Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2021-02-17

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Feb 17
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 318▲ 70 vs year ago 249 · +28.1%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
77 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 69▼ 51 vs year ago 128 · −39.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 2-3.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Supply moderate, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady. Supply moderate, 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%Low1,51867.771,02997
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29960.8079061
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12044.6750012
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,434103.171,47910
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,41489.441,2655thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,21378.3795117
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,378115.931,5986thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,365112.201,5326thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,368105.281,4403thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,506116.531,7559thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420110.851,5745thin
SteersSelectAverage1,299103.571,34513

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1105111.01/cwt15
BullsNumber 29675.47/cwt21
BullsNumber 310250.58/cwt9
BullsUtility9022.48/cwt5
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing9418.31/cwt10

Every lot

33 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—Select1,299103.57/cwt101.00–107.001,34513
Steers—Choice1,420110.85/cwt108.50–113.001,5745
Steers—Choice and Prime1,506116.53/cwt111.50–120.501,7559
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,365112.20/cwt110.50–114.001,5326
Heifers—Select1,368105.28/cwt104.00–107.001,4403
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,378115.93/cwt114.50–117.501,5986
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12044.67/cwt31.00–51.0050012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25857.35/cwt47.50–64.5072141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36862.77/cwt53.00–66.0085937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38267.88/cwt65.00–70.5093820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56969.09/cwt65.50–71.501,08435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66973.33/cwt71.00–76.001,22425
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,21378.37/cwt75.00–82.0095117
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,41489.44/cwt84.00–97.001,2655
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,434103.17/cwt98.00–105.501,47910
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing8517.03/cwt15.00–18.00143
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing9118.00/cwt18.00–18.00163
Heifers—Utility/Non-Tubing10419.51/cwt18.00–20.00204
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility8119.97/cwt15.00–25.00162
Bulls—Number 28658.99/cwt55.00–65.00515
Bulls—Number 18980.00/cwt80.00–80.00711
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross93170.00/cwt170.00–170.001581
Bulls—Number 29477.52/cwt70.00–90.00739
Bulls—Utility9624.15/cwt20.00–27.50233
Bulls—Number 197103.76/cwt102.50–105.001012
Bulls—Number 39852.47/cwt47.50–62.50514
Bulls—Number 310350.72/cwt40.00–60.00524
Bulls—Number 1104103.78/cwt100.00–110.001086
Bulls—Number 210584.61/cwt75.00–90.00897
Bulls—Number 311042.50/cwt42.50–42.50471
Bulls—Number 1114104.96/cwt100.00–110.001203
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross116165.00/cwt165.00–165.001911
Bulls—Number 1122105.00/cwt105.00–105.001281

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.