Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-02-03

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Feb 3
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 188▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
75 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 78▲ 75 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 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-10.00 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
Bulls—Average1,83777.211,4182thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66464.861,07918
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29457.0773928
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15841.7048311
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47394.001,3852thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,45096.741,4032thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,343111.291,4953thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,380107.141,4796thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,260102.011,2852thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,354109.941,4893thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,469106.381,5632thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1100135.53/cwt9
BullsNumber 29572.52/cwt9
BullsNumber 39547.18/cwt16
BullsUtility9115.32/cwt14
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8917.52/cwt6

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—Choice and Prime1,354109.94/cwt109.00–112.001,4893
Steers—Choice1,469106.38/cwt105.00–108.001,5632
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,260102.01/cwt100.00–104.001,2852
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,343111.29/cwt110.00–112.001,4953
Heifers—Choice1,380107.14/cwt105.00–108.501,4796
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,83777.21/cwt77.00–77.501,4182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15841.70/cwt30.00–52.0048311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29356.41/cwt47.50–64.0072926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30865.71/cwt65.00–66.508592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58459.33/cwt55.00–62.509407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70866.07/cwt64.00–68.001,1287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72572.42/cwt69.00–74.501,2494
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,47394.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3852
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,45096.74/cwt96.00–97.501,4032
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8417.28/cwt15.00–18.00154
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9818.00/cwt18.00–18.00182
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility7410.00/cwt10.00–10.0071
Bulls—Number 38346.91/cwt40.00–55.00394
Bulls—Utility849.53/cwt5.00–18.0085
Bulls—Number 18575.00/cwt75.00–75.00641
Bulls—Number 28866.23/cwt60.00–70.00584
Bulls—Number 39350.24/cwt32.50–60.00479
Bulls—Utility9319.06/cwt15.00–27.50186
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross97214.98/cwt190.00–250.002093
Bulls—Number 29771.73/cwt67.50–77.50703
Bulls—Number 199105.00/cwt105.00–105.001041
Bulls—Number 310150.00/cwt50.00–50.00511
Bulls—Number 1103101.61/cwt100.00–105.001053
Bulls—Number 210486.30/cwt85.00–87.50902
Bulls—Utility10627.50/cwt27.50–27.50291
Bulls—Utility11015.00/cwt15.00–15.00171
Bulls—Number 111390.00/cwt90.00–90.001021
Bulls—Number 311835.00/cwt35.00–35.00411
Bulls—Number 312830.00/cwt30.00–30.00381

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.