Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-11-20

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 20
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 316▲ 299 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
101 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 103▲ 101 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 2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold mostly steady. 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%High1,56449.4377369
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34246.2762163
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26634.3343511
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,431100.391,4376thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,533102.341,5694thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,336113.241,51310
HeifersChoiceAverage1,329108.561,4438thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,121100.211,1234thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,405113.551,59510
SteersChoiceAverage1,399109.411,5317thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110690.85/cwt9
BullsNumber 29870.11/cwt17
BullsNumber 39038.37/cwt17
BullsUtility8513.60/cwt16

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,399109.41/cwt107.00–111.001,5317
Steers—Choice and Prime1,405113.55/cwt110.50–115.001,59510
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,121100.21/cwt98.00–104.001,1234
Heifers—Choice1,329108.56/cwt107.50–110.001,4438
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,336113.24/cwt111.00–115.001,51310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26634.33/cwt21.00–47.5043511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28242.13/cwt32.00–48.0054032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40049.50/cwt47.50–52.0069325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42354.86/cwt53.00–56.507816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51845.06/cwt40.00–47.5068415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56550.00/cwt47.00–52.5078344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62853.48/cwt53.00–54.0087110
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,431100.39/cwt94.50–103.001,4376
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,533102.34/cwt98.00–106.001,5694
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7811.65/cwt5.00–12.5099
Bulls—Number 38535.68/cwt20.00–47.50308
Bulls—Utility8514.25/cwt10.00–17.50123
Bulls—Number 28663.83/cwt50.00–70.00554
Bulls—Number 29371.22/cwt57.50–80.00667
Bulls—Number 39340.85/cwt30.00–57.50388
Bulls—Number 19595.00/cwt95.00–95.00901
Bulls—Utility9720.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
Bulls—Number 210473.34/cwt70.00–80.00763
Bulls—Number 110590.73/cwt85.00–100.00957
Bulls—Number 310740.00/cwt40.00–40.00431
Bulls—Number 211580.00/cwt80.00–80.00921
Bulls—Number 112287.50/cwt87.50–87.501071
Bulls—Number 212469.00/cwt60.00–77.50862

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.