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Albany, NY Sun May 5, 2019 USDA – Cornell University
Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange Special Feeder Sale – Canandaigua, NY
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for May 4, 2019
*** Next Feeder Special will be May 18, 2019 @ 9:00am ***
Today Last Sale Year Ago
Receipts: 754 919 998
Compared to the last sale, Number 1 Feeder steers sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Holstein steers to few to test. Cattle supply heavy. Demand moderate. Feeder cattle supply consisted of 36 percent steers, 0 percent Holsteins, 44 percent heifers, 20 percent bulls, with 55 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Cattle supply consisted of 286 steers, 313 heifers, and 155 bulls. All prices per cwt.
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Partial funding for this project: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets project “Stocker cattle: Using underutilized grasslands to improve economic viability of the Southern Tier while providing viable careers for beginning farmers.”