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

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 9
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 192▼ 13 vs year ago 317 · −4.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
145 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 77▲ 1 vs year ago 144 · +0.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply good, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Supply good, 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47854.6580869
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23850.0862042
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18539.554696thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45084.391,2245thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39977.631,0866thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,361102.831,40031
HeifersChoiceAverage1,38098.821,3644thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,453102.871,49515
SteersChoiceAverage1,35998.711,3414thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1101149.19/cwt26
BullsNumber 29273.61/cwt17
BullsNumber 38838.62/cwt26
BullsUtility9017.43/cwt18

Every lot

28 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—Choice1,35998.71/cwt96.50–100.001,3414
Steers—Choice and Prime1,453102.87/cwt101.00–105.001,49515
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,361102.83/cwt101.00–106.001,40031
Heifers—Choice1,38098.82/cwt96.00–100.001,3644
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18539.55/cwt30.00–48.504696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23850.08/cwt40.00–56.0062042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45452.41/cwt45.00–56.0076241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51357.92/cwt56.00–61.5087628
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,39977.63/cwt74.00–80.001,0866
Dairy Steers—Choice1,45084.39/cwt82.00–88.001,2245
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37630.09/cwt25.00–35.00233
Bulls—Utility7713.34/cwt12.50–15.00106
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross82190.00/cwt190.00–190.001561
Bulls—Number 38438.09/cwt22.50–50.003211
Bulls—Number 28666.22/cwt55.00–85.00576
Bulls—Utility8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Bulls—Number 29379.91/cwt60.00–92.50748
Bulls—Number 39440.90/cwt30.00–50.003811
Bulls—Utility9419.06/cwt15.00–25.00187
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross97176.14/cwt155.00–195.001719
Bulls—Number 198102.51/cwt100.00–107.501004
Bulls—Number 210271.61/cwt60.00–85.00733
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104178.63/cwt155.00–195.001863
Bulls—Number 1104110.57/cwt107.50–115.001155
Bulls—Utility10723.41/cwt20.00–27.50253
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross114187.59/cwt185.00–190.002142
Bulls—Number 1114114.85/cwt110.00–120.001312
Bulls—Number 311445.00/cwt45.00–45.00511

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.