Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 20
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 308▼ 80 vs year ago 294 · −27.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
70 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 55▼ 23 vs year ago 93 · −24.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold steady - 1.00 lower. Supply light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. 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
Bulls—Average1,91681.211,5563thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62554.7088948
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30850.4566047
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06741.414427thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40893.101,3114thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,459107.511,5696thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,399101.771,4244thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,355106.771,44716
SteersChoiceAverage1,432102.791,47211

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1107111.35/cwt15
BullsNumber 210070.88/cwt15
BullsNumber 39851.69/cwt13
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8618.22/cwt8

Every lot

30 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—Choice and Prime1,355106.77/cwt105.00–109.001,44716
Steers—Choice1,432102.79/cwt99.50–105.001,47211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,399101.77/cwt98.00–104.001,4244
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,459107.51/cwt105.50–108.501,5696
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91681.21/cwt79.00–85.001,5563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06741.41/cwt35.00–47.004427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26348.58/cwt40.00–54.5061435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44055.92/cwt54.00–58.0080512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54650.33/cwt47.00–52.5077818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62655.59/cwt52.50–58.5090421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77961.34/cwt58.50–67.501,0919
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,40893.10/cwt90.00–94.501,3114
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8517.96/cwt15.00–22.50157
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9120.00/cwt20.00–20.00181
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 38435.82/cwt30.00–42.00302
Bulls—Number 28662.58/cwt60.00–70.00544
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross89150.00/cwt150.00–150.001341
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91175.00/cwt175.00–175.001591
Bulls—Number 39354.44/cwt30.00–60.00517
Bulls—Number 29572.09/cwt67.50–80.00685
Bulls—Number 19797.65/cwt90.00–105.00952
Bulls—Number 310160.00/cwt60.00–60.00611
Bulls—Number 110397.00/cwt95.00–100.001005
Bulls—Number 210962.50/cwt62.50–62.50681
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross112180.00/cwt180.00–180.002021
Bulls—Number 111397.50/cwt97.50–97.501101
Bulls—Number 211377.99/cwt67.50–87.50885
Bulls—Number 311449.65/cwt40.00–60.00572
Bulls—Number 112196.86/cwt90.00–105.001174
Bulls—Number 312360.00/cwt60.00–60.00741

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.