Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-07-08

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 8
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 197▼ 110 vs year ago 295 · −37.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
69 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 64▼ 58 vs year ago 127 · −45.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady. Supply light, demand light. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply light, demand moderate. 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—Average1,19783.139959thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52161.7393943
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33457.1676336
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24045.1556011
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,378103.561,4279thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,50197.421,4627thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106101.62/cwt8
BullsNumber 29679.94/cwt18
BullsNumber 39240.95/cwt11
BullsUtility9316.07/cwt11
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8636.88/cwt4

Every lot

26 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 Prime1,378103.56/cwt101.00–107.001,4279
Steers—Choice1,50197.42/cwt96.00–100.001,4627
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14981.67/cwt76.00–84.509386
Bulls——1,29486.06/cwt84.00–88.501,1143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24045.15/cwt32.00–58.0056011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33354.19/cwt45.00–60.0072224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33663.10/cwt60.50–67.0084312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47957.13/cwt53.00–60.008459
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52362.33/cwt60.00–64.5094929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58266.50/cwt65.50–69.001,0525
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8122.50/cwt22.50–22.50182
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9151.26/cwt50.00–52.50472
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility8413.90/cwt10.00–20.00125
Bulls—Number 38539.24/cwt25.00–50.00335
Bulls—Number 28871.40/cwt55.00–80.00634
Bulls—Number 29383.08/cwt77.50–90.007710
Bulls—Number 39446.07/cwt35.00–60.00434
Bulls—Utility9517.42/cwt15.00–20.00172
Bulls—Utility10217.48/cwt15.00–20.00183
Bulls—Number 1104103.28/cwt92.50–110.001077
Bulls—Number 310535.00/cwt30.00–40.00372
Bulls—Number 210881.24/cwt80.00–82.50882
Bulls—Utility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 211280.00/cwt80.00–80.00901
Bulls—Number 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081
Bulls—Number 212180.00/cwt80.00–80.00971

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.