Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 23
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 232▼ 64 vs year ago 316 · −20.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
145 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 119▲ 22 vs year ago 123 · +17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply moderate, 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—Low1,84684.031,5514thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53359.6191462
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31254.6971745
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15639.794608thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,41295.781,3529thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,29393.351,2072thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,293105.781,36818
HeifersChoiceAverage1,281100.561,2884thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,425105.451,50330
SteersChoiceAverage1,498100.371,50410

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102132.79/cwt24
BullsNumber 29679.49/cwt18
BullsNumber 39442.78/cwt19
BullsUtility9017.04/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1107155.07/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8725.66/cwt3

Every lot

39 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 Prime1,425105.45/cwt103.00–107.501,50330
Steers—Choice1,498100.37/cwt98.00–103.001,50410
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,281100.56/cwt98.00–102.001,2884
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,293105.78/cwt104.00–108.001,36818
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77978.87/cwt78.00–79.501,4032
Bulls——1,91389.18/cwt87.00–91.501,7062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15639.79/cwt30.00–52.004608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28853.13/cwt46.00–57.5068434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38659.50/cwt58.00–66.0082511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44654.87/cwt52.00–56.5079313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54559.56/cwt57.00–62.5092039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60265.94/cwt63.00–70.001,05610
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,41295.78/cwt92.50–99.001,3529
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,29393.35/cwt92.50–94.001,2072
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross87150.00/cwt150.00–150.001311
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8725.66/cwt20.00–32.25223
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross103140.00/cwt140.00–140.001441
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross113160.11/cwt140.00–175.001814
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 37130.00/cwt30.00–30.00211
Bulls—Utility7512.50/cwt12.50–12.5091
Bulls—Number 18485.00/cwt85.00–85.00712
Bulls—Utility8415.14/cwt10.00–20.00133
Bulls—Number 38533.09/cwt25.00–45.00285
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross86195.12/cwt185.00–205.001682
Bulls—Number 28760.92/cwt55.00–70.00533
Bulls—Number 39448.23/cwt40.00–62.50457
Bulls—Utility9420.12/cwt15.00–25.00194
Bulls—Number 29581.63/cwt65.00–97.507811
Bulls—Number 196105.62/cwt100.00–112.501014
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103192.51/cwt190.00–195.001982
Bulls—Number 1103108.85/cwt100.00–125.001129
Bulls—Number 210487.52/cwt82.50–90.00913
Bulls—Number 310545.96/cwt40.00–55.00485
Bulls—Utility10615.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
Bulls—Number 311050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112184.85/cwt175.00–195.002073
Bulls—Number 211787.50/cwt87.50–87.501021
Bulls—Number 1123110.00/cwt110.00–110.001351
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross124175.00/cwt175.00–175.002171

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.