Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange Special Feeder Sale – Canandaigua, NY

Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for March 3, 2018

*** Next Feeder Special will be April 21, 2018 @ 10:00am ***

Today Last Sale Year Ago
Receipts: 557 889 727

Compared to the last sale, Number 1 Feeder steers 300-500 lbs sold 10.00-11.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold steady, 600-800 lbs sold 15.00-16.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder heifers 200-400 lbs sold 11.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold steady, 600-700 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Number 1 Feeder bulls 400-500 lbs sold steady, 500-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Cattle supply moderate. Demand good. Feeder cattle supply consisted of 44 percent steers, 6 percent Holstein steers, 29 percent heifers, 21 percent bulls, with 34 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Cattle supply consisted of 366 steers, 394 heifers, and 129 bulls.

Complete report can be found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-and-grain-list-reports.

Funded by the 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.”