Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-01-29

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 29
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
334 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 294▲ 334 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
92 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 93▲ 92 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 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 7.00-9.00 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—Low1,52872.011,1004thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54457.5388867
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36453.1872549
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462100.671,4727thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52386.551,3184thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,387114.281,58516
HeifersChoiceAverage1,301109.371,42317
HeifersSelectAverage1,176102.651,2076thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,477114.771,6958thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,419107.981,53225
SteersSelectAverage1,19897.421,1674thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102126.22/cwt23
BullsNumber 210277.61/cwt18
BullsNumber 39535.53/cwt10
BullsUtility8914.38/cwt20

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,19897.42/cwt93.50–100.001,1674
Steers—Choice1,419107.98/cwt104.00–114.501,53225
Steers—Choice and Prime1,477114.77/cwt113.00–116.001,6958
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,176102.65/cwt100.00–104.001,2076
Heifers—Choice1,301109.37/cwt104.00–112.501,42317
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,387114.28/cwt112.50–118.001,58516
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,52872.01/cwt69.00–74.001,1004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33551.60/cwt40.00–56.5068938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46358.64/cwt56.50–63.5085811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46554.03/cwt48.00–56.5079223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56258.39/cwt55.50–62.5091238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72865.53/cwt63.00–68.501,1326
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,462100.67/cwt97.50–102.501,4727
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52386.55/cwt84.00–88.001,3184
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7611.26/cwt10.00–12.5094
Bulls—Utility8312.55/cwt10.00–15.00104
Bulls—Number 38626.60/cwt20.00–37.50235
Bulls—Utility9416.58/cwt10.00–22.501611
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95184.79/cwt175.00–195.001762
Bulls—Number 29576.86/cwt65.00–95.007313
Bulls—Number 39542.50/cwt42.50–42.50401
Bulls—Number 197112.24/cwt92.50–130.001098
Bulls—Utility10010.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1103112.24/cwt92.50–125.001168
Bulls—Number 210375.18/cwt67.50–82.50772
Bulls—Number 310446.59/cwt40.00–50.00483
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross107200.00/cwt200.00–200.002142
Bulls—Number 1113112.56/cwt107.50–117.501273
Bulls—Number 311740.00/cwt40.00–40.00471
Bulls—Number 212277.50/cwt77.50–77.50951
Bulls—Number 213485.00/cwt85.00–85.001142

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.