Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-06-10

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 280▼ 52 vs year ago 253 · −20.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
65 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 99▲ 9 vs year ago 56 · +16.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 7.00-8.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Supply light, 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
Bulls—High1,54893.721,4512thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56863.0798956
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30757.8475643
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12943.4149011
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51497.941,4834thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,65195.581,5782thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52883.751,28010
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,313112.321,47512
HeifersChoiceAverage1,367107.101,4644thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,425111.381,5878thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,431107.161,5339thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1109102.66/cwt19
BullsNumber 29372.92/cwt12
BullsNumber 39144.61/cwt7
BullsUtility9220.57/cwt8
HeifersNumber 182178.43/cwt3
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9638.22/cwt3

Every lot

31 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—Choice and Prime1,425111.38/cwt110.00–114.001,5878
Steers—Choice1,431107.16/cwt105.50–109.001,5339
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,313112.32/cwt109.00–114.501,47512
Heifers—Choice1,367107.10/cwt106.00–108.501,4644
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54893.72/cwt92.50–95.001,4512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12943.41/cwt31.00–50.0049011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28654.96/cwt45.00–60.5070731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29969.59/cwt68.00–71.009043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38363.85/cwt62.00–65.508839
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50156.92/cwt51.00–61.5085416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54463.95/cwt60.00–67.5098729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73069.68/cwt67.50–75.001,20511
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,51497.94/cwt94.50–102.001,4834
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52883.75/cwt79.00–89.001,28010
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,65195.58/cwt91.50–100.001,5782
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross82178.43/cwt170.00–190.001463
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9338.58/cwt22.50–55.00362
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10337.50/cwt37.50–37.50391
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility8020.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Bulls—Number 28562.00/cwt57.50–67.50535
Bulls—Number 38643.71/cwt37.50–50.00384
Bulls—Utility9118.93/cwt10.00–30.00175
Bulls—Number 39438.70/cwt37.50–40.00362
Bulls—Number 29683.02/cwt75.00–90.00805
Bulls—Number 199101.25/cwt100.00–102.501002
Bulls—Utility10224.96/cwt22.50–27.50252
Bulls—Number 1105105.50/cwt97.50–115.0011111
Bulls—Number 310560.00/cwt60.00–60.00631
Bulls—Number 210774.96/cwt67.50–82.50802
Bulls—Number 111599.21/cwt90.00–107.501143
Bulls—Number 112296.61/cwt92.50–102.501183

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.