Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-11-18

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 18
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 265▼ 46 vs year ago 299 · −15.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
83 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 70▼ 18 vs year ago 101 · −17.8%
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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 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady-5.00 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—Average1,98982.981,6502thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52954.0882768
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34850.5068142
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,22032.073914thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45294.651,3746thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,41085.821,2104thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386106.521,47621
HeifersChoiceAverage1,338103.271,38213
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,538107.591,65512
SteersChoiceAverage1,475102.691,5159thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1104125.48/cwt22
BullsNumber 29168.91/cwt13
BullsNumber 39542.76/cwt10
BullsUtility8314.30/cwt16
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9125.63/cwt4

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,475102.69/cwt101.50–104.001,5159
Steers—Choice and Prime1,538107.59/cwt105.00–111.001,65512
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,338103.27/cwt100.00–104.501,38213
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,386106.52/cwt105.00–110.001,47621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,98982.98/cwt82.00–84.001,6502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22032.07/cwt30.00–38.003914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31947.66/cwt40.00–56.0062929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41456.83/cwt54.00–60.0080413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43650.53/cwt42.00–55.0072641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57857.55/cwt55.50–60.0090818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85263.34/cwt60.50–65.501,1739
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,41085.82/cwt82.00–88.001,2104
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,45294.65/cwt92.50–96.501,3746
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7820.00/cwt20.00–20.00161
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8422.50/cwt22.50–22.50191
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9820.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10540.00/cwt40.00–40.00421
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7412.38/cwt5.00–20.00910
Bulls—Number 38344.90/cwt40.00–55.00373
Bulls—Number 28663.54/cwt60.00–72.50555
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross87160.00/cwt160.00–160.001391
Bulls—Utility8815.00/cwt15.00–15.00132
Bulls—Number 18982.50/cwt82.50–82.50731
Bulls—Utility9120.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Bulls—Number 29374.01/cwt67.50–85.00697
Bulls—Number 39346.98/cwt40.00–57.50444
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross95155.00/cwt155.00–155.001472
Bulls—Number 196100.00/cwt100.00–100.00961
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross104164.99/cwt125.00–190.001724
Bulls—Number 1104106.41/cwt100.00–112.501119
Bulls—Utility10520.00/cwt20.00–20.00212
Bulls—Number 210860.00/cwt60.00–60.00651
Bulls—Number 310935.00/cwt30.00–40.00382
Bulls—Number 311235.00/cwt35.00–35.00391
Bulls—Utility11215.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 1116107.73/cwt100.00–115.001252
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross123165.00/cwt165.00–165.002031
Bulls—Number 1125110.00/cwt110.00–110.001381

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.