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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 4

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 18 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 317▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

97 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 112▲ 97 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-2.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady-1.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	55.98	853	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	53.16	693	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	41.15	453	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,549	96.57	1,496	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	87.32	1,292	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,438	113.10	1,626	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	108.67	1,499	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,482	114.50	1,697	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	107.35	1,528	15

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	103	124.14/cwt	17
Bulls	Number 2	103	75.09/cwt	14
Bulls	Number 3	96	41.15/cwt	18
Bulls	Utility	90	15.88/cwt	12

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,423	107.35/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,528	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,482	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,697	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	108.67/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,499	8
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,438	113.10/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,626	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	41.15/cwt	35.00–50.00	453	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	57.54/cwt	57.00–59.00	728	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	52.53/cwt	40.00–56.50	688	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	53.56/cwt	49.00–56.50	794	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	58.12/cwt	56.50–60.50	902	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	62.00/cwt	61.00–63.00	1,037	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,480	87.32/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,292	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,549	96.57/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,496	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	76	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	4	1
Bulls	—	Utility	84	16.10/cwt	10.00–20.00	14	5
Bulls	—	Number 3	85	34.24/cwt	27.50–45.00	29	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	87	57.48/cwt	50.00–62.50	50	3
Bulls	—	Utility	93	16.00/cwt	15.00–20.00	15	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	75.28/cwt	70.00–85.00	71	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	189.97/cwt	185.00–195.00	180	2
Bulls	—	Number 3	95	43.28/cwt	30.00–50.00	41	6
Bulls	—	Number 1	97	110.97/cwt	97.50–130.00	108	3
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	101	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	187	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	104	44.38/cwt	40.00–52.50	46	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	103.05/cwt	92.50–115.00	108	9
Bulls	—	Number 2	105	85.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	90	5
Bulls	—	Number 2	110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	99	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	112	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	207	1
Bulls	—	Number 3	113	47.49/cwt	45.00–50.00	54	3
Bulls	—	Utility	115	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	29	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	119	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	119	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	129	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	77	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	138	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	104	1

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.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Mar 4, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 317Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 97Last week 112Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	76	5.00	5.00
5	—	93	15.00–20.00	16.00
5	—	84	10.00–20.00	16.10
1	—	115	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	105	80.00–90.00	85.59
3	—	94	70.00–85.00	75.28
1	—	138	75.00	75.00
3	—	87	50.00–62.50	57.48
1	—	110	90.00	90.00
1	—	129	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	101	185.00	185.00
2	—	95	185.00–195.00	189.97
1	—	112	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	105	92.50–115.00	103.05
3	—	97	97.50–130.00	110.97
1	—	119	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	95	30.00–50.00	43.28
6	—	85	27.50–45.00	34.24
3	—	113	45.00–50.00	47.49
3	—	104	40.00–52.50	44.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,265	57.00–59.00	57.54
42	—	1,309	40.00–56.50	52.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	35.00–50.00	41.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,483	49.00–56.50	53.56
22	—	1,552	56.50–60.50	58.12
3	—	1,672	61.00–63.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,379	105.00–111.00	108.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,438	112.00–115.00	113.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	93.00–102.50	96.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,480	82.00–90.00	87.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	114.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,423	104.00–111.00	107.35

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.