Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-01-27

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Jan 27
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 214▼ 146 vs year ago 334 · −43.7%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
78 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 70▼ 14 vs year ago 92 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply very light, demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-9.00 higher. Buyer participation spurred on market activity. As a result prices advanced higher than what is considered normal market movement. Demand was very good on the available supply. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. 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—Average1,72377.931,3432thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50963.7496262
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32057.1375449
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25649.146176thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,321110.231,4565thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,322105.251,3914thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,373104.261,4317thin
SteersSelectAverage1,32396.581,2782thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 195115.22/cwt10
BullsNumber 29972.38/cwt18
BullsNumber 39440.37/cwt14
BullsUtility8915.95/cwt16
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9016.00/cwt3

Every lot

32 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—Select1,32396.58/cwt95.00–98.001,2782
Steers—Choice1,373104.26/cwt102.00–106.001,4317
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,321110.23/cwt107.00–114.501,4565
Heifers—Choice1,322105.25/cwt105.00–106.001,3914
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72377.93/cwt77.00–78.501,3432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25649.14/cwt44.00–54.006176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30056.08/cwt40.00–64.0072943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40860.24/cwt54.00–63.5084831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46264.65/cwt64.00–65.009456
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56066.40/cwt64.00–68.001,03623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75069.65/cwt68.00–73.001,2198
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8412.00/cwt12.00–12.00101
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9318.00/cwt18.00–18.00172
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7514.86/cwt10.00–20.00115
Bulls—Number 28362.77/cwt55.00–70.00523
Bulls—Number 38437.29/cwt30.00–47.50317
Bulls—Utility8515.51/cwt12.00–20.00135
Bulls—Number 18677.48/cwt75.00–80.00673
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross88175.00/cwt175.00–175.001541
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross91184.84/cwt170.00–200.001682
Bulls—Number 29474.57/cwt67.50–85.00707
Bulls—Number 39540.47/cwt30.00–60.00384
Bulls—Utility9520.19/cwt18.00–22.50192
Bulls—Number 19890.00/cwt90.00–90.00881
Bulls—Utility10311.50/cwt5.00–18.00122
Bulls—Number 210574.60/cwt70.00–80.00786
Bulls—Number 110697.54/cwt95.00–100.001032
Bulls—Number 111590.00/cwt90.00–90.001041
Bulls—Number 311547.43/cwt42.50–52.50553
Bulls—Utility11520.00/cwt20.00–20.00232
Bulls—Number 211970.00/cwt70.00–70.00831
Bulls—Number 212175.00/cwt75.00–75.00911

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.