Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-02-26

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Feb 26
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 249▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
112 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 128▲ 112 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 2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57957.2890570
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28251.5766154
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27841.6853310
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44493.061,3447thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37585.331,1734thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,380113.701,56912
HeifersChoiceAverage1,281108.871,39515
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,502114.831,72521
SteersChoiceAverage1,418109.811,55717

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1105142.33/cwt13
BullsNumber 210065.41/cwt18
BullsNumber 39839.16/cwt20
BullsUtility8914.90/cwt22

Every lot

32 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—Choice1,418109.81/cwt105.00–112.501,55717
Steers—Choice and Prime1,502114.83/cwt113.00–117.001,72521
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,281108.87/cwt104.00–111.501,39515
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,380113.70/cwt112.00–117.001,56912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27150.30/cwt42.00–56.5063946
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27841.68/cwt30.00–50.0053310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34258.90/cwt57.00–61.507908
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47453.08/cwt47.00–57.0078229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60958.21/cwt56.00–62.0093730
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77765.81/cwt62.00–70.501,16911
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,37585.33/cwt84.00–86.501,1734
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44493.06/cwt88.50–97.501,3447
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7614.44/cwt12.50–20.00114
Bulls—Utility8414.73/cwt10.00–20.00129
Bulls—Number 28566.05/cwt62.50–70.00562
Bulls—Number 38636.76/cwt30.00–47.50323
Bulls—Utility9317.04/cwt15.00–20.00165
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95180.23/cwt165.00–205.001713
Bulls—Number 29567.90/cwt55.00–80.00658
Bulls—Number 39640.26/cwt30.00–47.50399
Bulls—Number 198106.23/cwt105.00–107.501042
Bulls—Number 1103105.77/cwt100.00–112.501093
Bulls—Number 310337.94/cwt30.00–50.00397
Bulls—Utility1038.26/cwt5.00–15.0093
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104200.00/cwt200.00–200.002081
Bulls—Number 210562.80/cwt55.00–67.50667
Bulls—Number 311045.00/cwt45.00–45.00501
Bulls—Number 1114109.93/cwt102.50–117.501252
Bulls—Utility11527.50/cwt27.50–27.50321
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross117170.00/cwt170.00–170.001991
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122190.00/cwt190.00–190.002321
Bulls—Number 212862.50/cwt62.50–62.50801

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.