Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-11-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 13
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 328▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
103 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 85▲ 103 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—High1,87972.561,3636thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57349.9378552
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31444.3558362
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21133.6740814
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370112.401,54020
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238106.661,32014
HeifersSelectAverage1,21494.811,1514thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,499113.051,69521
SteersChoiceAverage1,410105.971,49422
SteersSelectAverage1,32696.901,28512

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110192.50/cwt10
BullsNumber 210069.53/cwt17
BullsNumber 39840.41/cwt18
BullsUtility8815.74/cwt31

Every lot

29 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—Select1,32696.90/cwt89.50–102.501,28512
Steers—Choice1,410105.97/cwt102.00–110.001,49422
Steers—Choice and Prime1,499113.05/cwt109.50–115.001,69521
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,21494.81/cwt90.50–100.501,1514
Heifers—Choice1,238106.66/cwt102.00–108.501,32014
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,370112.40/cwt109.00–115.001,54020
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79868.48/cwt64.00–72.001,2313
Bulls——1,94874.97/cwt74.00–76.001,4602
Bulls——1,98480.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21133.67/cwt20.00–46.0040814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28242.39/cwt34.00–47.5054343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38848.80/cwt46.00–53.5067719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56449.29/cwt46.00–53.0077132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57144.75/cwt42.00–46.507038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59855.07/cwt53.00–57.0088012
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7712.05/cwt10.00–15.0095
Bulls—Number 38430.86/cwt27.50–35.00263
Bulls—Utility8515.69/cwt10.00–20.001315
Bulls—Number 39236.50/cwt30.00–45.00345
Bulls—Number 29368.44/cwt60.00–80.00648
Bulls—Utility9517.49/cwt15.00–22.50179
Bulls—Number 19693.15/cwt85.00–100.00894
Bulls—Number 210371.58/cwt57.50–80.00746
Bulls—Number 310344.69/cwt30.00–55.00469
Bulls—Number 110492.06/cwt85.00–100.00966
Bulls—Utility10820.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Utility11115.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 211368.35/cwt57.50–75.00773
Bulls—Number 311850.00/cwt50.00–50.00591

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.