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Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Mar 3

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 284▼ 12 vs year ago 241 · −5.0%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

71 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 61▼ 26 vs year ago 97 · −26.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply light, demand good. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold 5.00-6.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	59.52	908	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	55.48	756	32
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,425	99.16	1,413	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	99.01	1,488	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	92.66	1,494	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,422	116.32	1,654	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	109.80	1,434	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	116.35	1,646	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,448	110.64	1,602	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,286	100.01	1,286	13

Feeder Dairy Calves

4 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	105	126.20/cwt	18
Bulls	Number 2	98	78.84/cwt	15
Bulls	Number 3	101	41.28/cwt	6
Bulls	Utility	88	18.51/cwt	15

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,286	100.01/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,286	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,415	116.35/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,646	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,448	110.64/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,602	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	109.80/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,434	11
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,422	116.32/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,654	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	55.05/cwt	48.00–61.00	746	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	56.06/cwt	50.00–60.00	806	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	921	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	63.30/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,035	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	66.25/cwt	65.50–67.50	1,099	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,503	99.01/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,488	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,612	92.66/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,494	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,425	99.16/cwt	97.50–103.50	1,413	5
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Utility	77	16.26/cwt	12.50–20.00	13	4
Bulls	—	Utility	82	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	86	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	22	2
Bulls	—	Number 2	89	69.16/cwt	60.00–77.50	62	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	94	78.17/cwt	70.00–85.00	73	7
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	95	169.74/cwt	155.00–185.00	161	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	96	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	110	2
Bulls	—	Utility	96	20.95/cwt	20.00–25.00	20	8
Bulls	—	Number 1	102	106.67/cwt	100.00–115.00	109	6
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	103	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	191	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	103	85.89/cwt	80.00–92.50	88	3
Bulls	—	Number 3	107	47.55/cwt	42.50–50.00	51	3
Bulls	—	Number 1	113	108.11/cwt	95.00–117.50	122	4
Bulls	—	Number 3	113	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	62	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	114	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	85.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	98	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	126	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	126	1

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.

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Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Mar 3, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 284Year ago 241

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 71Last week 61Year ago 97

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	82	15.00	15.00
4	—	77	12.50–20.00	16.26
8	—	96	20.00–25.00	20.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	126	100.00	100.00
2	—	96	115.00	115.00
4	—	113	95.00–117.50	108.11
6	—	102	100.00–115.00	106.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	95	155.00–185.00	169.74
1	—	103	185.00	185.00
1	—	114	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	103	80.00–92.50	85.89
7	—	94	70.00–85.00	78.17
2	—	115	80.00–90.00	85.13
3	—	89	60.00–77.50	69.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	113	55.00	55.00
2	—	86	25.00	25.00
3	—	107	42.50–50.00	47.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	90.00–94.00	92.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	97.00–100.00	99.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,448	107.00–114.50	110.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,286	97.00–104.00	100.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,415	114.00–119.00	116.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,306	106.00–114.00	109.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,422	114.00–120.00	116.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	97.50–103.50	99.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,355	48.00–61.00	55.05
2	—	1,485	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,635	60.00–65.50	63.30
6	—	1,659	65.50–67.50	66.25
27	—	1,438	50.00–60.00	56.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.