Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-07-01

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 259▼ 25 vs year ago 222 · −11.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
64 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 73▼ 67 vs year ago 131 · −51.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand light. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady -3.00 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—High1,35181.881,10612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56760.7795242
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35856.8177128
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18144.7352818
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,36493.701,2783thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44794.861,37212
HeifersChoiceAverage1,48892.081,3705thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,41998.901,4038thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 111296.79/cwt15
BullsNumber 29672.15/cwt15
BullsNumber 39343.64/cwt6
BullsUtility9516.92/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8622.88/cwt5

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,41998.90/cwt97.00–101.001,4038
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,380104.05/cwt101.00–107.001,4363
Heifers—Choice1,41999.04/cwt98.00–100.001,4052
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,46991.79/cwt90.00–93.001,3489
Heifers—Choice1,53487.44/cwt86.00–88.501,3413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24578.37/cwt74.00–82.509768
Bulls——1,55693.32/cwt90.00–95.001,4522
Bulls——1,56784.46/cwt83.50–85.001,3232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18144.73/cwt30.00–54.5052818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34354.93/cwt40.00–62.0073822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41163.71/cwt62.50–65.008996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47956.93/cwt54.00–60.0084215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60762.34/cwt60.00–65.001,00224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68067.34/cwt66.00–69.001,1313
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,36493.70/cwt92.00–95.501,2783
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8424.80/cwt15.00–37.50213
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9020.00/cwt15.00–25.00182
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility8015.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Bulls—Number 38438.68/cwt35.00–42.50322
Bulls—Number 28563.74/cwt62.50–65.00542
Bulls—Number 39344.83/cwt32.50–52.50423
Bulls—Utility9412.51/cwt10.00–15.00122
Bulls—Number 29573.69/cwt60.00–85.00709
Bulls—Number 19794.97/cwt92.50–97.50922
Bulls—Number 210473.86/cwt60.00–82.50773
Bulls—Utility10422.28/cwt15.00–30.00232
Bulls—Number 1106100.54/cwt95.00–105.001074
Bulls—Number 211070.00/cwt70.00–70.00771
Bulls—Number 311150.00/cwt50.00–50.00561
Bulls—Number 111696.40/cwt85.00–105.001127
Bulls—Number 112295.00/cwt95.00–95.001161
Bulls—Number 113090.00/cwt90.00–90.001171

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.