Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 6
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 232▼ 62 vs year ago 352 · −17.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
87 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 95▼ 42 vs year ago 129 · −32.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady - 1.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady - 5.00 higher. 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%Low1,58351.2481162
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37048.5066452
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,23539.5648911
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47298.461,4499thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,31386.261,1335thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,56596.551,5115thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47783.101,2272thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,301107.011,3925thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293103.501,3387thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,06295.471,0144thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,419108.911,5457thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,335103.811,3868thin
SteersSelectAverage1,15195.131,0953thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110796.56/cwt13
BullsNumber 29366.10/cwt15
BullsNumber 39436.03/cwt14
BullsUtility9016.14/cwt20

Every lot

31 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—Select1,15195.13/cwt92.00–99.501,0953
Steers—Choice1,335103.81/cwt102.00–105.001,3868
Steers—Choice and Prime1,419108.91/cwt107.00–110.501,5457
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,06295.47/cwt92.00–99.501,0144
Heifers—Choice1,293103.50/cwt100.00–105.001,3387
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,301107.01/cwt106.00–108.001,3925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23539.56/cwt35.00–44.0048911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34746.54/cwt40.00–51.0062737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42753.33/cwt51.00–56.0076115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49548.10/cwt43.50–51.0071927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63252.49/cwt51.00–54.5085727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71557.62/cwt55.00–61.009888
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47783.10/cwt80.00–86.001,2272
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,56596.55/cwt95.00–98.001,5115
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,31386.26/cwt80.00–89.501,1335
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,47298.46/cwt94.50–102.501,4499
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7511.54/cwt10.00–13.0094
Bulls—Number 37927.50/cwt25.00–30.00222
Bulls—Number 38433.74/cwt25.00–40.00284
Bulls—Utility8416.50/cwt13.00–20.00145
Bulls—Number 28553.40/cwt50.00–60.00453
Bulls—Number 18875.00/cwt75.00–75.00661
Bulls—Number 29268.28/cwt60.00–75.00639
Bulls—Number 39639.83/cwt30.00–50.00383
Bulls—Utility9617.51/cwt15.00–20.00178
Bulls—Number 110599.00/cwt90.00–110.001047
Bulls—Utility10518.00/cwt18.00–18.00193
Bulls—Number 210672.26/cwt60.00–87.50773
Bulls—Number 310639.00/cwt30.00–45.00415
Bulls—Number 111399.32/cwt95.00–105.001124
Bulls—Number 112190.00/cwt90.00–90.001091

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.