Widget Sorting

I know this picture is not clear, however just to use it as a visual reference. The only to options to sort are ascending and descending alphabetically. Putting a performance or production date on the Y axis changes the visual. How would one go about being able to sort them in such a way that the first column is the most current production, and the last column is the furthest away in relation to date. I am building a live dashboard, when I open the program tomorrow and select to sort by current date, if a production ended yesterday it needs to be gone.