Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-09-16

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 16
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 304▼ 10 vs year ago 242 · −4.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
119 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 145▼ 4 vs year ago 123 · −3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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—Low1,81577.131,4005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55559.5292657
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29454.2270151
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06841.4444315
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,36294.871,2926thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,43090.991,3018thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40485.461,2003thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,392103.741,4446thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,26199.881,2595thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,414103.821,46812
SteersChoiceAverage1,50799.851,5056thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103124.85/cwt21
BullsNumber 210080.28/cwt22
BullsNumber 39942.55/cwt15
BullsUtility9418.07/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1111173.58/cwt7
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8225.02/cwt4

Every lot

42 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 Prime1,414103.82/cwt102.00–105.501,46812
Steers—Choice1,50799.85/cwt98.00–102.001,5056
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,26199.88/cwt98.50–101.001,2595
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,392103.74/cwt102.00–105.001,4446
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76880.14/cwt79.50–81.001,4172
Bulls——1,84675.12/cwt73.00–76.001,3873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06841.44/cwt20.00–52.0044315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26552.50/cwt42.00–57.0066439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38759.81/cwt58.00–63.0083012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52955.44/cwt52.50–57.5084815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54459.65/cwt57.00–62.0092128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60563.63/cwt62.00–67.001,02114
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,40485.46/cwt85.00–86.501,2003
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,43090.99/cwt89.00–94.001,3018
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,36294.87/cwt92.00–97.001,2926
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7521.29/cwt20.00–22.50162
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8027.50/cwt27.50–27.50221
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross99175.00/cwt175.00–175.001731
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9930.00/cwt30.00–30.00301
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross108181.68/cwt180.00–185.001963
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross111185.00/cwt185.00–185.002051
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross121155.00/cwt150.00–160.001882
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility8115.12/cwt5.00–25.00123
Bulls—Number 28563.82/cwt57.50–70.00542
Bulls—Number 38544.52/cwt40.00–50.00385
Bulls—Number 18887.53/cwt85.00–90.00772
Bulls—Utility9520.05/cwt15.00–30.00193
Bulls—Number 196106.40/cwt97.50–117.501024
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross97165.21/cwt155.00–175.001602
Bulls—Number 29782.28/cwt70.00–92.508011
Bulls—Number 39746.78/cwt40.00–52.50453
Bulls—Utility10321.07/cwt15.00–27.50222
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104164.86/cwt155.00–175.001712
Bulls—Number 210481.89/cwt72.50–90.00857
Bulls—Number 310440.03/cwt30.00–60.00423
Bulls—Number 1106114.32/cwt100.00–120.001216
Bulls—Utility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross111180.00/cwt180.00–180.002001
Bulls—Number 1114111.73/cwt110.00–115.001273
Bulls—Number 311438.79/cwt30.00–45.00444
Bulls—Number 211580.13/cwt70.00–90.00922
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122160.00/cwt160.00–160.001951

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.