Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-10-30

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 30
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 376▲ 262 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
128 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 92▲ 128 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 4.00-5.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-9.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 6.00-7.00 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54244.0467956
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27841.2352737
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27331.3639922
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51491.751,38912
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,44582.831,1977thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415102.671,4538thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,41995.511,3554thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,395103.301,44122
SteersChoiceAverage1,39297.861,36211

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110691.49/cwt12
BullsNumber 210470.20/cwt16
BullsNumber 39536.15/cwt20
BullsUtility8114.10/cwt19

Every lot

28 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—Choice1,39297.86/cwt93.50–100.001,36211
Steers—Choice and Prime1,395103.30/cwt100.00–106.001,44122
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,415102.67/cwt100.00–104.001,4538
Heifers—Choice1,41995.51/cwt91.00–98.501,3554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26140.56/cwt30.00–45.0051133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27331.36/cwt20.00–43.0039922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41746.75/cwt46.00–48.006624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47641.25/cwt32.00–44.5060930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56345.79/cwt44.00–47.5071618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74150.58/cwt48.00–58.008818
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,44582.83/cwt80.00–87.001,1977
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,51491.75/cwt88.00–95.001,38912
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7712.87/cwt12.50–15.00107
Bulls—Number 38424.56/cwt20.00–30.00216
Bulls—Utility8414.81/cwt5.00–20.001212
Bulls—Number 28956.23/cwt52.50–60.00502
Bulls—Number 29574.08/cwt70.00–80.00705
Bulls—Number 39541.68/cwt27.50–50.00408
Bulls—Number 19790.85/cwt87.50–95.00883
Bulls—Number 310442.46/cwt40.00–47.50445
Bulls—Number 110594.05/cwt85.00–100.00995
Bulls—Number 210570.47/cwt62.50–82.50746
Bulls—Number 111290.87/cwt87.50–92.501023
Bulls—Number 311430.00/cwt30.00–30.00341
Bulls—Number 211855.00/cwt55.00–55.00651
Bulls—Number 112082.50/cwt82.50–82.50991
Bulls—Number 212582.50/cwt82.50–82.501031
Bulls—Number 213780.00/cwt80.00–80.001101

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.