Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-11-25

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Nov 25
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 253▼ 39 vs year ago 260 · −15.0%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
93 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 83▼ 25 vs year ago 118 · −21.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady -1.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-8.00 lower. Supply light, 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59247.1075061
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32444.9959631
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,17936.444308thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51896.481,4654thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40690.691,2753thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505107.141,6128thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,306103.341,3503thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,179100.001,1794thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,552108.381,68216
SteersChoiceAverage1,200103.351,2403thin
SteersSelectAverage1,218100.811,2287thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110393.93/cwt5
BullsNumber 210269.56/cwt9
BullsNumber 39739.47/cwt19
BullsUtility8815.15/cwt34
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8817.99/cwt6

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—Choice1,200103.35/cwt103.00–103.501,2403
Steers—Select1,218100.81/cwt95.00–102.501,2287
Steers—Choice and Prime1,552108.38/cwt107.00–111.001,68216
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,179100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1794
Heifers—Choice1,306103.34/cwt103.00–104.001,3503
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,505107.14/cwt106.00–109.001,6128
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17936.44/cwt30.00–40.004308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29744.08/cwt35.00–49.0057226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46549.75/cwt49.00–51.007295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53144.47/cwt37.00–47.5068132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63349.18/cwt47.50–52.0080324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78053.98/cwt53.00–56.009615
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,40690.69/cwt88.50–92.001,2753
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,51896.48/cwt95.00–99.001,4654
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7512.50/cwt12.50–12.5091
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8520.15/cwt15.00–22.50173
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9820.00/cwt20.00–20.00201
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10015.00/cwt15.00–15.00151
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7512.48/cwt10.00–17.5098
Bulls—Utility8416.38/cwt10.00–20.001413
Bulls—Number 38638.37/cwt30.00–50.00336
Bulls—Number 28965.00/cwt65.00–65.00581
Bulls—Utility9314.60/cwt10.00–17.50146
Bulls—Number 39539.27/cwt30.00–50.00377
Bulls—Number 29673.52/cwt60.00–80.00713
Bulls—Number 199100.00/cwt100.00–100.00991
Bulls—Number 110492.41/cwt90.00–100.00964
Bulls—Utility10418.48/cwt15.00–20.00195
Bulls—Number 310541.51/cwt30.00–50.00443
Bulls—Number 210765.11/cwt60.00–80.00704
Bulls—Number 211080.00/cwt80.00–80.00881
Bulls—Utility11211.17/cwt5.00–17.50132
Bulls—Number 311645.15/cwt40.00–50.00522
Bulls—Number 312130.00/cwt30.00–30.00361

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.