Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-10-07

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 7
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 255▲ 20 vs year ago 274 · +7.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
81 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 83▼ 13 vs year ago 94 · −13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady -1.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand light. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady-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—Average1,69878.681,3367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51450.8777070
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22844.2754448
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,266102.651,30012
HeifersChoiceAverage1,19499.201,1845thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,379103.321,4258thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,314100.501,3215thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106110.46/cwt11
BullsNumber 29577.47/cwt15
BullsNumber 39648.35/cwt10
BullsUtility8619.81/cwt10
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9022.57/cwt4

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—Choice1,314100.50/cwt100.00–101.001,3215
Steers—Choice and Prime1,379103.32/cwt102.00–104.501,4258
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,19499.20/cwt98.00–101.001,1845
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,266102.65/cwt101.00–103.501,30012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64383.90/cwt82.00–85.001,3783
Bulls——1,73974.77/cwt70.00–80.001,3004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19943.51/cwt35.00–50.0052244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43547.55/cwt40.00–52.0068232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55052.60/cwt51.50–54.508154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57552.90/cwt50.50–55.5083333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61958.66/cwt57.00–60.509505
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8621.51/cwt15.00–27.50182
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9323.63/cwt20.00–27.50222
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7617.06/cwt10.00–25.00134
Bulls—Number 38540.30/cwt30.00–50.00342
Bulls—Utility8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00133
Bulls—Number 28770.06/cwt65.00–75.00612
Bulls—Number 39551.31/cwt25.00–67.50496
Bulls—Utility9532.43/cwt15.00–51.00312
Bulls—Number 196106.22/cwt100.00–112.501024
Bulls—Number 29678.91/cwt65.00–97.507612
Bulls—Number 310040.00/cwt40.00–40.00401
Bulls—Number 1102111.71/cwt110.00–115.001143
Bulls—Number 210375.00/cwt75.00–75.00771
Bulls—Utility11120.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1116113.35/cwt110.00–115.001313
Bulls—Number 311855.00/cwt55.00–55.00651
Bulls—Number 1124115.00/cwt115.00–115.001431

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.