Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-01-13

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 13
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
308 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 290▼ 21 vs year ago 329 · −6.4%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
55 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 87▼ 36 vs year ago 91 · −39.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Supply light, demand moderate.

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
Bulls—Average1,98169.011,3673thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62648.7879380
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34145.8961537
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19137.364457thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44895.651,3854thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,55396.501,4995thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,54688.161,3636thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,423107.771,53411
HeifersChoiceAverage1,376102.691,41317
HeifersSelectAverage1,29995.881,2453thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,484107.301,59222
SteersChoiceAverage1,468103.801,52411
SteersSelectAverage1,27195.391,2127thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110998.33/cwt9
BullsNumber 29772.04/cwt10
BullsNumber 39245.29/cwt10
BullsUtility8814.50/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8917.27/cwt4

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—Select1,27195.39/cwt90.00–99.001,2127
Steers—Choice1,468103.80/cwt102.00–105.501,52411
Steers—Choice and Prime1,484107.30/cwt106.00–109.001,59222
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,29995.88/cwt93.00–100.001,2453
Heifers—Choice1,376102.69/cwt101.00–105.001,41317
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,423107.77/cwt106.00–110.001,53411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,98169.01/cwt66.00–72.001,3673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19137.36/cwt30.00–44.504457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32645.15/cwt40.00–49.0059932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43850.62/cwt49.00–54.507285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54145.92/cwt40.00–53.5070844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71951.03/cwt49.00–53.5087726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75755.49/cwt54.00–59.0097510
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,54688.16/cwt83.00–93.001,3636
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,55396.50/cwt94.00–99.501,4995
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,44895.65/cwt94.00–97.501,3854
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8516.54/cwt15.00–18.00142
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9218.00/cwt18.00–18.00172
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7310.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 38241.31/cwt30.00–50.00344
Bulls—Utility8513.54/cwt12.00–15.00122
Bulls—Number 28765.11/cwt60.00–70.00572
Bulls—Utility9416.63/cwt15.00–20.00163
Bulls—Number 29576.50/cwt60.00–87.50735
Bulls—Number 196100.00/cwt100.00–100.00961
Bulls—Number 39744.18/cwt40.00–52.50433
Bulls—Number 310151.69/cwt45.00–60.00523
Bulls—Number 1106102.48/cwt95.00–105.001094
Bulls—Number 210669.21/cwt65.00–75.00733
Bulls—Number 111395.01/cwt90.00–105.001073
Bulls—Number 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081

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.