Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-01-08

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 8
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
352 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 290▲ 352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
129 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 60▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply heavy, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate.

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—Average1,36869.0494413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52449.6075686
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39647.8066764
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27940.6252011
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44995.511,38411
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51886.281,3108thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,412114.461,6167thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276108.281,3828thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,314101.371,3322thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,474113.271,6704thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,374107.711,48012
SteersSelectAverage1,26399.071,2519thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110999.00/cwt10
BullsNumber 210270.28/cwt25
BullsNumber 39641.32/cwt17
BullsUtility8616.37/cwt38

Every lot

36 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—Select1,26399.07/cwt93.00–103.001,2519
Steers—Choice1,374107.71/cwt104.00–112.001,48012
Steers—Choice and Prime1,474113.27/cwt113.00–114.001,6704
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,276108.28/cwt105.00–112.001,3828
Heifers—Select1,314101.37/cwt100.00–102.501,3322
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,412114.46/cwt112.00–116.001,6167
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32267.79/cwt63.00–72.5089611
Bulls——1,61975.94/cwt75.50–76.501,2292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27940.62/cwt30.00–48.0052011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33145.75/cwt37.00–49.5060942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37545.79/cwt38.50–49.0063041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50450.53/cwt49.00–52.0076018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58856.98/cwt54.50–62.509054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63251.54/cwt49.00–54.5084132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72756.83/cwt54.50–63.5098113
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44995.51/cwt91.00–103.501,38411
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51886.28/cwt82.00–90.001,3108
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility675.61/cwt5.00–7.5044
Bulls—Utility7512.06/cwt10.00–15.0095
Bulls—Number 28556.25/cwt50.00–65.00484
Bulls—Utility8514.76/cwt7.50–25.001315
Bulls—Number 38838.34/cwt35.00–40.00343
Bulls—Number 29572.40/cwt62.50–85.00697
Bulls—Number 39540.24/cwt30.00–57.503810
Bulls—Utility9515.94/cwt5.00–20.001511
Bulls—Number 197104.99/cwt102.50–107.501022
Bulls—Number 110393.13/cwt90.00–97.50964
Bulls—Utility10315.00/cwt15.00–15.00152
Bulls—Number 210471.48/cwt60.00–87.50749
Bulls—Number 310446.24/cwt40.00–55.00484
Bulls—Number 1113100.00/cwt100.00–100.001131
Bulls—Utility115112.50/cwt112.50–112.501291
Bulls—Number 211571.05/cwt60.00–82.50822
Bulls—Number 212381.17/cwt75.00–87.501002
Bulls—Number 1124102.51/cwt90.00–110.001273
Bulls—Number 213277.50/cwt77.50–77.501021

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.