Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-02-19

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Feb 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
249 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 276▲ 249 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
128 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 109▲ 128 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 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady - 5.00 lower. 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—High1,52279.741,2145thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56960.6595161
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33357.1676250
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24448.8060713
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,437103.471,4874thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,567106.011,6614thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52889.641,3707thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,406115.951,63010
HeifersChoiceAverage1,370110.831,5189thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,18196.331,1385thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,433116.151,66414
SteersChoiceAverage1,395109.351,5258thin
SteersSelectAverage1,31295.001,2463thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

3 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1110155.70/cwt21
BullsNumber 29972.10/cwt23
BullsNumber 39338.69/cwt22

Every lot

33 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—Select1,31295.00/cwt93.50–96.501,2463
Steers—Choice1,395109.35/cwt105.00–114.001,5258
Steers—Choice and Prime1,433116.15/cwt115.00–117.501,66414
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,18196.33/cwt92.50–100.501,1385
Heifers—Choice1,370110.83/cwt105.00–114.501,5189
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,406115.95/cwt115.00–117.001,63010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49387.37/cwt86.50–89.001,3042
Bulls——1,54274.66/cwt73.00–77.501,1513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24448.80/cwt40.00–59.0060713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32654.82/cwt44.00–59.5072736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35063.16/cwt60.50–66.0085314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49557.10/cwt49.50–59.0085425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59061.61/cwt59.50–64.5098027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70967.61/cwt64.00–73.001,1559
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,437103.47/cwt100.00–105.501,4874
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52889.64/cwt85.00–92.001,3707
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,567106.01/cwt98.00–109.501,6614
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 38435.29/cwt25.00–45.003011
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86200.00/cwt200.00–200.001722
Bulls—Number 28756.67/cwt50.00–70.00493
Bulls—Number 29573.33/cwt60.00–87.007012
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross96200.03/cwt190.00–210.001923
Bulls—Number 39642.56/cwt32.50–50.00415
Bulls—Number 197100.00/cwt100.00–100.00971
Bulls—Number 310340.11/cwt35.00–50.00414
Bulls—Number 1104106.88/cwt105.00–110.001114
Bulls—Number 210579.56/cwt70.00–90.00844
Bulls—Number 211272.52/cwt62.50–85.00814
Bulls—Number 1114105.11/cwt100.00–110.001202
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115184.89/cwt175.00–190.002134
Bulls—Number 311544.89/cwt40.00–50.00522
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross126174.96/cwt170.00–185.002204
Bulls—Number 113692.50/cwt92.50–92.501261

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.