Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-07-15

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jul 15
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 185▼ 138 vs year ago 332 · −41.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
88 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 69▼ 13 vs year ago 101 · −12.9%
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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 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold mostly 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—Low1,61084.651,3638thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53958.8190549
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37753.7174036
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12941.9947411
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,43183.731,1985thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,57084.031,3194thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,43076.251,0905thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,33396.761,2906thin
SteersSelectAverage1,54489.261,3782thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103124.88/cwt17
BullsNumber 210178.93/cwt14
BullsNumber 39141.76/cwt14
BullsUtility9015.31/cwt19
HeifersNumber 178146.41/cwt3

Every lot

36 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—Choice1,33396.76/cwt94.00–100.501,2906
Steers—Select1,54489.26/cwt87.00–92.001,3782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28575.03/cwt74.00–76.009642
Bulls——1,71184.98/cwt81.50–87.501,4544
Bulls——1,73493.59/cwt92.00–95.501,6232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12941.99/cwt30.00–54.5047411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32752.16/cwt40.00–59.0069230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48255.35/cwt45.00–59.0082024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56061.23/cwt59.00–63.5095521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62861.43/cwt59.50–66.001,0006
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76766.91/cwt65.00–68.501,1824
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,43076.25/cwt72.00–81.001,0905
Dairy Steers—Choice1,57084.03/cwt80.00–86.001,3194
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,43183.73/cwt82.00–87.001,1985
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross77144.61/cwt130.00–160.001112
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross81150.00/cwt150.00–150.001221
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7411.72/cwt10.00–15.0096
Bulls—Number 37935.00/cwt35.00–35.00282
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83162.77/cwt155.00–170.001352
Bulls—Number 38443.14/cwt40.00–50.00364
Bulls—Utility8516.31/cwt15.00–20.00144
Bulls—Number 29280.10/cwt70.00–92.50746
Bulls—Utility925.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 195103.36/cwt100.00–110.00983
Bulls—Number 39645.34/cwt35.00–55.00446
Bulls—Number 310335.02/cwt30.00–40.00362
Bulls—Utility10318.61/cwt15.00–20.00197
Bulls—Number 210474.90/cwt70.00–90.00786
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross105172.56/cwt160.00–185.001812
Bulls—Number 1106105.78/cwt100.00–112.501126
Bulls—Utility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1111109.98/cwt107.50–112.501222
Bulls—Number 211690.00/cwt90.00–90.001041
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross119177.50/cwt177.50–177.502111
Bulls—Number 1121110.00/cwt110.00–110.001331
Bulls—Number 212485.00/cwt85.00–85.001051

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.