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50390.92/cwt88.00–94.001,3675
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7713.27/cwt10.00–20.00106
Bulls—Utility8614.60/cwt5.00–20.00137
Bulls—Number 38728.64/cwt25.00–35.00259
Bulls—Number 39436.19/cwt27.50–40.00348
Bulls—Utility9416.67/cwt10.00–20.00166
Bulls—Number 19770.02/cwt65.00–75.00683
Bulls—Number 29760.00/cwt60.00–60.00581
Bulls—Number 110473.46/cwt70.00–80.00763
Bulls—Number 210454.98/cwt50.00–65.00576
Bulls—Number 310433.42/cwt30.00–40.00353
Bulls—Utility10414.96/cwt5.00–20.00164
Bulls—Number 211256.73/cwt50.00–60.00643
Bulls—Number 311240.00/cwt40.00–40.00451
Bulls—Number 111575.09/cwt70.00–80.00862
Bulls—Number 312534.92/cwt30.00–40.00442
Bulls—Number 313135.00/cwt35.00–35.00461

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.