Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-09-30

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 30
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 252▼ 61 vs year ago 316 · −19.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
83 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 145▼ 40 vs year ago 123 · −32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand light. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady-5.00 lower. 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—High1,68887.631,47911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52153.6981666
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31449.2364742
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23330.7737914
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,309103.341,3537thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,28398.931,2695thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,422104.081,4809thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,42299.311,4122thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103111.27/cwt21
BullsNumber 29376.13/cwt17
BullsNumber 39041.68/cwt15
BullsUtility9416.72/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt2

Every lot

30 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 Prime1,422104.08/cwt102.00–107.501,4809
Steers—Choice1,42299.31/cwt98.00–100.501,4122
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,28398.93/cwt98.00–100.001,2695
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,309103.34/cwt101.00–106.001,3537
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64483.23/cwt81.50–86.001,3685
Bulls——1,72491.29/cwt88.00–96.001,5746
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23330.77/cwt20.00–48.0037914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30348.73/cwt40.00–55.0063538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40250.72/cwt45.00–53.5071129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41854.00/cwt54.00–54.007664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59355.49/cwt53.50–57.5088430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70158.26/cwt57.00–59.009917
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7512.65/cwt10.00–15.0092
Bulls—Number 37732.56/cwt30.00–35.00252
Bulls—Number 28466.14/cwt50.00–70.00565
Bulls—Number 38532.65/cwt25.00–40.00284
Bulls—Number 18678.72/cwt75.00–85.00684
Bulls—Number 29383.90/cwt67.50–92.50788
Bulls—Number 39348.49/cwt30.00–60.00457
Bulls—Number 196100.03/cwt95.00–105.00963
Bulls—Utility9815.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Bulls—Number 310145.02/cwt40.00–50.00452
Bulls—Number 210276.58/cwt62.50–85.00783
Bulls—Utility10220.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
Bulls—Number 1104107.49/cwt100.00–117.501127
Bulls—Utility11020.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1113112.41/cwt107.50–120.001274
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross117173.21/cwt165.00–185.002033
Bulls—Number 211962.50/cwt62.50–62.50741

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.