Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-09-02

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 2
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 254▼ 155 vs year ago 347 · −44.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
77 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 108▼ 122 vs year ago 199 · −61.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Supply light, demand light. 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—Average1,53885.701,3188thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58956.0989245
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28251.4265929
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13538.274347thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,49493.531,3978thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,53293.041,4254thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49585.961,2854thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,36880.001,0943thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,318103.961,3703thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,268101.601,2884thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386105.171,4588thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,282102.581,3156thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100132.93/cwt21
BullsNumber 28872.74/cwt12
BullsNumber 38947.73/cwt8
BullsUtility9119.38/cwt8
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing7715.05/cwt4

Every lot

37 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—Choice1,282102.58/cwt100.00–103.501,3156
Steers—Choice and Prime1,386105.17/cwt104.00–108.501,4588
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,268101.60/cwt100.00–102.501,2884
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,318103.96/cwt103.50–104.501,3703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49575.88/cwt72.00–79.001,1344
Bulls——1,56798.03/cwt96.50–99.501,5363
Bulls——1,62388.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13538.27/cwt30.00–45.504347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24950.29/cwt45.00–56.0062824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44056.87/cwt56.00–58.508195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45051.69/cwt47.00–53.5075012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63759.50/cwt57.00–65.0097418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64455.52/cwt53.00–57.0091315
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,36880.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0943
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49585.96/cwt84.00–88.001,2854
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,53293.04/cwt88.50–96.501,4254
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,49493.53/cwt90.00–96.001,3978
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7512.57/cwt10.00–15.0093
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8422.50/cwt22.50–22.50191
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7617.60/cwt15.00–20.00132
Bulls—Number 37936.24/cwt35.00–37.50292
Bulls—Number 28371.29/cwt60.00–80.00598
Bulls—Number 38445.64/cwt40.00–50.00383
Bulls—Number 18585.00/cwt82.50–87.50724
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross89192.43/cwt180.00–205.001712
Bulls—Number 194111.26/cwt110.00–112.501052
Bulls—Utility9419.97/cwt10.00–25.00195
Bulls—Number 39661.23/cwt60.00–62.50592
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross97178.21/cwt150.00–205.001732
Bulls—Number 29775.86/cwt65.00–85.00743
Bulls—Utility10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Bulls—Number 210475.00/cwt75.00–75.00781
Bulls—Number 1105120.04/cwt107.50–135.001264
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106192.50/cwt185.00–200.002042
Bulls—Number 1112113.15/cwt107.50–115.001274
Bulls—Number 311350.00/cwt50.00–50.00571
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross127170.00/cwt170.00–170.002161

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.