Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-10-14

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 14
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 294▲ 239 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
72 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 81▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply light, demand light. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. 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—Average1,74877.411,3537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49848.3472457
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26842.7654242
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17637.414406thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48792.821,3804thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347105.301,4188thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282100.731,2915thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,15195.231,0964thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,333105.321,4049thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,404101.071,4193thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104130.56/cwt17
BullsNumber 29878.64/cwt19
BullsNumber 39653.86/cwt9
BullsUtility8718.00/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8616.24/cwt6

Every lot

36 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 Prime1,333105.32/cwt103.00–108.001,4049
Steers—Choice1,404101.07/cwt98.00–103.001,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,15195.23/cwt90.00–98.001,0964
Heifers—Choice1,282100.73/cwt99.00–102.001,2915
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,347105.30/cwt104.00–107.001,4188
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,4921
Bulls——1,74976.06/cwt72.50–81.001,3306
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17637.41/cwt30.00–43.504406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25141.54/cwt30.00–48.0052037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39351.75/cwt49.00–54.007215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42244.37/cwt35.00–51.0063129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52850.95/cwt48.00–53.5077921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72256.94/cwt54.00–58.009817
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,48792.82/cwt89.00–95.001,3804
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7915.00/cwt15.00–15.00122
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8613.73/cwt12.50–15.00122
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9320.00/cwt20.00–20.00192
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7714.94/cwt10.00–20.00122
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross81195.00/cwt195.00–195.001581
Bulls—Number 38553.27/cwt50.00–55.00453
Bulls—Number 28667.51/cwt60.00–70.00585
Bulls—Utility8715.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Bulls—Number 29479.86/cwt67.50–90.00758
Bulls—Number 39450.82/cwt40.00–60.00483
Bulls—Utility9724.06/cwt18.00–30.00232
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross98190.00/cwt190.00–190.001861
Bulls—Number 199111.71/cwt100.00–117.501113
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross103189.85/cwt180.00–200.001962
Bulls—Number 210395.00/cwt95.00–95.00981
Bulls—Number 1104111.39/cwt107.50–120.001167
Bulls—Number 310561.23/cwt60.00–62.50642
Bulls—Number 211483.16/cwt70.00–100.00954
Bulls—Number 1116115.00/cwt115.00–115.001332
Bulls—Number 311750.00/cwt50.00–50.00591
Bulls—Number 212290.00/cwt90.00–90.001101
Bulls—Number 1123110.00/cwt110.00–110.001351

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.