Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-05-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 13
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 239▼ 12 vs year ago 317 · −3.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
52 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 44▼ 67 vs year ago 119 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Supply heavy, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Supply very 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—High1,53081.281,2443thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56464.651,01162
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31960.4679750
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23046.4257116
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,463100.151,4659thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,56893.891,47214
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,60885.561,3767thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,385113.861,57726
HeifersChoiceAverage1,185107.901,27910
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,463114.781,67943
SteersChoiceAverage1,251111.171,3913thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 111195.58/cwt9
BullsNumber 29769.63/cwt10
BullsNumber 39537.04/cwt11
BullsUtility8511.65/cwt3
HeifersNumber 19268.82/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8339.39/cwt4

Every lot

29 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—Choice1,251111.17/cwt110.00–112.001,3913
Steers—Choice and Prime1,463114.78/cwt113.00–116.501,67943
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,185107.90/cwt105.00–110.001,27910
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,385113.86/cwt111.00–116.001,57726
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53081.28/cwt80.00–82.001,2443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23046.42/cwt35.00–56.5057116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28757.43/cwt48.00–62.0073929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36364.64/cwt62.00–67.0088121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49963.77/cwt61.00–67.5095628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50358.16/cwt50.00–61.5087413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68869.83/cwt67.00–74.001,17921
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,463100.15/cwt96.00–105.501,4659
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,56893.89/cwt90.00–97.001,47214
Dairy Steers—Choice1,60885.56/cwt83.50–88.001,3767
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 17472.50/cwt72.50–72.50541
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7840.00/cwt40.00–40.00311
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8439.18/cwt37.50–40.00333
Heifers—Number 19370.13/cwt57.50–82.50652
Heifers—Number 110662.50/cwt62.50–62.50661
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 38331.03/cwt25.00–40.00265
Bulls—Utility8511.65/cwt10.00–15.00103
Bulls—Number 29567.34/cwt60.00–80.00648
Bulls—Number 39832.49/cwt30.00–35.00322
Bulls—Number 210378.77/cwt77.50–80.00812
Bulls—Number 310346.10/cwt40.00–52.50472
Bulls—Number 110692.08/cwt87.50–102.50985
Bulls—Number 111498.27/cwt90.00–110.001123
Bulls—Number 311647.53/cwt40.00–55.00552
Bulls—Number 1128105.00/cwt105.00–105.001341

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.