Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2019-12-18

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 365▲ 243 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
103 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 125▲ 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. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00- 6.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 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%Low1,61748.8779057
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35644.3660230
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27432.9241911
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,42794.631,35011
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,34584.861,1416thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,54992.521,4333thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,38386.031,1903thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,28475.639715thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,387113.171,5703thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,243104.871,3045thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,564115.321,8043thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,336104.461,3964thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110696.83/cwt15
BullsNumber 210272.35/cwt16
BullsNumber 39838.13/cwt16
BullsUtility9214.92/cwt27

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,336104.46/cwt103.00–106.001,3964
Steers—Choice and Prime1,564115.32/cwt115.00–116.001,8043
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,243104.87/cwt103.00–108.001,3045
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,387113.17/cwt112.00–114.001,5703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27432.92/cwt23.00–43.0041911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35644.36/cwt36.00–49.0060230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58145.41/cwt40.00–48.0071824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60250.36/cwt48.00–54.0080728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,87257.11/cwt55.00–60.001,0695
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,34584.86/cwt82.50–88.501,1416
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,42794.63/cwt88.00–100.501,35011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,28475.63/cwt70.00–80.009715
Dairy Steers—Choice1,38386.03/cwt82.50–88.501,1903
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,54992.52/cwt90.00–94.501,4333
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7711.99/cwt10.00–12.5095
Bulls—Number 38337.45/cwt35.00–40.00313
Bulls—Utility8614.79/cwt10.00–20.001310
Bulls—Number 29572.98/cwt67.50–82.50696
Bulls—Number 39537.50/cwt27.50–50.00368
Bulls—Utility9717.53/cwt15.00–20.00174
Bulls—Number 198100.00/cwt100.00–100.00981
Bulls—Number 110395.83/cwt85.00–105.00999
Bulls—Utility10413.97/cwt5.00–20.00155
Bulls—Number 210571.50/cwt60.00–82.50758
Bulls—Number 310538.80/cwt30.00–50.00414
Bulls—Utility11118.32/cwt15.00–25.00203
Bulls—Number 1113101.26/cwt100.00–102.501144
Bulls—Number 211473.82/cwt70.00–77.50842
Bulls—Number 112085.00/cwt85.00–85.001021
Bulls—Number 314042.50/cwt42.50–42.50601

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.