Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-01-15

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 15
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
329 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 352▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
91 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 129▲ 91 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 1.00-4.00 higher. Supply heavy, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate demand good. 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—Low1,62469.001,1211thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63350.7982971
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30550.576609thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,40948.7268638
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44698.681,4278thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48993.071,3864thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48287.441,2967thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44178.301,1288thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415117.031,65616
HeifersChoiceAverage1,306112.471,46912
HeifersSelectAverage1,17095.301,1154thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,460117.131,71042
SteersChoiceAverage1,495112.261,67818

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103102.12/cwt12
BullsNumber 210074.75/cwt18
BullsNumber 39543.41/cwt16
BullsUtility8919.37/cwt16

Every lot

31 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—Choice and Prime1,460117.13/cwt115.00–120.501,71042
Steers—Choice1,495112.26/cwt110.00–115.001,67818
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,17095.30/cwt84.50–104.001,1154
Heifers—Choice1,306112.47/cwt108.00–115.501,46912
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,415117.03/cwt115.00–120.501,65616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62469.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30550.57/cwt32.00–71.506609
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38146.17/cwt40.00–51.5063823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45152.64/cwt50.50–55.0076415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57147.15/cwt42.00–50.0074130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65352.00/cwt50.00–55.5086032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76858.60/cwt56.00–63.001,0369
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,44178.30/cwt75.00–82.001,1288
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48287.44/cwt87.00–88.001,2967
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,48993.07/cwt90.00–96.001,3864
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,44698.68/cwt92.00–103.501,4278
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7711.85/cwt5.00–17.5094
Bulls—Utility8214.17/cwt12.50–15.00123
Bulls—Number 38440.68/cwt30.00–47.50343
Bulls—Number 28757.50/cwt52.50–62.50502
Bulls—Utility9317.51/cwt15.00–22.50167
Bulls—Number 39444.69/cwt27.50–95.00429
Bulls—Number 29575.52/cwt60.00–87.50729
Bulls—Number 198100.79/cwt95.00–105.00993
Bulls—Utility10277.50/cwt77.50–77.50791
Bulls—Number 310340.12/cwt32.50–45.00413
Bulls—Number 1104102.56/cwt95.00–107.501079
Bulls—Number 210479.35/cwt70.00–87.50833
Bulls—Number 211578.18/cwt67.50–90.00904
Bulls—Number 311950.00/cwt50.00–50.00601
Bulls—Utility11920.00/cwt20.00–20.00241

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.