Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-10-28

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Oct 28
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 274▼ 107 vs year ago 262 · −40.8%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
64 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 62▼ 64 vs year ago 128 · −50.0%
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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 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. 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—Average1,76083.141,4645thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51451.1077458
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33645.7861130
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14431.623625thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,295104.701,3563thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,399103.231,4445thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,358100.061,3593thin
SteersSelectAverage1,26290.931,1485thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1107132.53/cwt14
BullsNumber 210181.53/cwt13
BullsNumber 39648.79/cwt6
BullsUtility9416.37/cwt11
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8617.50/cwt4

Every lot

34 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—Select1,26290.93/cwt87.50–95.001,1485
Steers—Choice1,358100.06/cwt98.00–101.501,3593
Steers—Choice and Prime1,399103.23/cwt102.00–105.001,4445
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,295104.70/cwt102.00–107.501,3563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70686.23/cwt84.50–89.001,4713
Bulls——1,84278.50/cwt78.50–78.501,4462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14431.62/cwt30.00–38.003625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33043.99/cwt35.00–50.0058524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35852.92/cwt52.00–54.007196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41746.91/cwt39.50–50.5066528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58153.77/cwt52.00–56.5085023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68359.09/cwt57.00–64.009947
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7915.00/cwt15.00–15.00121
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8715.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9225.00/cwt25.00–25.00231
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 28365.00/cwt65.00–65.00541
Bulls—Number 38534.23/cwt27.50–45.00293
Bulls—Utility8613.73/cwt10.00–15.00124
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88160.11/cwt140.00–180.001412
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93170.00/cwt170.00–170.001581
Bulls—Number 39465.00/cwt65.00–65.00611
Bulls—Number 29579.15/cwt70.00–92.50756
Bulls—Utility9717.54/cwt15.00–20.00174
Bulls—Number 199116.22/cwt110.00–122.501152
Bulls—Utility10218.34/cwt15.00–20.00193
Bulls—Number 210488.76/cwt80.00–100.00924
Bulls—Number 1107122.49/cwt117.50–125.001313
Bulls—Number 311362.54/cwt60.00–65.00712
Bulls—Number 1115108.42/cwt100.00–115.001253
Bulls—Number 211590.00/cwt90.00–90.001041
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross117165.00/cwt165.00–165.001931
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross124165.00/cwt165.00–165.002051
Bulls—Number 1124110.00/cwt110.00–110.001361
Bulls—Number 212475.00/cwt75.00–75.00931

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.