Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-05-20

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 20
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 305▲ 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
91 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 52▲ 91 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 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 10.00-15.00 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54665.771,01757
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31159.9278645
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29051.2666110
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48198.221,45512
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,27683.711,0683thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,55185.401,3255thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,339117.871,57815
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358110.271,4978thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,412117.761,66322
SteersChoiceAverage1,393111.721,55614
SteersSelectAverage1,382101.151,3985thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100105.16/cwt13
BullsNumber 29776.16/cwt17
BullsNumber 39147.41/cwt16
BullsUtility8720.48/cwt10
HeifersNumber 19148.29/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8118.05/cwt4

Every lot

34 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—Select1,382101.15/cwt94.50–107.001,3985
Steers—Choice1,393111.72/cwt109.00–114.001,55614
Steers—Choice and Prime1,412117.76/cwt115.50–121.001,66322
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,339117.87/cwt115.00–121.001,57815
Heifers—Choice1,358110.27/cwt107.00–114.001,4978
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29051.26/cwt36.00–56.0066110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29959.36/cwt51.00–63.5077140
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40864.40/cwt63.00–65.009075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51861.37/cwt58.00–64.0093213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54565.53/cwt63.00–68.501,01232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57971.19/cwt68.50–76.501,12412
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,27683.71/cwt80.00–86.001,0683
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,48198.22/cwt93.50–105.001,45512
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,55185.40/cwt82.00–88.001,3255
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7412.50/cwt12.50–12.5091
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8319.90/cwt15.00–27.50173
Heifers—Number 19148.29/cwt42.50–57.50443
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37638.33/cwt35.00–42.50293
Bulls—Utility7617.96/cwt5.00–25.00145
Bulls—Number 38541.31/cwt37.50–50.00354
Bulls—Utility8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Bulls—Number 18781.72/cwt77.50–85.00713
Bulls—Number 28770.13/cwt62.50–75.00614
Bulls—Number 29474.43/cwt65.00–85.00707
Bulls—Number 39653.33/cwt40.00–60.00517
Bulls—Utility9630.00/cwt30.00–30.00292
Bulls—Number 197104.97/cwt97.50–112.501023
Bulls—Number 210184.14/cwt75.00–97.50853
Bulls—Number 310462.50/cwt62.50–62.50651
Bulls—Number 1105116.13/cwt110.00–122.501224
Bulls—Utility10520.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
Bulls—Number 1111114.18/cwt100.00–122.501273
Bulls—Number 211580.23/cwt70.00–85.00923
Bulls—Number 311542.50/cwt42.50–42.50491

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.