Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-12-11

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 11
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 378▲ 365 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
125 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 188▲ 125 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply heavy, demand light. Slaughter cows sold 5.00- 8.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Supply moderate, 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%Low1,55045.2170173
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36842.8858658
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18931.4437410
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,387113.141,5697thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,272105.521,34238
HeifersSelectAverage1,15196.461,1107thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,428112.321,60422
SteersChoiceAverage1,477104.831,54828
SteersSelectAverage1,38298.871,3663thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110593.98/cwt16
BullsNumber 210065.87/cwt17
BullsNumber 39245.60/cwt21
BullsUtility9013.92/cwt27

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—Select1,38298.87/cwt97.00–100.001,3663
Steers—Choice and Prime1,428112.32/cwt108.00–115.001,60422
Steers—Choice1,477104.83/cwt102.00–110.001,54828
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,15196.46/cwt90.00–101.001,1107
Heifers—Choice1,272105.52/cwt102.00–109.001,34238
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,387113.14/cwt112.00–114.001,5697
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18931.44/cwt20.00–44.0037410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32741.52/cwt34.00–46.5055145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49442.64/cwt37.00–46.5063743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50847.59/cwt45.50–55.5071813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59147.28/cwt45.00–50.5075223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75854.16/cwt52.00–58.009527
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7610.37/cwt5.00–12.5088
Bulls—Number 38542.11/cwt35.00–47.50366
Bulls—Utility8512.90/cwt10.00–15.00117
Bulls—Number 28860.66/cwt52.50–65.00534
Bulls—Number 39345.56/cwt30.00–57.504213
Bulls—Utility9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00144
Bulls—Number 29665.82/cwt60.00–75.00636
Bulls—Number 19797.45/cwt92.50–100.00954
Bulls—Number 210272.46/cwt70.00–75.00742
Bulls—Number 110391.94/cwt82.50–100.00956
Bulls—Utility10317.86/cwt15.00–20.00187
Bulls—Number 310456.29/cwt55.00–57.50592
Bulls—Number 111295.44/cwt80.00–102.501075
Bulls—Utility11317.50/cwt17.50–17.50201
Bulls—Number 211469.32/cwt60.00–77.50794
Bulls—Number 112085.00/cwt85.00–85.001021
Bulls—Number 212060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721

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.