Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-06-17

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jun 17
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 201▼ 39 vs year ago 294 · −13.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
86 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 65▼ 36 vs year ago 122 · −29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, 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—High1,80693.691,6924thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52069.081,05064
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33864.7486661
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46497.301,4249thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,59194.741,5072thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348110.781,4938thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,329112.291,4923thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,461106.231,5527thin
SteersSelectAverage1,32596.581,2803thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106100.30/cwt18
BullsNumber 29973.38/cwt21
BullsNumber 39347.48/cwt13
BullsUtility8522.26/cwt7
HeifersNumber 198174.99/cwt5

Every lot

33 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—Select1,32596.58/cwt90.50–102.001,2803
Steers—Choice and Prime1,329112.29/cwt110.50–114.001,4923
Steers—Choice1,461106.23/cwt103.00–108.001,5527
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,348110.78/cwt109.00–113.001,4938
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80693.69/cwt90.00–98.001,6924
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27959.64/cwt45.00–64.5076325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36467.68/cwt63.50–72.5092333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46759.95/cwt54.00–63.508799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50868.14/cwt64.50–72.001,02830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54074.95/cwt72.50–78.001,1543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55373.50/cwt71.00–82.501,14125
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,46497.30/cwt94.00–100.501,4249
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,59194.74/cwt94.50–95.001,5072
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross89164.97/cwt160.00–170.001472
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross99185.00/cwt185.00–185.001831
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100185.00/cwt185.00–185.001851
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross111175.00/cwt175.00–175.001941
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7618.64/cwt10.00–30.00143
Bulls—Number 38541.73/cwt37.50–45.00356
Bulls—Utility8519.88/cwt15.00–25.00172
Bulls—Number 28655.45/cwt50.00–65.00485
Bulls—Number 29580.11/cwt70.00–87.50766
Bulls—Number 39649.87/cwt45.00–60.00484
Bulls—Number 19799.48/cwt95.00–105.00965
Bulls—Utility9830.08/cwt25.00–35.00292
Bulls—Number 210280.88/cwt75.00–90.00826
Bulls—Number 310452.43/cwt45.00–60.00552
Bulls—Number 110599.67/cwt90.00–110.001057
Bulls—Number 311162.50/cwt62.50–62.50691
Bulls—Number 1113100.70/cwt95.00–105.001144
Bulls—Number 211572.57/cwt67.50–80.00833
Bulls—Number 1121103.73/cwt100.00–107.501262
Bulls—Number 212980.00/cwt80.00–80.001031

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.