Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 4
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
264 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 155▼ 64 vs year ago 328 · −19.5%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
82 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 64▼ 3 vs year ago 85 · −3.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady -1.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 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—Average1,91573.271,4036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59851.3182060
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38548.0066534
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,28433.384295thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,34591.981,2373thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,46292.521,3535thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,36387.771,1963thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430104.251,49119
HeifersChoiceAverage1,393101.021,4078thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,15892.241,0685thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,471104.861,54217
SteersChoiceAverage1,381101.411,4008thin
SteersSelectAverage1,19492.881,1095thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1105115.66/cwt15
BullsNumber 210071.76/cwt10
BullsNumber 39741.58/cwt11
BullsUtility9316.07/cwt14
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9526.53/cwt8

Every lot

41 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—Select1,19492.88/cwt85.50–97.001,1095
Steers—Choice1,381101.41/cwt100.00–102.001,4008
Steers—Choice and Prime1,471104.86/cwt103.00–109.001,54217
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,15892.24/cwt88.50–96.001,0685
Heifers—Choice1,393101.02/cwt100.00–102.001,4078
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,430104.25/cwt102.00–106.501,49119
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,85570.28/cwt69.00–73.001,3044
Bulls——2,02381.00/cwt81.00–81.001,6391
Bulls——2,04777.50/cwt77.50–77.501,5861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28433.38/cwt30.00–39.004295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34346.00/cwt41.00–51.0061825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50153.54/cwt52.00–55.008049
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52248.72/cwt43.00–51.5074234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64853.62/cwt52.00–56.0088420
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85858.30/cwt57.00–63.501,0836
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,36387.77/cwt85.00–90.001,1963
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,46292.52/cwt90.00–95.001,3535
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,34591.98/cwt90.00–94.001,2373
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8624.37/cwt22.50–25.00214
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10428.68/cwt25.00–32.50304
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7115.04/cwt10.00–20.00112
Bulls—Number 37925.00/cwt25.00–25.00201
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross84120.00/cwt120.00–120.001011
Bulls—Utility8411.21/cwt5.00–15.0094
Bulls—Number 28866.21/cwt62.50–70.00582
Bulls—Number 18985.00/cwt85.00–85.00761
Bulls—Number 29366.69/cwt60.00–70.00623
Bulls—Number 39342.15/cwt30.00–52.50396
Bulls—Number 196100.00/cwt100.00–100.00961
Bulls—Utility9920.00/cwt20.00–20.00202
Bulls—Number 210178.69/cwt72.50–85.00792
Bulls—Utility10318.02/cwt15.00–20.00195
Bulls—Number 1105106.00/cwt100.00–110.001115
Bulls—Number 310542.34/cwt32.50–57.50443
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross106164.81/cwt155.00–175.001752
Bulls—Number 311052.50/cwt52.50–52.50581
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112160.00/cwt160.00–160.001791
Bulls—Utility11220.00/cwt20.00–20.00221
Bulls—Number 1114103.42/cwt100.00–110.001183
Bulls—Number 211575.91/cwt60.00–87.50873
Bulls—Number 1120100.00/cwt100.00–100.001201

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.