Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-05-27

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, May 27
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 281▼ 97 vs year ago 281 · −34.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
61 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 91▼ 93 vs year ago 154 · −60.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. Supply light, demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,66390.991,5133thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60167.661,08346
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30562.4381544
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28239.285049thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44597.501,4093thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49388.611,32311
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,402106.191,4898thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,595120.041,9158thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,328111.701,4836thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106105.77/cwt11
BullsNumber 210276.33/cwt17
BullsNumber 39842.49/cwt3
BullsUtility8111.23/cwt7
HeifersNumber 110353.70/cwt2
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7718.33/cwt3

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—Choice1,328111.70/cwt107.50–117.501,4836
Steers—Choice and Prime1,595120.04/cwt118.00–124.501,9158
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,336119.97/cwt119.00–121.001,6032
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,424101.59/cwt98.00–107.501,4476
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66390.99/cwt88.50–95.001,5133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23960.08/cwt53.00–64.5074430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26871.82/cwt70.00–73.009113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28239.28/cwt22.00–50.005049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49566.28/cwt64.00–69.5099111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52861.59/cwt60.00–62.509416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57766.31/cwt63.00–69.001,04627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68373.27/cwt70.00–80.501,23313
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44597.50/cwt94.00–102.001,4093
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49388.61/cwt86.00–92.001,32311
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7315.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8625.00/cwt25.00–25.00221
Heifers—Number 110353.70/cwt50.00–57.50552
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7212.15/cwt5.00–22.5094
Bulls—Number 28770.80/cwt65.00–75.00623
Bulls—Utility875.00/cwt5.00–5.0041
Bulls—Utility9120.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Bulls—Number 29475.04/cwt70.00–80.00716
Bulls—Number 39448.73/cwt47.50–50.00462
Bulls—Number 195107.07/cwt92.50–122.501024
Bulls—Number 110395.89/cwt92.50–102.50993
Bulls—Utility1035.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 210583.71/cwt80.00–87.50884
Bulls—Number 310530.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Bulls—Number 1116112.50/cwt102.50–122.501313
Bulls—Number 211669.94/cwt65.00–75.00812
Bulls—Number 1125110.00/cwt110.00–110.001381
Bulls—Number 212780.10/cwt75.00–85.001022

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.