Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-10-21

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 21
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 239▼ 102 vs year ago 376 · −27.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
62 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 72▼ 30 vs year ago 92 · −32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady. Supply good, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply light, demand moderate. 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—Average1,50075.431,1318thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54850.0577559
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17643.725143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24941.1851433
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,39694.721,3223thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46295.051,3905thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,36783.301,1393thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,371104.831,43713
HeifersChoiceAverage1,30899.411,30011
HeifersSelectAverage1,16693.231,0876thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,421104.311,48229
SteersChoiceAverage1,389100.541,39719
SteersSelectAverage1,12093.061,0423thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100120.23/cwt10
BullsNumber 29677.93/cwt14
BullsNumber 39243.47/cwt7
BullsUtility9215.85/cwt6
HeifersNumber 197170.00/cwt4
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9819.00/cwt5

Every lot

40 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,12093.06/cwt91.50–94.001,0423
Steers—Choice1,389100.54/cwt98.00–102.501,39719
Steers—Choice and Prime1,421104.31/cwt103.00–107.001,48229
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,16693.23/cwt89.50–96.001,0876
Heifers—Choice1,30899.41/cwt96.00–102.001,30011
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,371104.83/cwt103.00–108.001,43713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45272.82/cwt71.00–74.001,0574
Bulls——1,54778.04/cwt76.50–81.501,2074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17643.72/cwt40.00–50.505143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23440.05/cwt30.00–49.0049430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39452.45/cwt51.00–53.507313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46245.89/cwt40.00–50.5067129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61952.80/cwt51.00–54.5085521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66257.03/cwt55.00–60.009489
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,36783.30/cwt81.00–85.001,1393
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,46295.05/cwt92.00–97.001,3905
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,39694.72/cwt93.00–96.001,3223
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross84170.00/cwt155.00–185.001432
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8515.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9620.00/cwt20.00–20.00191
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross100170.00/cwt170.00–170.001701
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10320.00/cwt20.00–20.00211
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross119170.00/cwt170.00–170.002021
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing12025.00/cwt25.00–25.00301
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility8112.53/cwt10.00–15.00102
Bulls—Number 28663.71/cwt62.50–65.00552
Bulls—Number 18790.00/cwt90.00–90.00781
Bulls—Number 38738.24/cwt30.00–55.00333
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90150.00/cwt150.00–150.001351
Bulls—Number 39344.03/cwt40.00–50.00413
Bulls—Utility9317.49/cwt15.00–20.00162
Bulls—Number 29482.36/cwt70.00–97.507710
Bulls—Number 196107.50/cwt107.50–107.501032
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100185.00/cwt185.00–185.001851
Bulls—Utility10117.52/cwt15.00–20.00182
Bulls—Number 1102116.60/cwt110.00–120.001193
Bulls—Number 310357.50/cwt57.50–57.50591
Bulls—Number 210765.00/cwt65.00–65.00701
Bulls—Number 1110106.25/cwt100.00–112.501172
Bulls—Number 212375.00/cwt75.00–75.00921

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.