Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-02-10

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Feb 10
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 116▲ 42 vs year ago 276 · +15.2%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
69 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 75▼ 40 vs year ago 109 · −36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand very 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52567.351,02772
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25562.6778634
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13949.725669thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,57496.791,5238thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,346109.791,47811
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,400107.561,50616
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,489114.071,69918
SteersChoiceAverage1,425108.361,54414

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1103126.62/cwt21
BullsNumber 29579.40/cwt13
BullsNumber 39453.76/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8313.22/cwt7

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—Choice1,425108.36/cwt105.00–112.001,54414
Steers—Choice and Prime1,489114.07/cwt112.00–116.501,69918
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,346109.79/cwt106.00–112.001,47811
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,39499.89/cwt93.50–103.001,3927
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,405113.53/cwt112.00–116.001,5959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13949.72/cwt40.00–58.005669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22360.88/cwt52.00–65.0074525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34267.65/cwt65.50–70.009089
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43663.94/cwt56.00–67.0091834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58169.85/cwt67.00–80.501,10432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73273.39/cwt72.50–75.501,2716
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,57496.79/cwt94.00–100.001,5238
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing7810.84/cwt10.00–12.5083
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8615.00/cwt15.00–15.00133
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9215.00/cwt15.00–15.00141
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Number 38350.00/cwt50.00–50.00422
Bulls—Number 18686.40/cwt82.50–90.00742
Bulls—Number 28765.00/cwt60.00–75.00573
Bulls—Number 29281.65/cwt70.00–90.00756
Bulls—Number 19598.39/cwt95.00–105.00933
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross97199.49/cwt175.00–230.001943
Bulls—Number 39855.02/cwt50.00–65.00543
Bulls—Number 310157.50/cwt57.50–57.50581
Bulls—Number 1104106.91/cwt100.00–115.001118
Bulls—Number 210485.77/cwt80.00–92.50893
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross108195.00/cwt195.00–195.002111
Bulls—Number 211290.00/cwt90.00–90.001011
Bulls—Number 1114106.13/cwt102.50–110.001212
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross116160.00/cwt160.00–160.001861
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross122170.00/cwt170.00–170.002071

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.