Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-11-06

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 6
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
328 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 262▲ 328 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
85 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 128▲ 85 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 5.00-6.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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%Low1,58845.6772558
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35141.0055452
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28733.8743614
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45794.901,3835thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48796.001,4286thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,327109.081,44716
HeifersChoiceAverage1,365103.491,41312
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,408109.671,54412
SteersChoiceAverage1,410104.611,47522
SteersSelectAverage1,27096.681,2288thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110083.63/cwt13
BullsNumber 210462.13/cwt17
BullsNumber 310137.74/cwt11
BullsUtility8715.01/cwt13

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—Select1,27096.68/cwt92.00–100.001,2288
Steers—Choice and Prime1,408109.67/cwt107.00–113.001,54412
Steers—Choice1,410104.61/cwt101.00–107.001,47522
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,327109.08/cwt107.00–112.001,44716
Heifers—Choice1,365103.49/cwt100.00–106.001,41312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28733.87/cwt20.00–40.5043614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33840.50/cwt30.00–45.0054248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50847.06/cwt45.00–48.007104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53343.13/cwt34.00–46.0066133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64047.51/cwt46.00–49.0077917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70552.26/cwt49.50–58.008918
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,48796.00/cwt94.50–98.501,4286
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,45794.90/cwt94.00–96.001,3835
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7612.56/cwt10.00–15.00104
Bulls—Utility8415.63/cwt15.00–17.50134
Bulls—Number 38533.73/cwt30.00–37.50292
Bulls—Number 18670.00/cwt70.00–70.00602
Bulls—Number 39441.67/cwt37.50–47.50393
Bulls—Number 19688.34/cwt85.00–90.00853
Bulls—Number 29655.95/cwt37.50–72.50548
Bulls—Utility9616.63/cwt12.50–20.00163
Bulls—Number 210263.41/cwt50.00–77.50654
Bulls—Number 110384.96/cwt80.00–100.00887
Bulls—Number 310339.21/cwt27.50–50.00403
Bulls—Utility10316.26/cwt15.00–17.50172
Bulls—Number 311431.28/cwt30.00–32.50362
Bulls—Number 211570.60/cwt65.00–77.50814
Bulls—Number 312142.50/cwt42.50–42.50511
Bulls—Number 112487.50/cwt87.50–87.501091
Bulls—Number 212472.50/cwt72.50–72.50901

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.