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

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 11
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 264▼ 63 vs year ago 328 · −19.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 82▼ 15 vs year ago 85 · −17.6%
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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 good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. 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—Average1,70881.391,39020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51954.5282870
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26449.5962733
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20032.053859thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,510112.001,6911thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,394105.081,46515
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276102.701,3107thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,25296.781,2122thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,558106.701,66214
SteersChoiceAverage1,400101.541,42210
SteersSelectAverage1,40396.781,3589thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1106115.04/cwt13
BullsNumber 29375.95/cwt11
BullsNumber 39443.99/cwt10
BullsUtility8813.89/cwt9
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9122.49/cwt5

Every lot

38 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—Choice1,400101.54/cwt99.00–104.001,42210
Steers—Select1,40396.78/cwt94.00–99.001,3589
Steers—Choice and Prime1,558106.70/cwt105.00–110.001,66214
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,25296.78/cwt95.50–98.001,2122
Heifers—Choice1,276102.70/cwt100.00–103.501,3107
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,394105.08/cwt104.00–107.001,46515
Heifers—Prime1,510112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65981.97/cwt80.50–83.001,36012
Bulls——1,69086.01/cwt85.00–87.001,4544
Bulls——1,87175.01/cwt70.00–79.001,4034
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20032.05/cwt20.00–42.003859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25447.59/cwt40.00–51.5059722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28353.60/cwt52.00–56.5068811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43948.17/cwt40.00–52.5069321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53355.08/cwt52.00–58.5084435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60562.63/cwt59.00–71.001,00514
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7515.00/cwt15.00–15.00111
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8924.97/cwt20.00–30.00222
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9417.50/cwt17.50–17.50161
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10830.00/cwt30.00–30.00321
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7715.83/cwt15.00–17.50123
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross81145.00/cwt145.00–145.001171
Bulls—Utility847.51/cwt5.00–10.0062
Bulls—Number 18685.00/cwt85.00–85.00731
Bulls—Number 28765.08/cwt60.00–75.00573
Bulls—Number 38849.49/cwt40.00–55.00445
Bulls—Number 29581.10/cwt77.50–85.00777
Bulls—Number 39538.11/cwt30.00–50.00364
Bulls—Utility9519.16/cwt17.50–20.00183
Bulls—Number 197105.00/cwt105.00–105.001022
Bulls—Number 210072.50/cwt72.50–72.50731
Bulls—Number 1103108.51/cwt100.00–115.001123
Bulls—Utility1055.00/cwt5.00–5.0051
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross110155.00/cwt155.00–155.001711
Bulls—Number 1116111.66/cwt105.00–115.001303
Bulls—Number 312140.00/cwt40.00–40.00481
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross123140.00/cwt140.00–140.001721
Bulls—Number 1123100.00/cwt100.00–100.001231

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.