Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-10-23

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 23
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 336▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
92 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 110▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply heavy, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Calves sold 10.00-15.00 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—Low1,52565.941,0067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52948.7674569
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33745.1060341
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20934.2441423
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,52493.611,4273thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45187.151,2656thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34977.431,0454thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335108.131,44423
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267104.661,32610
HeifersSelectAverage1,23396.001,1847thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,438108.241,55633
SteersChoiceAverage1,390103.551,43922
SteersSelectAverage1,27494.221,20012

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110786.15/cwt15
BullsNumber 210064.57/cwt16
BullsNumber 310243.67/cwt11
BullsUtility8817.00/cwt15

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—Select1,27494.22/cwt88.00–100.001,20012
Steers—Choice1,390103.55/cwt101.00–105.501,43922
Steers—Choice and Prime1,438108.24/cwt106.00–111.001,55633
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,23396.00/cwt91.00–100.001,1847
Heifers—Choice1,267104.66/cwt103.00–106.001,32610
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,335108.13/cwt106.00–112.501,44423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34860.52/cwt54.00–65.008165
Bulls——1,90985.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6231
Bulls——2,02974.00/cwt74.00–74.001,5011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20934.24/cwt20.00–44.0041423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33044.23/cwt37.00–49.5058835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38050.17/cwt49.00–52.006926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43145.70/cwt42.00–49.0065436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57750.68/cwt48.00–53.0079923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76855.38/cwt53.50–60.0097910
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,34977.43/cwt75.00–80.001,0454
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45187.15/cwt85.00–90.001,2656
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,52493.61/cwt92.00–97.001,4273
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7513.78/cwt10.00–20.00104
Bulls—Utility8817.47/cwt15.00–20.00156
Bulls—Number 39542.99/cwt32.50–50.00414
Bulls—Number 29664.19/cwt55.00–72.506212
Bulls—Utility9620.05/cwt15.00–25.00193
Bulls—Number 19785.01/cwt75.00–97.50823
Bulls—Number 210465.19/cwt60.00–70.00682
Bulls—Number 310444.73/cwt30.00–52.50476
Bulls—Utility10517.48/cwt15.00–20.00182
Bulls—Number 110687.74/cwt75.00–100.00939
Bulls—Number 211672.50/cwt72.50–72.50841
Bulls—Number 111882.51/cwt75.00–87.50973
Bulls—Number 312240.00/cwt40.00–40.00491
Bulls—Number 212360.00/cwt60.00–60.00741

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.