Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-12-30

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Dec 30
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 189▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
95 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 98▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand light.

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%Low1,52050.2076356
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29747.3861439
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21036.6144312
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,549103.251,5992thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,348107.151,44423
HeifersChoiceAverage1,206104.161,2563thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,472107.461,58216
SteersChoiceAverage1,364104.351,4236thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100108.97/cwt10
BullsNumber 210169.03/cwt13
BullsNumber 310141.82/cwt15
BullsUtility9116.33/cwt30
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8113.19/cwt5

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,364104.35/cwt103.00–105.001,4236
Steers—Choice and Prime1,472107.46/cwt106.00–109.001,58216
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,206104.16/cwt103.50–105.001,2563
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,348107.15/cwt105.50–110.001,44423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21036.61/cwt34.00–42.0044312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26645.59/cwt40.00–50.0057730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40053.35/cwt52.00–55.007479
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44747.15/cwt42.00–49.5068227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54751.72/cwt50.00–53.5080021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69656.51/cwt55.00–57.509588
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,549103.25/cwt103.00–103.501,5992
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7210.00/cwt10.00–10.0072
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8213.98/cwt13.00–15.00112
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9918.00/cwt18.00–18.00181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7511.55/cwt10.00–13.0094
Bulls—Number 17770.00/cwt70.00–70.00541
Bulls—Number 38438.56/cwt30.00–45.00323
Bulls—Utility8614.89/cwt10.00–18.00137
Bulls—Number 28752.57/cwt50.00–55.00462
Bulls—Number 18872.50/cwt72.50–72.50641
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93170.00/cwt170.00–170.001581
Bulls—Utility9417.11/cwt10.00–20.001612
Bulls—Number 19590.00/cwt90.00–90.00861
Bulls—Number 29571.24/cwt62.50–80.00684
Bulls—Number 39740.84/cwt40.00–42.50403
Bulls—Number 110186.27/cwt82.50–90.00872
Bulls—Number 210178.31/cwt72.50–82.50793
Bulls—Utility10219.15/cwt18.00–20.00207
Bulls—Number 310442.73/cwt30.00–50.00447
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross107167.32/cwt155.00–180.001792
Bulls—Number 211270.77/cwt62.50–80.00793
Bulls—Number 111590.00/cwt90.00–90.001042
Bulls—Number 212060.00/cwt60.00–60.00721
Bulls—Number 312544.96/cwt40.00–50.00562

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.